LEARN: A multi-centre, cross-sectional evaluation of Urology teaching in UK medical schools.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the status of UK undergraduate urology teaching against the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Undergraduate Syllabus for Urology. Secondary objectives included evaluating the type and quantity of teaching provided, the reported performance rate of General Medical Council (GMC)-mandated urological procedures, and the proportion of undergraduates considering urology as a career.

Materials and methods

LEARN was a national multicentre cross-sectional study. Year 2 to Year 5 medical students and FY1 doctors were invited to complete a survey between 3^rd October and 20^th December 2020, retrospectively assessing the urology teaching received to date. Results are reported according to the Checklist for Reporting Results of I

SUBMITTER: Ng A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796355 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature