Dr. Amanda North
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But the idea to put stones on this year's census, it was... It was Stone's turn to be on the census. So you'll see that there are different clinical topics. We try to do some that are related to hot topics in urology. For example, we recently asked about transgender care because transgender care has been a hot topic that was on last year's census. We felt that it was time to ask more about that.
But the idea to put stones on this year's census, it was... It was Stone's turn to be on the census. So you'll see that there are different clinical topics. We try to do some that are related to hot topics in urology. For example, we recently asked about transgender care because transgender care has been a hot topic that was on last year's census. We felt that it was time to ask more about that.
But Stone's, it was Stone's turn this year. So that's why Stone's is on this.
But Stone's, it was Stone's turn this year. So that's why Stone's is on this.
But Stone's, it was Stone's turn this year. So that's why Stone's is on this.
So that's a great question. One of the things that I felt really strongly about when I became data chair was democratizing both the way that we create the census and the way that the census data is accessed by members. There was a feeling...
So that's a great question. One of the things that I felt really strongly about when I became data chair was democratizing both the way that we create the census and the way that the census data is accessed by members. There was a feeling...
So that's a great question. One of the things that I felt really strongly about when I became data chair was democratizing both the way that we create the census and the way that the census data is accessed by members. There was a feeling...
I had from having been a member of the data committee and having had unprecedented access to census data, that it probably wasn't fair that I had access to data that other people didn't. So there are two ways for people to access census data. Well, three, actually. One is there are committees in the AUA that get access to data to do publications. So I'll give you an example.
I had from having been a member of the data committee and having had unprecedented access to census data, that it probably wasn't fair that I had access to data that other people didn't. So there are two ways for people to access census data. Well, three, actually. One is there are committees in the AUA that get access to data to do publications. So I'll give you an example.
I had from having been a member of the data committee and having had unprecedented access to census data, that it probably wasn't fair that I had access to data that other people didn't. So there are two ways for people to access census data. Well, three, actually. One is there are committees in the AUA that get access to data to do publications. So I'll give you an example.
I'm on the AUA Workforce Workgroup, which falls under legislative affairs. And the AUA Workforce Workgroup gets two papers worth of data from the census in order to write papers that support the legislative agenda of the AUA. So I'll give you an example.
I'm on the AUA Workforce Workgroup, which falls under legislative affairs. And the AUA Workforce Workgroup gets two papers worth of data from the census in order to write papers that support the legislative agenda of the AUA. So I'll give you an example.
I'm on the AUA Workforce Workgroup, which falls under legislative affairs. And the AUA Workforce Workgroup gets two papers worth of data from the census in order to write papers that support the legislative agenda of the AUA. So I'll give you an example.
We published two papers looking at the impact of student loan debt based on census data, one for the resident fellow census, one for the practicing urology census that has now been used at the advocacy summit. many years in a row to support student loan debt forgiveness for urologists who practice in rural areas, right? And so we worked with the legislative affairs team.
We published two papers looking at the impact of student loan debt based on census data, one for the resident fellow census, one for the practicing urology census that has now been used at the advocacy summit. many years in a row to support student loan debt forgiveness for urologists who practice in rural areas, right? And so we worked with the legislative affairs team.
We published two papers looking at the impact of student loan debt based on census data, one for the resident fellow census, one for the practicing urology census that has now been used at the advocacy summit. many years in a row to support student loan debt forgiveness for urologists who practice in rural areas, right? And so we worked with the legislative affairs team.
We work with the advocacy team to come up with what topics they want on the census, but then to also publish papers. So we have peer-reviewed published data that we can bring to Congress and say, look, this is an issue. Here's good, strong data to support that issue. So you can join AUA committees and volunteer your time and have access to data.
We work with the advocacy team to come up with what topics they want on the census, but then to also publish papers. So we have peer-reviewed published data that we can bring to Congress and say, look, this is an issue. Here's good, strong data to support that issue. So you can join AUA committees and volunteer your time and have access to data.
We work with the advocacy team to come up with what topics they want on the census, but then to also publish papers. So we have peer-reviewed published data that we can bring to Congress and say, look, this is an issue. Here's good, strong data to support that issue. So you can join AUA committees and volunteer your time and have access to data.