Pediatric Resident Exposure to Urology: Identifying a Need

Purpose: We evaluated current trends of pediatric urology exposure during the 3-year pediatric residency period nationwide. We also evaluated the opinions of urology and pediatric residency program directors regarding the need for additional exposure to pediatric urology.Materials and Methods: From February to October 2011 we administered 2 concurrent electronic surveys. One set was sent to urology residency program directors and the other was sent to pediatric residency program directors. The surveys consisted of 6 and 12 questions, respectively. The questions were created to best evaluate exposure to pediatric urology from the perspective of each cohort. Response data were analyzed using the chi-square test and case-control methods.Results: Of the 117 accredited urology residency program directors and 190 pediatric residency program directors 51 (43.5%) and 78 (41.1%), respectively, completed the survey. Urology program directors answered favorably by a margin of 66% toward increased involvement with pe...