Urology workforce shortage: A present challenge, a future catastrophe

Conflict of interest statement

JIN is a member of the early career editorial board of Current Urology, confirms no involvement in any stage of this article's review process, ensuring unbiased editorial decision-making.

Data availability

The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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