The implications of fellowship expansion on future pediatric urologist surgical volumes

This exercise, even with its inherent limitations, is still sufficient to demonstrate that fellowship expansion warrants thoughtful discussion.101Figure. The projected changes in pediatric urology manpower, eventually leading to a steady-state of 900 pediatric urologists in 30 years, a point where the number of retiring pediatric urologists will be replaced by an equivalent number of fellowship graduates on an annual basis.