Mp24-12 Practice Trends of Early Career Urologic Oncologists

You have accessJournal of UrologyHealth Services Research: Practice Patterns, Quality of Life and Shared Decision Making II (MP24)1 May 2024MP24-12 PRACTICE TRENDS OF EARLY CAREER UROLOGIC ONCOLOGISTS Anthony E. Fadel, Elizabeth Bearrick, Bridget L. Findlay, Ekamjit S. Deol, R. Houston Thompson, Timothy D. Lyon, Douglas A. Husmann, Boyd Viers, and Vidit Sharma Anthony E. FadelAnthony E. Fadel , Elizabeth BearrickElizabeth Bearrick , Bridget L. FindlayBridget L. Findlay , Ekamjit S. DeolEkamjit S. Deol , R. Houston ThompsonR. Houston Thompson , Timothy D. LyonTimothy D. Lyon , Douglas A. HusmannDouglas A. Husmann , Boyd ViersBoyd Viers , and Vidit SharmaVidit Sharma View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/01.JU.0001008860.46052.c4.12AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Practice patterns of early career urologic oncologists are not well characterized. Herein, the goal of our study is to utilize the American Board of Urology (ABU) case logs to define practice patterns of urologic oncology trained fellowship graduates to characterize changes in these patterns by practice type (academic vs private practice) and surgeon gender (male vs female). METHODS: ABU case logs were utilized to identify 130 fellowship-trained urologic oncologists between 2012 - 2020 submitting their initial case logs within the first year of practice. Cases were subsequently divided using CPT codes into different subspecialty domains: general, reconstructive urology, urogynecology, oncology, men's health, and endourology. Surgeon demographic information was also compared. RESULTS: A total of 24,154 cases were reported, with a median number of 171 (IQR 120-230) cases per recent graduate during the one-year collection period. The most commonly performed cases were oncology (67, IQR 48-94), followed by endourology (33, 17-64), general (34, 21-53), and Men's health (5, 2-17). Most of the graduates were male (n=118, 91%). There were no significant differences in case load between males and females (p>0.05 for all; Figure 1A). However, oncologists in private practice performed more cases overall, including more general, men's health, endourology, and urogynecologic cases (p<0.05 for all). There was no significant difference in oncologic cases between academic (71, IQR 50-98) and private practice (64, IQR 48-86, p=0.31) (Figure 1B). Per graduate, the most common oncologic cases performed were prostate needle biopsy (18, IQR 10-31), followed by TURBT (14, IQR 8-22), radical/partial nephrectomy (11, IQR 5-17), and radical prostatectomy (8, IQR 4-13). The most common general procedure was an insertion of a ureteral stent (20, IQR 20-33). CONCLUSIONS: After fellowship, early career urologic oncologists are likely to have a practice with the majority of cases being general and endourology (11451, 47%), with a variability depending on type of practice. Most importantly, the load of oncologic cases is steady and did not vary by gender or type of practice. This data can be used to guide the expectations of those considering urologic oncology. Download PPT Source of Funding: N/A © 2024 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 211Issue 5SMay 2024Page: e397 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2024 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.Metrics Author Information Anthony E. Fadel More articles by this author Elizabeth Bearrick More articles by this author Bridget L. Findlay More articles by this author Ekamjit S. Deol More articles by this author R. Houston Thompson More articles by this author Timothy D. Lyon More articles by this author Douglas A. Husmann More articles by this author Boyd Viers More articles by this author Vidit Sharma More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...