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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Teaching Urology to Undergraduates: A Prospective Survey of What General Practitioners Need to Know.

Ángel Borque-Fernando, Cristina Redondo-Redondo, Concepción Orna-Montesinos, Luis Mariano Esteban, Sophia Denizón-Arranz, Arlanza Tejero-Sánchez, Ramiro García-Ruiz, José Manuel Sanchez-Zalabardo, Jesús Gracia-Romero, Antonio Monreal-Híjar and 4 more

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Ángel Borque-FernandoDepartment of Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Urology Area, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0178-4567
Cristina Redondo-RedondoDepartment of Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Urology Area, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9818-6285
Concepción Orna-MontesinosDepartment of English and German Philology, School of Education, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Luis Mariano EstebanDepartment of Applied Mathematics Engineering, School of la Almunia, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3007-302X
Sophia Denizón-ArranzFaculty of Health Sciences, University Francisco de Vitoria, 28223 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3949-6280
Arlanza Tejero-SánchezInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Ramiro García-RuizInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1661-8967
José Manuel Sanchez-ZalabardoInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2634-4832
Jesús Gracia-RomeroDepartment of Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Urology Area, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Antonio Monreal-HíjarDepartment of Medicine, Psychiatry and Dermatology, Medicine Area, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
María Jesús Gil-SanzDepartment of Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Urology Area, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Gerardo SanzDepartment of Statistical Methods and Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems-BIFI University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Mónica Sanz-PozoInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4719-9793
Francisco Romero-FernándezDepartment of Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Urology Area, School of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.

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Abstract

backgroundHigher education training in Medicine has considerably evolved in recent years. One of its main goals has been to ensure the training of students as future adequately qualified general practitioners (GPs). Tools need to be developed to evaluate and improve the teaching of Urology at the undergraduate level. Our objective is to identify the knowledge and skills needed in Urology for the real clinical practice of GPs.

methodsAn anonymous self-administered survey was carried out among GPs of Primary Care and Emergencies which sought to evaluate urological knowledge and necessary urological skills. The results of the survey were exported and descriptive statistics were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 19.0. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: A total of 127 answers were obtained, in which 'Urological infections', 'Renal colic', 'PSA levels and screening for prostate cancer', 'Benign prostatic hyperplasia', 'Hematuria', 'Scrotal pain', 'Prostate cancer diagnosis', 'Bladder cancer diagnosis', 'Urinary incontinence', and 'Erectile dysfunction' were rated as Very high or High formative requirements (>75%). Regarding urological skills, 'Abdominal examination', 'Interpretation of urinalysis', 'Digital rectal examination', 'Genital examination', and 'Transurethral catheterization' were assessed as needing Very high or High training in more than 80% of the surveys. The relevance of urological pathology in clinical practice was viewed as Very high or High in more than 80% of the responses.

conclusionsThis study has shown helpful results to establish a differentiated prioritization of urological knowledge and skills in Primary Care and Emergencies. Efforts should be aimed at optimizing the teaching in Urology within the Degree of Medicine which consistently ensures patients' proper care by future GPs.

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General PractitionersUrologyClinical CompetenceHumansMaleProspective StudiesStudentscurriculum developmentpractitioners viewsundergraduate medical degreeurological knowledge and skillsurological training needs

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