Ballarat Urology, Ballarat, Vic., Australia.
Ballarat Health Services, Ballarat, Vic., Australia.
BJU Int. 2018 Nov;122 Suppl 5:9-14. doi: 10.1111/bju.14407. Epub 2018 Oct 17.
To analyse the practice patterns of female urologists in Australia and New Zealand.
An electronic survey was sent to female urologists and urology trainees of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand in December 2016, with questions on demographics, practice patterns and views on mentorship.
Of 82 recipients of the questionnaire, 60 (73.2%) responded. Of these, 61.7% were aged <40 years, 81.7% were married or in a long-term relationship and 56.7% had children. A total of 67.8% had completed urology training. Of these, most had commenced clinical practice within the preceding 12 years, most had taken no time off in training and most had taken <1 year away from clinical practice. A total of 74.4% practised in a metropolitan area and 42.5% described their practice as being general urology. High or moderate satisfaction levels were reported by 88.1% of respondents and 92.9% intended to retire before the age of 70 years. A total of 17.2% had not had a mentor and 80.7% thought a mentorship scheme would be useful.
These results provide information on the practice patterns of the increasing number of women urologists in Australia and New Zealand and have the potential to shape workforce and training planning in this region and worldwide.
分析澳大利亚和新西兰女性泌尿科医生的实践模式。
2016 年 12 月，向澳大利亚和新西兰泌尿外科学会的女性泌尿科医生和泌尿科培训生发送了一份电子调查，其中包含有关人口统计学、实践模式和指导意见的问题。
在收到问卷的 82 名收件人中，有 60 人（73.2%）做出了回应。其中，61.7%的人年龄<40 岁，81.7%的人已婚或长期处于恋爱关系中，56.7%的人有孩子。共有 67.8%的人完成了泌尿科培训。其中，大多数人在过去 12 年内开始从事临床工作，大多数人在培训期间没有休假，大多数人离开临床实践的时间不到 1 年。共有 74.4%的人在大都市区执业，42.5%的人将其执业描述为普通泌尿科。88.1%的受访者报告了较高或中等满意度水平，92.9%的人打算在 70 岁之前退休。共有 17.2%的人没有导师，80.7%的人认为指导计划将是有用的。
这些结果提供了澳大利亚和新西兰越来越多女性泌尿科医生实践模式的信息，并有潜力塑造该地区乃至全球的劳动力和培训规划。
