[Status quo of urological residency training in Germany-a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis].

Background: Urological residency training is a decisive step on the urological career path. The aim of this review is to develop strategies and approaches to actively shape, improve and further develop urological residency training.

Methods: With the help of a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis, the status quo of urological residency training in Germany is analyzed in a structured manner.

[Experiencing continuing education-experience of future urologists].

Structured residency programmes within dedicated associations of hospitals, practices and medical care centres offer the opportunity to improve the quality of training and to increase the attractiveness of urology through fixed rotations of doctors in continued training. The implementation of such programmes is guided by the framework conditions of the respective location. Possible rotations range from andrology to paediatric urology and uro-gynaecology to interdisciplinary uro-oncology.

[Promotion of next generation urologists-Construct urology of the future].

In view of the growing demand for urological care and the simultaneous demographic change, the need for urologists in Germany is increasing. Therefore, young professionals are urgently needed to ensure urological care in the future. This objective can be achieved by fascinating medical students for urology and by implementing satisfactory residency programs in clinical departments and outpatient offices.