Appendix B.

Survey Questions

1.	How many years have you been a faculty member in a division/department of urology?
2.	What part of the country is your division/department located?
3.	Is your clinical practice in an academic institution full-time or part-time?
4.	What is your subspecialty area, if any?
5.	Does your division/department have access to robotic surgery?
6.	How many PGY5 residents are currently in your program? (Enter a figure between 0 – 6)
7.	How many PGY4 residents are currently in your program? (Enter a figure between 0 – 6)
8.	How many operating days per month are you exposed to or work with any level urology resident? (Enter a figure between 0 – 10)
9.	How many operating days per month are you exposed to or work with an R5 urology resident? (Enter a figure between 0 – 10)
10.	The Royal College of Canada OBJECTIVES OF TRAINING IN UROLOGY include a list of surgical procedures with varying levels of required proficiency for graduating residents. The levels of proficiency are categorized as A, B, and C, Please examine the list of 54 surgical procedures below and ASSIGN EACH PROCEDURE EITHER category A, B, or C based on your personal impression or opinion of what you feel the most appropriate level of proficiency should be in the current Canadian urologic practice environment.
11.	Please again examine the list of 54 procedures and provide your opinion on whether ALL YOUR MOST RECENT GRADUATING RESIDENTS have achieved category A proficiency (competent to individually perform).