Medical Students' First Male Urogenital Examination: Investigating the Effects of Instruction and Gender on Anxiety.

Objectives: To investigate the effect that standardized instruction of the male urogenital examination had on the anxiety levels of students and to determine what influence, if any, the gender of the student had on this experience.

Methods: One hundred thirty six second year medical students were asked to report their level of anxiety before and after participation in a small group teaching session on the male urogenital examination. We gathered both qualitative and quantitative information to better understand students' anxiety surrounding this instruction.