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