Urology teaching in UK medical schools: does it prepare doctors adequately?

Alexander Ng^{1

2}, Alexander Light^{2

3}, Vinson Wai-Shun Chan^{2

4}, Aqua Asif^{2

5}, Nikita R Bhatt^{2

6}, Veeru Kasivisvanathan^{7

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9}

Affiliations

¹ UCL Medical School, University College London, London, UK.
² British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training (BURST), London, UK.
³ Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
⁴ School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
⁵ Leicester Medical School, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
⁶ Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK.
⁷ British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training (BURST), London, UK. veeru.kasi@ucl.ac.uk.
⁸ Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK. veeru.kasi@ucl.ac.uk.
⁹ Department of Urology, University College London Hospital, London, UK. veeru.kasi@ucl.ac.uk.

Alexander Ng et al. Nat Rev Urol. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;17(12):651-652.

doi: 10.1038/s41585-020-00393-6.

Alexander Ng^{1

2}, Alexander Light^{2

3}, Vinson Wai-Shun Chan^{2

4}, Aqua Asif^{2

5}, Nikita R Bhatt^{2

6}, Veeru Kasivisvanathan^{7

8

9}

¹ UCL Medical School, University College London, London, UK.
² British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training (BURST), London, UK.
³ Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
⁴ School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
⁵ Leicester Medical School, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
⁶ Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK.
⁷ British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training (BURST), London, UK. veeru.kasi@ucl.ac.uk.
⁸ Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK. veeru.kasi@ucl.ac.uk.
⁹ Department of Urology, University College London Hospital, London, UK. veeru.kasi@ucl.ac.uk.

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