Lebastchi Amir H, Khouri Roger K, McLaren Ian D, Faerber Gary J, Kraft Kate H, Hafez Khaled S, Dauw Casey A, Bird Vincent G, Stringer Thomas F, Singla Ajay K, Sorensen Mathew D, Wessells Hunter, Ambani Sapan N
Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.
Urology. 2018 May;115:51-58. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2017.10.065. Epub 2018 Feb 2.
To better understand today's urology applicant.
All 2016 Urology Residency Match applicants to the study-participating institutions were provided a survey via email inquiring about their paths to urology, their career aspirations, how they evaluate a training program, and how they perceive residency programs evaluate them.
Of a possible 468 applicants registered for the match, 346 applicants completed the survey. Only 8.7% had a mandatory urology rotation, yet 58.4% believed that a mandatory urology rotation would influence their career decision. Most applicants (62.1%) spent more than 8 weeks on urology rotations, and 79.2% completed 2 or more away rotations. Applicants were attracted to urology by the diversity of procedures, prior exposure to the field, and the mix of medicine and surgery, with mean importance scores of 4.70, 4.52, and 4.45 of 5, respectively. Female applicants were more likely to be interested in pediatric urology, trauma or reconstructive urology, and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. Significant differences in survey results were noted when applicants were separated by gender. Three-fourths of respondents (75.7%) applied to more than 50 residency programs. Applicants ranked operative experience, interactions with current residents, and relationships between faculty and residents as the most important criteria when evaluating training programs. Of the subspecialties, 62.1% of applicants expressed most interest in urologic oncology. At this stage in their career, a significant majority (83.5%) expressed interest in becoming academic faculty.
This study provides new information that facilitates a more comprehensive understanding of today's urology applicants.
更好地了解如今的泌尿外科住院医师申请者。
通过电子邮件向所有申请参与研究机构泌尿外科住院医师培训项目的2016年申请者发送一份调查问卷，询问他们选择泌尿外科的途径、职业抱负、如何评估培训项目以及他们认为住院医师培训项目如何评估自己。
在可能的468名登记参加匹配的申请者中，346名申请者完成了调查。只有8.7%的人有强制泌尿外科轮转经历，但58.4%的人认为强制泌尿外科轮转会影响他们的职业决定。大多数申请者（62.1%）在泌尿外科轮转上花费了超过8周时间，79.2%的人完成了2次或更多次外地轮转。申请者被泌尿外科吸引是因为手术的多样性、之前对该领域的接触以及医学与外科的结合，平均重要性得分分别为4.70（满分5分）、4.52和4.45。女性申请者更有可能对小儿泌尿外科、创伤或重建泌尿外科以及女性盆底医学与重建手术感兴趣。按性别对申请者进行划分时，调查结果存在显著差异。四分之三的受访者（75.7%）申请了超过50个住院医师培训项目。申请者将手术经验、与在读住院医师的互动以及教员与住院医师之间的关系列为评估培训项目时最重要的标准。在各个亚专业中，62.1%的申请者对泌尿肿瘤学表现出最大兴趣。在其职业生涯的这个阶段，绝大多数（83.5%）表示有兴趣成为学术教员。
本研究提供了新信息，有助于更全面地了解如今的泌尿外科申请者。
