Financial and Business Literacy Among Urology Residents: Is this a Problem and How Can We Better Prepare Residents for their Careers?

Business literacy Business of healthcare Finance literacy Financial education in residency Personal finance Urology financial education

Journal

Current urology reports
ISSN: 1534-6285
Titre abrégé: Curr Urol Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 100900943

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
21 Jun 2024
Historique:
accepted: 30 05 2024
medline: 21 6 2024
pubmed: 21 6 2024
entrez: 21 6 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Although financial wellness is a predictor of physician burnout, we are yet to optimize financial education or wellness of Urology trainees. We assessed existing studies, compared them to those of other specialties, and discussed resources and methods to address this deficiency. Urology residents tend to be less fiscally savvy (carry significant debt, and lack retirement savings or disability insurance), and 90% of trainees and young Urologists do not feel comfortable with the business of practice, including skills like coding and billing, contract negotiation, and self-value assessment. Financial and business literacy are deficiencies of Urology training, as in other specialties. Eventually, the goal should be universal adoption of a formal curriculum that is graded in nature. In the interim, we need to propose and endorse adoption of a formal curriculum, and we should support trainees by promoting a space for easily accessible and transparent information regarding best practices in personal finance and the business of healthcare.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38904922
doi: 10.1007/s11934-024-01216-6
pii: 10.1007/s11934-024-01216-6
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

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Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Vinayak Madhusoodanan (V)

Desai Sethi Urology Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 3313, USA. Vmadhu.med@gmail.com.

Joshua Bitran (J)

Desai Sethi Urology Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 3313, USA.

Maxwell Towe (M)

Desai Sethi Urology Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 3313, USA.

Chad Ritch (C)

Desai Sethi Urology Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 3313, USA.

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