You have accessJournal of UrologyGeneral & Epidemiological Trends & Socioeconomics: Practice Patterns, Cost Effectiveness I1 Apr 2015MP16-15 CURRENT UROLOGY RESIDENT VIEWS ON DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS FOR FIRST TIME EMPLOYMENT Jyoti Chouhan, Katherine Fischer, and Jeffrey Weiss Jyoti ChouhanJyoti Chouhan More articles by this author , Katherine FischerKatherine Fischer More articles by this author , and Jeffrey WeissJeffrey Weiss More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2015.02.822AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Various urologic practices are vying for a small number of graduating urology residents every year. The objective of this study was to find the most desirable characteristics sought by current urology residents seeking first time employment upon graduation. METHODS A 19 question survey was created on surveymonkey.com and e-mailed to all 124 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited urology residencies in the U.S. This link was then forwarded by the department to all of their current urology residents for the 2013–2014 academic year. Fisher's Exact Test was used for pre-determined questions. RESULTS A total of 232 responses were obtained. Of these, 187 were male (M) (80.6%), 43 were female (F) (18.5%) and 2 preferred not to answer. Based on post-graduate year (PGY), there were 27 PGY-1 (11.6%), 50 PGY-2 (21.6%), 44 PGY-3 (18.9%), 43 PGY-4 (18.5%), 49 PGY-5 (21.2%), and 19 PGY-6 (8.2%) responses. Residents were interested in practicing in a large urban city (n = 153/232, 65.9%) or suburban practice (n = 140, 60.3%). Only 24 considered a rural job (n = 23, 10.3%). The top ways to entice residents to a rural setting were: geographic location (n = 173/214, 80.8%), starting salary (n = 169, 78.9%), proximity to family (n = 168, 78.5%), and student loan repayment (n = 102, 47.7%). Of 8 choices, the most important when deciding on a practice were geographic location (n = 116/232, 50%), proximity to family (n = 51, 21.9%), and long term salary versus bonus incentive pay arrangement (n = 25, 10.8%). No significant difference existed regarding how many hours M and F wanted to work at the start of their career (P = 0.14). F are significantly more likely to be interested in working in a rural environment versus M (P = 0.02). No significant difference existed between junior versus senior residents in their interest in working in a rural practice (P = 0.19). No significant difference existed for resident interest in robotic access between those wanting a rural practice versus urban/suburban practice (P = 0.54). Almost all were very or somewhat interested in part or full time use of a physician assistant (PA) or nurse practitioner (NP) (n = 231/232, 99.5%). Only 1 person was not interested (0.4%). 136 residents (58.6%) would use them for both clinic and office procedures. CONCLUSIONS Most residents seek an urban or suburban setting in a group private practice. They prefer to work 40–60 hours/week close to their family or in a specific geographic region. Enticing residents towards a rural setting may be difficult. The use of NP's of PA's is extremely desirable to current residents. © 2015 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 193Issue 4SApril 2015Page: e173 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2015 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Jyoti Chouhan More articles by this author Katherine Fischer More articles by this author Jeffrey Weiss More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...