[Improvement of the recruitment of surgery interns derived from the Epreuves Nationales Classantes (National-Ranking Exam): practical solution applied to urology].
OBJECTIVE
To analyse the value of an urology initiation session proposed to young interns to improve recruitment of the discipline since the introduction of the new National-Ranking Exam (NRE).


METHODS
In October 2004, the 77 interns appointed to surgery in Paris on the basis of the ENC participated in a one-day urology initiation session organized by the AFUF, at the AP-HP School of Surgery. All interns were given a questionnaire at the beginning of the session to record the following data: age, gender, teaching hospital, a student attachment in urology and desired specialization as a function of the surgical training programmes proposed by the ENC. Items concerning the desired specialization were resubmitted to the interns at the end of the session.


RESULTS
Population. 77 interns, 48 females (62.3%) and 29 males (37.7%) with a mean age of 25.2 +/- 5 years (range: 23-31). 55 interns had trained at a Parisian teaching hospital (67%) and 22 (28.6%) had trained at a provincial teaching hospital. 16 interns (20.8%) had completed at least one urology attachment during their medical training. Desired specialization. Orthopaedics was the discipline most frequently cited (n = 20; 26%). Urology was chosen by 8 interns (10.40%), who had all completed an urology attachment during their medical training. At the end of the urology initiation session, another 8 interns expressed the desire to specialize in urology. Of the 16 potential urology interns, 9 (56.2%) confirmed that their decision was final.


CONCLUSIONS
Urology occupies a special place and remains a popular surgical speciality among students. Organization of practical sessions constitutes a solution to inform, create an emulation and motivate surgery interns to choose urology.
Beley
Sébastien
S
Ecole de chirurgie de l'Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), délégué Parisien de l'A.F.U.F.
Dubosq
Francis
F
Simon
Pascal
P
Larré
Stéphane
S
Battisti
Simon
S
Ballereau
Charles
C
Boublil
Véronique
V
Richard
François
F
Rouprêt
Morgan
M
D000328:Adult; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014572:Urology / Q000193:education*