Interactive urology-pathology conferences: a preparatory tool for the urologic national board examination.

An educational program is described that was developed with the specific purpose of enhancing resident performance on the pathology portion of the Urologic National Board Examination. A pathologist and a urologist serve as moderators to ensure appropriate clinico-pathologic correlation. The program consists of a series of interactive lectures/discussions offered in a repeating annual cycle that addresses the neoplastic and non-neoplastic pathologic features of urologic diseases. Special attention is focused on topics that have been stressed in prior examinations.