Academic Productivity Among Underrepresented Minority and Women Urologists at Academic Institutions

OBJECTIVE To characterize academic productivity for underrepresented minorities (URMs) vs non-URMs and by gender in Urology.METHODS A database was created from 145 Urology residency programs. URM status was determined by origin of name, photo, biography, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Doximity. A PubMed query was performed for publication output. URM status, gender, post-graduate year/years of practice, and Doximity residency rank were factors in multivariable analysis.RESULTS For residents, the median total publications was 2 [1,5] for URMs and 2 [1,5] for non-URMs (P = .54). The median first/last author publications was 1 [0,2] for URMs and 1 [0,2] for nonURMs (P = .79). The median total publications was 2 [0,4] for women and 2 [1,6] for men (P = .003). The median first/last author publications was 1 [0,2] for women and 1 [0,2] for men (P = .14). For faculty, the median total publications was 12 [3,32] for URMs and 19 [6,45] for nonURMs (P = .0002). The median first/last author publications was 4.5 [1,12] for URMs and 7 [2,20] for non-URM faculty (P = .0002). The median total publications was 11 [5,25] for women and 20 [6,49] for men (P < .0001). The median first/last author publications was 4 [1,11] for women and 8 [2,22] for men (P < .0001). On multivariable analysis, there was no difference in total publications and first/last author publications for URMs vs non-URMs. There remained a difference between genders for residents and faculty with total publications but not first/last author publications (P = .002/ P = .10 residents, P = .004/P = .07 faculty).CONCLUSION Academic productivity was not different in URMs and non-URMs for both residents and faculty. Men residents and faculty had more total publications compared to women.