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One of its main goals has been to ensure the training of students as future adequately qualified general practitioners (GPs). Tools need to be developed to evaluate and improve the teaching of Urology at the undergraduate level. Our objective is to identify the knowledge and skills needed in Urology for the real clinical practice of GPs. Methods: An anonymous self-administered survey was carried out among GPs of Primary Care and Emergencies which sought to evaluate urological knowledge and necessary urological skills. The results of the survey were exported and descriptive statistics were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 19.0. Results and limitations: A total of 127 answers were obtained, in which \u2018Urological infections\u2019, \u2018Renal colic\u2019, \u2018PSA levels and screening for prostate cancer\u2019, \u2018Benign prostatic hyperplasia\u2019, \u2018Hematuria\u2019, \u2018Scrotal pain\u2019, \u2018Prostate cancer diagnosis\u2019, \u2018Bladder cancer diagnosis\u2019, \u2018Urinary incontinence\u2019, and \u2018Erectile dysfunction\u2019 were rated as Very high or High formative requirements (&gt;75%). Regarding urological skills, \u2018Abdominal examination\u2019, \u2018Interpretation of urinalysis\u2019, \u2018Digital rectal examination\u2019, \u2018Genital examination\u2019, and \u2018Transurethral catheterization\u2019 were assessed as needing Very high or High training in more than 80% of the surveys. The relevance of urological pathology in clinical practice was viewed as Very high or High in more than 80% of the responses. Conclusions: This study has shown helpful results to establish a differentiated prioritization of urological knowledge and skills in Primary Care and Emergencies. 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