Department of Urology and Population Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA; Manhattan Veterans Affairs, New York, NY, USA.
Department of Urology and Population Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
Eur Urol Focus. 2021 Jul;7(4):890-893. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2020.03.005. Epub 2020 Apr 13.
According to the 2018 American Urological Association census, only 9.2% of practicing urologists are female and 16% are non-Caucasian. Social media have been used in other medical disciplines to promote diversity and form networks for gender and racial minorities. We studied the hashtag #ILookLikeAUrologist, started to promote diversity and inclusion in urology, to determine if it had any signs of a community of practice. Over the 4 yr since its inception, there have been 3694 tweets using the hashtag #ILookLikeAUrologist. The discussion had 1348 unique contributors, hailing from 35 countries on six continents. There were 8,156,051 impressions, highlighting a wide potential reach for the discussion. In a random 25% sample of original tweets, the main themes were gender representation, followed by personal narratives and camaraderie. Most contributors were practicing urologists, followed by urology trainees, other physicians, and professional organizations. Although most posts were authored by women, men represented nearly a quarter of individual contributors. The #ILookLikeAUrologist hashtag has been widely used by a large global audience in urology. Future research is warranted to examine the impact of digital communities of practice on outcomes such as fostering collaboration, providing mentorship, and reducing burnout. PATIENT SUMMARY: The #ILookLikeAUrologist hashtag has been widely used on Twitter by a large global audience to promote diversity and inclusion in urology.
根据 2018 年美国泌尿外科学会的普查，只有 9.2%的执业泌尿科医生是女性，16%是非白种人。社交媒体已在其他医学学科中被用于促进多样性，并为性别和少数族裔建立网络。我们研究了#ILookLikeAUrologist 这个标签，旨在促进泌尿科的多样性和包容性，以确定它是否具有实践社区的迹象。自成立以来的 4 年中，已经有 3694 条推文使用了#ILookLikeAUrologist 标签。讨论有 1348 个独特的贡献者，来自六大洲 35 个国家。有 8156051 次展示，突出了讨论的广泛潜在影响力。在原始推文的随机 25%样本中，主要主题是性别代表性，其次是个人叙述和友情。大多数贡献者是执业泌尿科医生，其次是泌尿科住院医师、其他医生和专业组织。虽然大多数帖子都是女性撰写的，但男性占个人贡献者的近四分之一。#ILookLikeAUrologist 标签已在全球范围内被广泛用于泌尿科。未来的研究需要检查实践社区的数字化对协作、提供指导和减少倦怠等结果的影响。
#ILookLikeAUrologist 标签已在 Twitter 上被大量全球受众广泛用于促进泌尿科的多样性和包容性。
