Key Findings:

AUA 2014 Annual Census

American Urological Association (AUA)

©AUA 2015

PURPOSE & GOALS • Provide a definitive source of data for the

urologic workforce in the United States (US),

including:

Demographics and geographic distribution

Education and training

Sub-specialization

Practice setting and practice patterns

• Assist in the identification of knowledge gaps

and research needs

METHODOLOGY (1)

• Annual Data Collection

AUA Annual Meeting Launch (May- September)

Online via AUA Website

• Base questions (annual)

Prepopulated

Include: demographics, training, education and

practice setting

• Supplemental questions (vary each year)

Focus on important contemporary issues

METHODOLOGY (2)

• Data Sources

AUA Annual Census

National Provider Identifier (NPI) file

American Board of Urology File

American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Database

• Data collection

Population file

Census survey sample file

• Weighting

Demographics of census sample compared

with demographics of population file

Census results are then weighted to

account for non-responses and avoid

potential bias in the sample

• Confidence intervals or margins of errors

provided for all point estimates

METHODOLOGY (3)

• 4814 responses from 98

different countries

• 3171 from US, including 2204

confirmed US practicing

urologists

• 1643 non-US respondents,

including 1398 non-US

practicing urologists

Response

• 11,703 urologists were identified as “practicing urologists” in the United States in 2014.

RESULTS

US Practicing Urologists (by Age)

Percent of Female Practicing Urologists (by Age)

Percent of Practicing Urologists Whose Primary Practice

Locations are Outside the Metropolitan Areas (by Age)

• More complex analyses of results

Urology workforce projections

• Inform physicians, researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders

• Annual data collection to perform longitudinal analysis

Future Research