The perception and competency of undergraduates in urology: Is the clinical exposure necessary?

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate medical students' perception, choices of future career, and competency in urology. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was distributed among 5th, 6th, and 7th (interns) year medical students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health...

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Main Authors: Abdulmalik M Addar, Manerh A Bin Mosa, Ali S Alothman, Abdulrahman Alabdulkareem, Fares Al Jahdali, Sultan S Alkhateeb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Urology Annals
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Online Access:http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2020;volume=12;issue=3;spage=220;epage=224;aulast=Addar
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spelling doaj-c9abb5f7a56b49a9956f6f7d04d514052020-11-25T02:56:02ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsUrology Annals0974-77960974-78342020-01-0112322022410.4103/UA.UA_39_19The perception and competency of undergraduates in urology: Is the clinical exposure necessary?Abdulmalik M AddarManerh A Bin MosaAli S AlothmanAbdulrahman AlabdulkareemFares Al JahdaliSultan S AlkhateebObjective: The objective of this study is to investigate medical students' perception, choices of future career, and competency in urology. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was distributed among 5th, 6th, and 7th (interns) year medical students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences using both hard copies and soft copies. Major outcomes were medical students' perception, future career decision, and core skills in urology. Results: The overall response rate was 51.3%. A total number of 163 responses (122 were males and 41 females) were collected. Only 8% indicated that they would pursue a surgical career in urology and 42% thought that they had received a good clinical exposure to urology. Of the participants, 67.5% viewed urology as a male-dominated field. Only 17% of the respondents either agreed or strongly agreed that they were considering a future career in urology. Female students were less likely to consider a urological career (P < 0.01). About 32.5% were confident at urethral catheterization. About 66.9% felt that a workshop day to enhance urological skills and knowledge will be beneficial. Females were more confident at assessing a urological case in an acute setting (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Most of the students agreed that their urology exposure was inadequate and their confidence at urethral catheterization was low. As in many different global studies, urology is still regarded as a specialty with a male dominance. This report is consistent with the global decline in formal urological education.http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2020;volume=12;issue=3;spage=220;epage=224;aulast=Addarmedical educationtrainingundergraduatesurology
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author Abdulmalik M Addar
Manerh A Bin Mosa
Ali S Alothman
Abdulrahman Alabdulkareem
Fares Al Jahdali
Sultan S Alkhateeb
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Manerh A Bin Mosa
Ali S Alothman
Abdulrahman Alabdulkareem
Fares Al Jahdali
Sultan S Alkhateeb
The perception and competency of undergraduates in urology: Is the clinical exposure necessary?
Urology Annals
medical education
training
undergraduates
urology
author_facet Abdulmalik M Addar
Manerh A Bin Mosa
Ali S Alothman
Abdulrahman Alabdulkareem
Fares Al Jahdali
Sultan S Alkhateeb
author_sort Abdulmalik M Addar
title The perception and competency of undergraduates in urology: Is the clinical exposure necessary?
title_short The perception and competency of undergraduates in urology: Is the clinical exposure necessary?
title_full The perception and competency of undergraduates in urology: Is the clinical exposure necessary?
title_fullStr The perception and competency of undergraduates in urology: Is the clinical exposure necessary?
title_full_unstemmed The perception and competency of undergraduates in urology: Is the clinical exposure necessary?
title_sort perception and competency of undergraduates in urology: is the clinical exposure necessary?
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Urology Annals
issn 0974-7796
0974-7834
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate medical students' perception, choices of future career, and competency in urology. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was distributed among 5th, 6th, and 7th (interns) year medical students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences using both hard copies and soft copies. Major outcomes were medical students' perception, future career decision, and core skills in urology. Results: The overall response rate was 51.3%. A total number of 163 responses (122 were males and 41 females) were collected. Only 8% indicated that they would pursue a surgical career in urology and 42% thought that they had received a good clinical exposure to urology. Of the participants, 67.5% viewed urology as a male-dominated field. Only 17% of the respondents either agreed or strongly agreed that they were considering a future career in urology. Female students were less likely to consider a urological career (P < 0.01). About 32.5% were confident at urethral catheterization. About 66.9% felt that a workshop day to enhance urological skills and knowledge will be beneficial. Females were more confident at assessing a urological case in an acute setting (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Most of the students agreed that their urology exposure was inadequate and their confidence at urethral catheterization was low. As in many different global studies, urology is still regarded as a specialty with a male dominance. This report is consistent with the global decline in formal urological education.
topic medical education
training
undergraduates
urology
url http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2020;volume=12;issue=3;spage=220;epage=224;aulast=Addar
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