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ReviewCurrent urology reports2025

Support for the Struggling Learner in Urology.

Poojha Prabahara Sundar, Juan Luis Garcia, Natalia Iding, Shannon Cannon

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Review in Current urology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Poojha Prabahara SundarUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Juan Luis GarciaUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Natalia IdingDepartment of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Shannon CannonDepartment of Urology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA. stcannon@wisc.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewSupporting struggling urology residents is an important yet challenging task. We describe strategies to assess resident performance, challenges in the clinical learning environment that contribute to resident remediation, and support mechanisms. This review highlights existing resources for positive outcomes in remediation and promotes exploration of innovative strategies to support future urology residents. RECENT

findingsBurnout is associated with poor resident performance. Factors that promote burnout include unsatisfactory work-life balance, education or financial debt, access to mental health care, and identifying as a member of an underrepresented group. Competency-based assessment and tailored educational interventions can effectively address the needs of a struggling learner. Efforts to create standardized language, specialty-specific remediation programs, and robust mentorship infrastructure have been successful in other specialties. Study of interventions and outcomes for struggling urology residents is somewhat limited; deeper understanding of prevailing remediations practices and individual needs of struggling residents will be critical to develop more robust support for trainees.

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Burnout, ProfessionalClinical CompetenceInternship and ResidencyUrologyEducation, Medical, GraduateHumansAttritionClinical learning environmentGraduate medical educationRemediationResidentsUrology residency

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PMID40381149
PMCPMC12085312

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