Launched the Innovation Nexus, a urology incubator powered by the AUA, at the inaugural Innovation Nexus Conference in April 2023 prior to the AUA Annual Meeting in Chicago. It was attended by over 250 entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investors, and urologists focused on urologic discovery.
Held the first Innovation Nexus Boot Camp in September 2023 at AUA Headquarters to train and mentor urologists interested in taking their ideas for urologic innovation to reality.
Awarded the first Boston Scientific Medical Student Innovation Fellowship to fund a 12-month research project for a medical student from a group underrepresented in urology and interested in translating urology research into innovation.
Hosted the 11th annual Early Career Investigators Workshop at AUA Headquarters to help promising urologic researchers develop grant writing skills.
Held the first Independent Practice Research Symposium at the 2023 AUA Annual Meeting to highlight the valuable work of research performed in independent practice settings. This symposium will continue as an annual event sponsored by the AUA Office of Research.
New Guidelines on Early Detection of Prostate Cancer and Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma were released in 2023 in addition to updates to Advanced Prostate Cancer, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urethral Stricture, Testicular Cancer, and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
Guidelines were featured in nine Journal of Urology® publications for 2023.
The Guidelines website saw over 1.2 million visitors for 2023.
AUA’s Publications celebrated a banner year in 2023, and our publishing portfolio, which includes The Journal of Urology® (JU), Urology Practice® (UPJ), JU Open Plus (JUOP), and AUANews, continues to serve the urologic community as the definitive and collective voice of urology.
In 2023, The Journal of Urology® continued to lead urology in overall citations and social media followers, and the publication’s Journal Impact Factor remained strong. JU launched an innovative new Pathway to Publication program this year, which identified top-rated AUA2023 abstracts and invited authors to submit full-length research articles on those topics for rapid review consideration. The program was a tremendous success, with 11 manuscripts publishing simultaneously with their abstract presentations at the 2023 AUA Annual Meeting. Because of this program’s success, it will be extended to Urology Practice® and JU Open Plus in 2024.
Urology Practice® was indexed by the National Library of Medicine in 2023, and all articles since its initial publication in 2014 are now indexed. Since achieving this milestone, original submissions have nearly tripled, and UPJ received its first ever Journal Impact Factor. In the year ahead, UPJ will continue to focus on expanding the global reach of this publication.
JU Open Plus had an amazing first year of publication in 2023. JUOP is an online-only, continuously published Open Access journal, with fully composed articles added to a monthly issue. The publication has benefitted from cascaded transfer submissions from JU and UPJ and received original submissions from all over the world.
AUANews welcomed a new editor this year, Dr. Stacy Tanaka, who will continue to grow AUANews as a dynamic digital ecosystem and the premier online source for all things urology. AUANews now publishes 24 issues per year (12 print, 12 online-only), and the digital footprint of AUANews saw tremendous growth in 2023, introducing an array of multimedia content, including the AUANewsWorthy Webinar series and AUANews Inside Tract podcast. AUANews.net is now urology’s #2 most visited site. AUANews published five focus issues in 2023, including issues on Prostate Cancer, Diversity, Focal Therapy, Clinical Trials and Humanitarianism. In 2024, AUANews will publish its first focus issue on the Global State of Urology.
Hosted AUA’s QI Summit Tackling Telehealth: Improving Quality and Access by Integrating Virtual Care in Urology
Awarded a grant from the Council of Medical Specialty Societies to promote diagnostic excellence and health equity in urology
Posted four new Engage with Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (E-QIPS) guides
Developed the 2023 MIPS Toolkit
Participated in a multi-stakeholder collaboration to draft a MIPS Value Pathway (MVP) for Urology
Formed workgroup to measure and address disparities in urologic care
Presented E-QIPS webinar Using Lean Methodology to Increase Clinic Efficiency
Our investigator award programs are essential to the development of young urology researchers and provide critical support to develop the field’s future research leaders (to date we have funded over 950 young scientists). This year the Foundation:
Supported 66 researchers with 34 new grants issued
Provided more than $1.3 million in new grants funded to support early-career urologists pursuit of discoveries and breakthroughs in patient care. New awardee’s included 50% women and 21% from racial/ethnic communities underrepresented in medicine.
Honored six outstanding researchers in their life-long commitment to urology research with the annual Research Awards of Distinction
Awarded the inaugural recipient of the brand-new Boston Scientific Medical Student Innovation Award Program.
The Foundation continues to grow as the single largest repository in the world for urologic patient education aligned with current AUA clinical guidelines. This year the Foundation:
Welcomed more than 14 million page views to our website, Urologyhealth.org, providing access to more than 800 pieces of physician-led patient education for patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. This collection remains the single largest library of urology-specific patient education in the world.
Expanded its global presence with patient education pieces in 11 languages aiming to reach those facing urologic cancers and conditions. This allows individuals across the globe to access patient education content they otherwise might not be able to.
Introduced 15 new podcast episodes to include the release of 4 new podcast videos.
The Foundation recognizes and supports the work of urologists who are making outstanding contributions to improve urologic health in underserved areas both within and outside the U.S., This year the Foundation:
Awarded the Humanitarian Recognition Award to Serigne M. Gueye, MD, for improving the lives of patients throughout Africa, for excellence in urologic training, and collaboration with international organizations and academic centers around the world.
Awarded 6 Humanitarian grants to individuals providing direct urologic patient care to underserved communities both inside the United States and internationally.
Launched the Health Equity Fellowship designed to train early career urologists passionate about humanitarian work within the United States so they may be effective in engaging with diverse communities, especially those most marginalized.
