Journal article
The Near-future Impact of Retirement on the Urologic Workforce: Results From the American Urological Association Census
Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.), Vol.94, pp.85-89
08/2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.04.053
PMID: 27235749
Abstract
To assess self-perceived planned retirement patterns among urologists by using the American Urological Association Census Data. With an expanding elderly population and an aging urologic workforce, concerns regarding increased demand and decreased supply of urologists have been raised.
We analyzed data from the 2014 American Urological Association Census, which is a specialty representative survey distributed to the urologists who practice in the United States. A total of 2204 census samples were weighted to represent 11,703 urologists who practiced in the United States in 2014. We compared urologists who are nearing retirement (within 5 years of their planned retirement) with the rest of urologists on their demographic, geographic, and practice characteristics.
Of the 11,703 practicing urologists in the United States, 3181 (95% confidence interval: 2884-3479) or 27% (95% confidence interval: 25%-30%) are nearing planned retirement. The mean age (standard deviation [SD]) of urologists nearing retirement (69, SD = 8.2) was older than nonretiring urologists (48, SD = 10.3), P < .01. Nearly double the proportion of nearing retirement urologists is found in nonmetropolitan compared to nonretiring urologists, 534 (17%) vs 782 (9%), P < .01, respectively. Urologists nearing retirement are more likely to practice general urology compared to nonretiring urologists, 2341 (74%) vs 5072 (60%), P < .01. Among urologists nearing retirement, 2155 (68%) of them still perform inpatient operations.
More than one-fourth of existing practicing urologists plan to retire in the next 5 years. General urology and urology practices outside of metropolitan areas will be impacted the most by the planned retiring workforce.
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- Title: Subtitle
- The Near-future Impact of Retirement on the Urologic Workforce: Results From the American Urological Association Census
- Creators
- Thomas W Gaither - Department of Urology, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CAMohannad A Awad - Department of Urology, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CARaymond Fang - Department of Data Management & Statistical Analysis, American Urological Association, Linthicum, MDJ Quentin Clemens - Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MIWilliam Meeks - Department of Data Management & Statistical Analysis, American Urological Association, Linthicum, MDScott Gulig - Department of Data Management & Statistical Analysis, American Urological Association, Linthicum, MDBradley A Erickson - Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IAPatrick H McKenna - Department of Urology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WIChristopher M Gonzalez - Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OHE Charles Osterberg - Department of Urology, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CABenjamin N Breyer - Department of Urology, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Electronic address: benjamin.breyer@ucsf.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.), Vol.94, pp.85-89
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.urology.2016.04.053
- PMID
- 27235749
- NLM abbreviation
- Urology
- ISSN
- 0090-4295
- eISSN
- 1527-9995
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2016
- Academic Unit
- Urology
- Record Identifier
- 9984051518002771
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