Assessment and maintenance of competence in urology

Kamran Ahmed; Muhammed Jawad; Prokar Dasgupta; Ara Darzi; Thanos Athanasiou; Mohammad Shamim Khan

doi:10.1038/nrurol.2010.81

Assessment and maintenance of competence in urology

Kamran Ahmed, Muhammed Jawad, Prokar Dasgupta, Ara Darzi, Thanos Athanasiou, Mohammad Shamim Khan

Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology

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Abstract

Urology is becoming increasingly reliant on inter-disciplinary collaboration. As a result of this interaction and developments in technology, the existing system of training, certification and recertification needs revision. The skill-set required of urologists has become multidimensional. As the field of urology continues to evolve, the recognition of the need for objective and efficient certification for trainees and a recertification program for specialists has increased. Training programs need to provide a curriculum focused on knowledge, communication, cognitive and technical skills, with the inclusion of simulation-based training. For specialists, the benefits of teaching through mentorship should be evaluated, and outcome-based assessment of patient morbidity and mortality needs to be further developed and validated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	403 - 413
Number of pages	11
Journal	Nature Reviews Urology
Volume	7
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2010.81
Publication status	Published - 22 Jun 2010

Keywords

Certification/standards
Clinical Competence/standards
Humans
Physicians/standards
Urology/education

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