You have accessJournal of UrologyEducation Research II (MP12)1 Sep 2021MP12-20 THE EVOLUTION OF LEADERS IN UROLOGY Jordan Levine, Zafardjian Dalimov, Julia Yu, Jinwei Hu, and Teresa Danforth Jordan LevineJordan Levine More articles by this author , Zafardjian DalimovZafardjian Dalimov More articles by this author , Julia YuJulia Yu More articles by this author , Jinwei HuJinwei Hu More articles by this author , and Teresa DanforthTeresa Danforth More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000001985.20AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Healthcare reform has changed the landscape of urology over the last several decades. However, little is known about the changing characteristics amongst leaders in urology. In this study, we evaluated the trend in demographic, fellowships, additional degrees pursued and scientific publication characteristics of the past presidents of the American Urological Association (AUA). METHODS: The BoardCertifiedDocs.com database was queried for demographic information of the past presidents of the AUA. The Web of Science database was queried for the quality and quantity of their publications from 1970 to 2020. Measures of academic output, including author’s personal impact factor (h-index) and number of publications, were compared pre and post induction using paired t-tests. RESULTS: There have been 50 past presidents of the AUA since 1970. No females have been elected president. No past presidents held PhDs or advanced non-PhD equivalents. The proportion of surgical fellowships has increased throughout the last 50 years, with 60% of past presidents in the last decade having undergone surgical fellowship training. In terms of the productivity and citation impact of the publications, there was a statistical difference between author h-index between pre- and post-induction (18.42±1.92 vs 5.58±1.29, p <0.01). There was a significant decrease in number of publications post-induction as compared with pre-induction (72.76±11.90 vs 16.96±4.15, p <0.01). The h-index has increased throughout the last 5 decades, however there has been a disproportionately smaller increase in h-index compared to the increase in number of publications. The proportion of h-index to publication count is lower in the pre-induction period as compared to the post-induction period. CONCLUSIONS: Trending the shift in background may be important in identifying the characteristics valuable to recruitment into leadership roles and to address any gaps in characteristics for more comprehensive representation of an evolving workforce. The lack of gender balancing in leadership roles has poorly reflected the changes observed in the modern urologic workforce. While subspecialty fellowships were once seldom pursued, they are becoming more ubiquitous amongst leaders in urology. The observed increase in academic productivity has been reserved to the pre-induction period, however the citation impact per publication is consistently greater in the post-induction period. Source of Funding: None © 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 206Issue Supplement 3September 2021Page: e196-e196 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Jordan Levine More articles by this author Zafardjian Dalimov More articles by this author Julia Yu More articles by this author Jinwei Hu More articles by this author Teresa Danforth More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Loading ...