Open AccessAre we ready for urological subspecialty-based practice in India? The resident's perspective
Author(s) -
Ashwin Sunil Tamhankar,
Ravindra Sabnis,
Gagan Gautam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/iju.iju_230_18
Subject(s) - subspecialty , pediatric urology , medicine , specialty , urology , medical education , residency training , family medicine , general surgery , continuing education
In the current era, every broad specialty has diversified into many subspecialties including urology, which is one of the most dynamic fields. The concept of early sub-specialization relies on excelling in a niche area of interest. While this concept is appealing to the most, no formal evaluation of our residency programs has ever been conducted with regard to their adequacy in terms of equipping residents to make informed sub-specialization choices. We performed a survey amongst urological residents, in an attempt to gather information on some unanswered questions related to our residency training programs and the concept of sub-specialization.