title: [Training and future of urologist residents and chief residents in France: results from a national survey among 154 urologists in training].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To raise an appraisal of French urologist resident and chief resident's demographic characteristics, activity, post-residency project, career desires and factors associated with obtaining a fellowship.
  
  
  METHODS
  An electronic questionnaire was sent by email between June 2009 and January 2010 to the 288 French urologists currently in training. Items analysed included demographics, achievement of academic works and post-residency projects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, we obtained 156 answers (response rate of 54%). Our population was composed by 47 (27%) fellows and 114 (73%) residents. They work 68.1 hours per week and 31 (20%) leave the hospital after an on-call night. Thirty-two (20.5%) have validated a master 2. Among the resident, 54 (47.3%) are certain to have the opportunity to be a chief resident. Regarding residents, factors significantly associated with the fact to obtain a fellowship in multivariate analysis were: to gain a master 2, working more than 65 hours per week and achieving academics works. Installation in a general hospital, a university hospital and a private clinic was considered by respectively 21.7%, 41.6% and 67.3% of young urologists.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  French urologist resident and chief resident's work an average 68 hours per week. The determining factors in obtaining a fellowship are the realization of a master 2, a workweek exceeding 68 hours and the achievement of academic work. After completing their academic training, a majority of young urologists are attracted by private practice.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, CHU d'Angers, 49966 Angers cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bigot
authors.forename: J-H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lefevre
authors.forename: S-J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Drouin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bastien
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guillotreau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rouprêt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014572:Urology / Q000193:education*; D055815:Young Adult