Educating the Educator: Understanding Essential Components of Contemporary Urology Residency Training.

IF 2.5 2区医学 Q2 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY

Current Urology Reports Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI:10.1007/s11934-025-01262-8

Courtney Yong

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Abstract

Purpose of review: The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of evidence-based methods for urology programs and urologists to improve resident education as well as identify potential future research into this topic.

Recent findings: Urology residency training has evolved significantly over time. However, there is concern that graduating urology residents are not adequately prepared for independent practice. There are several reasons for this concern, including decreased surgical autonomy in training and a finite amount of time and number of cases that a resident can experience during training. There are many components of urology residency training, including didactic, simulation, intraoperative, and non-technical skills education. While many of these have been studied, there is room for better understanding into how to optimize learning opportunities in each of these domains. Currently, urologic education is heterogeneous and remains more of an art than a science.

Results: As we have long embraced evidence-based medicine, we should also push for evidence-based education in urology through continued study into how to best educate future urologists.

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教育教育者：理解当代泌尿外科住院医师培训的基本组成部分。

综述的目的：本综述的目的是为泌尿外科项目和泌尿科医生提供循证方法的概述，以提高住院医师的教育，并确定该主题的潜在未来研究。最近的发现：泌尿外科住院医师培训随着时间的推移有了显著的发展。然而，令人担忧的是，即将毕业的泌尿外科住院医师没有为独立执业做好充分准备。这种担忧有几个原因，包括训练中手术自主性的降低，住院医生在训练期间可以经历的时间和病例数量有限。泌尿外科住院医师培训有许多组成部分，包括教学、模拟、术中和非技术技能教育。虽然其中许多已经被研究过，但如何在每个领域优化学习机会还有更好的理解空间。目前，泌尿学教育是异质的，更多的是一门艺术而不是一门科学。结果：由于我们长期以来一直接受循证医学，我们也应该通过继续研究如何最好地培养未来的泌尿科医生来推动泌尿科的循证教育。

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Current Urology Reports UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY-

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期刊介绍： This journal intends to review the most important, recently published findings in the field of urology. By providing clear, insightful, balanced contributions by international experts, the journal elucidates current and emerging approaches to the care and prevention of urologic diseases and conditions. We accomplish this aim by appointing international authorities to serve as Section Editors in key subject areas, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, female urology, and kidney disease. Section Editors, in turn, select topics for which leading experts contribute comprehensive review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, highlighted by annotated reference lists. An international Editorial Board reviews the annual table of contents, suggests articles of special interest to their country/region, and ensures that topics are current and include emerging research. Commentaries from well-known figures in the field are also provided.