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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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