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Between Clinics: Notes From A Urology Training Year

What a research and training year in a tertiary urology unit actually looks like, without the patient stories.

Written by Dr. Apeksha Raheja — MBBS, MS General Surgery, FMAS, DrNB Urology

Medically reviewed by Dr. Apeksha Raheja, Urologist (MS General Surgery, FMAS, DrNB Genitourinary Surgery in training)

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Sub-specialty training is mostly repetition, review and reading. It is less cinematic than it is made to look.

The pattern of a week Operating lists, outpatient clinics, ward reviews, and the research work that fits into the gaps. Scoring systems get validated in the gaps.

On research Developing a clinical scoring system for bladder pain syndrome meant scoring, re-scoring and arguing about definitions for months. Published work informs assessment; it does not replace clinical judgement for an individual.

On what is not shared No patient is identified here, ever — not by detail, not by image, not by implication. Consent is not a formality, and a good story is not a reason.

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