Provided over $1.4 million in research funding.
Established the Leadership in Education, Achievement and Diversity (LEAD) Program in partnership with Urovant Sciences, Inc., to support the development of successful research careers for urology residents from racial and ethnic backgrounds underrepresented in urologic research.
Introduced new awards in partnership with Merck & Co. to support residents from racial and ethnic backgrounds underrepresented in urologic research to become physician-scientists.
Created new summer fellowships in partnership with several AUA Sections to support medical students from racial and ethnic backgrounds underrepresented in urologic research.
Held the inaugural Methods in Clinical Urology Research (MCURe) Workshop in partnership with Duke Clinical Research Training Program which emphasized research education and mentorship toward increasing the participation of community-based and academic urologists in urology clinical trials.
The AUA Quality Registry (AQUA) was approved by CMS as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for the 2021 MIPS reporting year.
AQUA now includes more than 50 physician performance measures, including 16 measures that are urology-relevant.
AUA launched a collaboration with IntrinsiQ Specialty Solutions (IQSS), an EHR company, resulting in 100+ new practices with approximately 700 providers joining the AQUA Registry.
AQUA now includes 7.9 million unique patients in the AQUA Registry with various urologic conditions and more than 51 million patient encounters.
Research using AQUA Registry data culminated in the published article, Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Urological Care Delivery in the United States
Published the eighth AUA Census report on U.S. urologists, The State of Urology Workforce and Practice in the United States.
Published the first Special 2020 AUA Census Report: Domestic Practicing Urologist Members by AUA Section.
Published four articles on peer-reviewed journals on the topics around evaluating quality improvement and patient safety amongst practicing urologists; professional burnout, career choice regret, and unmet needs for well-being among urology residents; the gender pay gap in urology; and the impact of COVID-19 on the volume of urologic care.
Completed analysis for a major clinical study on overactive bladder and four clinical trial studies for industry partners using data from the AQUA Registry and other patient databases.
Published the seventh Census report on the U.S. urologists, The State of Urology Workforce and Practice in the United States
Published the second Census reporting on residents and fellows, 2019 Urologists in Training – Residents and Fellows in the United States
Published the first APP-focused Census report, Advanced Practice Providers for Urologic Care in the United States 2015 - 2019
Published a subsequent Census report on international urologists, 2018 and Beyond: Practicing Urologists Across the Globe
Approved by CMS as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for the 2020 MIPS reporting year
More than 60 physician performance measures, including 20+ measures that are urology-relevant
6.5 million unique patients in the AQUA Registry with various urologic conditions and more than 51 million patient encounters
Academic research using AQUA Registry data culminated in the published article, “Significant Management Variability of Urethral stricture Disease in United States: Data from the AUA Quality (AQUA) Registry.
Launched collaboration with Verana Health, a healthcare technology firm focused on curating and analyzing health care data
Released three new guidelines on Management of BPH, Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction, and Acute Ischemic Priapism as well as an amendment on Renal Mass.
Guidelines App
68,549 all-time downloads (across Apple and Google versions)
At the end of 2021, Dr. Joseph A. Smith, Jr. completed his tenure as Editor of The Journal of Urology®. As the leader of The Journal, he innovated in countless important ways, including the introduction of open peer review, an Open Access publication option, and publishing content that earned The Journal of Urology® its highest Journal Impact Factor to date: 7.45, a 26% increase from 2020.
Urology Practice® published 105 articles, the most in the history of the publication.
Our dedicated volunteer peer reviewers completed 3,757 total reviews in 2021 (3,328 for The Journal of Urology® and 429 for Urology Practice®).
The AUA’s scholarly journals boast the most citations and the largest number of social media followers in all of urology.
AUANews published its first ever “Celebrating Diversity with the AUA” focus issue in April 2021.
In September 2021, the Board of Directors approved the launch of JU Open Plus, a peer-reviewed Gold Open Access journal that will launch in January 2023.
Launched E-QIPS, a repository of community-sourced, peer reviewed, descriptions of urologic-specific quality improvement projects.
Convened two Webinars as part of a QI Summit series on primary palliative care in urology.
Drafted a primer on measurement science that is tailored for urologists.
Developed a conceptual measurement framework for urology.
Developed the 2021 MIPS Toolkit.
Patient Education
The Urology Care Foundation continues to grow as the single largest repository in the world for urologic patient education aligned with current AUA clinical guidelines. This year we expanded the number, type, and the reach of our patient education materials by:
170+ patient education resources developed, updated, or translated, aimed at reaching those facing urologic cancers and conditions.
Reaching record-breaking numbers of 10 million+ visitors to the website, UrologyHealth.org.
Translating 100+ patient education pieces and expanding language offerings to include Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Punjabi, Spanish and Urdu.
Humanitarian Support
We’re on a global mission!
The Urology Care Foundation is committed to being the leader in improving health care for urologic patients worldwide through our humanitarian efforts. To support this global mission, the Urology Care Foundation established a series of Humanitarian Endowments, which provide funding for urologic medical missions and humanitarian efforts.
The AUA looks forward to reuniting the world of urology for the 2022 AUA Annual Meeting, May 13-16 in the dynamic city of New Orleans! Join the AUA, and thousands of attendees from around the globe, for four days of innovation, education, networking and the very latest advances in urologic medicine.
Register now at AUA2022.org.