determining score and comparing knowledge of medical interns about renal colic

Introduction: this study was conducted to compare the level of knowledge of medical interns who have gone through the urology course during their externship with interns who have not gone through the urology course during their externship.methods: in this cross-sectional study that was conducted in the year 2021 at the isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran, 97 medical interns entered in september 2014, 38 of whom underwent a neurosurgery course and 59 underwent a urology course and the level of public awareness about renal colic it was studied in them.results: the total evaluation score in the neurosurgery group was 71.79±13.93 and the urology group was 85.83±7.19, and the students who completed the urology course were significantly higher than the average (p-value<0.001). the average percentage of correct answers to questions in the field of ​​differential diagnosis was 25.39±4.55, the field of ​​use of painkillers was 78±19.77, and the field of ​​emergency intervention was 83.3%±18.41 in all students. the average percentage of correct answers to the differential diagnosis questions in the neurosurgery and urology groups was 22.5±5.15 and 27.25±2.9, respectively, and the difference between the two groups was significant (p-value<0.001).conclusion: the findings of the present study show that the medical students who completed the urology course during the externship have a higher level of knowledge about renal colic than the students who completed the neurosurgery course.