Dr. Monga recaps the Urology for Social Responsibility meeting
"The first takeaway I would say is that there is not only a lot of passion for each of these different areas in our society, but also there's a lot of expertise and experience within our urologic community from which we can all draw upon," says Manoj Monga, MD, FACS.
The Urology for Social Responsibility meeting took place on January 14-15, 2023 at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The goal of the event was to learn more about social topics in the field of urology through dialogue with experts and to discuss ways to advocate for change moving forward. This year’s annual meeting focused on global responsibility, national equity, and topics in urology.
In this interview, Manoj Monga, MD, FACS, gives an overview of the meeting at large, highlighting some of the key takeaways for urologists and discussing the ways in which change might be made moving forward. Monga is a professor in the department of urology and the Joseph D. Schmidt, MD, presidential chair in urology at UCSD Health.
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