[Closer examination of specialization training in urology in German-speaking countries : Differences, similarities, advantages, disadvantages, and future perspectives].

From a medical education perspective, Switzerland currently offers and demands the most modern elements in specialist training. The certified structured continuing education modelled on the "Deutschen Gesellschaft für Urologie" (DGU; "Weiterbildungscurriculum Urologie", WECU) in Germany integrates modern approaches in Germany. With timely implementation of, for example, entrustable professional activities (EPAs), urology in German-speaking countries could be pioneering nations and disciplines internationally.