Pathways to paediatric urology subspecialisation: a study of casemix, incumbent attitudes and opinions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify any self-reported differences or attitudes towards certification, publication, or practice patterns between adult urology and paediatric general surgery-trained paediatric urology providers. There are no known published differences in clinical/operative/research outcomes in either group.

Methods

An 18-item cross-sectional survey was compiled through the EAU Young Academic Urologists (YAU) office and disseminated to a trans-Atlantic convenience sample of current practising paediatric urologists. This was created using a mini-Delphi method to provide current semi-quantitative data relating to current opinions and attitudes of this cohort.

Results

A total of 228 respondents completed the survey, with female respondents representing 37% and 34% for u

SUBMITTER: O'Kelly F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787691 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature