Thenappan Chandrasekar1, Hanan Goldberg2, Zachary Klaassen3,4, Christopher J D Wallis5,6, Joon Yau Leong1, Spencer Liem1, Seth Teplitsky1, Rodrigo Noorani5, Stacy Loeb7. 1. Department of Urology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 2. Department of Urology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA. 3. Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Augusta University - Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA. 4. Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta, GA, USA. 5. Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 6. Department of Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA. 7. Department of Urology and Population Health, New York University and Manhattan Veterans Affairs, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To provide the first comprehensive analysis of the Twitterverse amongst academic urologists and programmes in North America. METHODS: Using national accreditation and individual programme websites, all active urology residency programmes (USA and Canada) and academic Urology faculty at these programmes were identified. Demographic data for each programme American Urological Association [AUA] section, resident class size) and physician (title, fellowship training, Scopus Hirsch index [H-index] and citations) were documented. Twitter metrics (Twitter handle, date joined, # tweets, # followers, # following, likes) for programmes and physicians were catalogued (data capture: March-April 2019). Descriptive analyses and temporal trends in Twitter utilisation amongst programmes and physicians were assessed. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify predictors of Twitter use. RESULTS: In all, 156 academic programmes (143 USA, 13 Canada) and 2214 academic faculty (2015 USA, 199 Canada) were identified. Twitter utilisation is currently 49.3% and 34.1% amongst programmes and physicians, respectively, and continues to increase. On multivariable analysis, programmes with 3-5 residents/year and programmes with a higher percentage of faculty Twitter engagement were more likely to have Twitter accounts. From a physician perspective, those with fellowship training, lower academic rank (Clinical Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor vs Professor) and higher H-indices were more likely to have individual Twitter accounts. CONCLUSION: There is a steady increase in Twitter engagement amongst Urology programmes and academic physicians. Faculty Twitter utilisation is an important driver of programme Twitter engagement. Twitter social media activity is strongly associated with academic productivity, and may in fact drive academic metrics. Within Urology, social media presence appears to be proportional to academic activity.
OBJECTIVE: To provide the first comprehensive analysis of the Twitterverse amongst academic urologists and programmes in North America. METHODS: Using national accreditation and individual programme websites, all active urology residency programmes (USA and Canada) and academic Urology faculty at these programmes were identified. Demographic data for each programme American Urological Association [AUA] section, resident class size) and physician (title, fellowship training, Scopus Hirsch index [H-index] and citations) were documented. Twitter metrics (Twitter handle, date joined, # tweets, # followers, # following, likes) for programmes and physicians were catalogued (data capture: March-April 2019). Descriptive analyses and temporal trends in Twitter utilisation amongst programmes and physicians were assessed. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify predictors of Twitter use. RESULTS: In all, 156 academic programmes (143 USA, 13 Canada) and 2214 academic faculty (2015 USA, 199 Canada) were identified. Twitter utilisation is currently 49.3% and 34.1% amongst programmes and physicians, respectively, and continues to increase. On multivariable analysis, programmes with 3-5 residents/year and programmes with a higher percentage of faculty Twitter engagement were more likely to have Twitter accounts. From a physician perspective, those with fellowship training, lower academic rank (Clinical Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor vs Professor) and higher H-indices were more likely to have individual Twitter accounts. CONCLUSION: There is a steady increase in Twitter engagement amongst Urology programmes and academic physicians. Faculty Twitter utilisation is an important driver of programme Twitter engagement. Twitter social media activity is strongly associated with academic productivity, and may in fact drive academic metrics. Within Urology, social media presence appears to be proportional to academic activity.
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