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Twitter And Academic Urology In The United States And Canada: A Comprehensive Assessment Of The Twitter-Verse In 2019., Thenappan Chandrasekar, Hanan Goldberg, Zachary Klaassen, Christopher J. Wallis, Joon Yau Leong, Spencer Liem, Seth Teplitsky, Rodrigo Noorani, Stacy Loeb
Twitter And Academic Urology In The United States And Canada: A Comprehensive Assessment Of The Twitter-Verse In 2019., Thenappan Chandrasekar, Hanan Goldberg, Zachary Klaassen, Christopher J. Wallis, Joon Yau Leong, Spencer Liem, Seth Teplitsky, Rodrigo Noorani, Stacy Loeb
Department of Urology Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVE: To provide the first comprehensive analysis of the Twitter-verse amongst academic urologists and programs in North America.
METHODS: Using national accreditation and individual program websites, all active urology residency programs (USA & Canada) and academic Urology faculty at these programs were identified. Demographic data for each program (AUA section, resident class size) and physician (title, fellowship training, Scopus H-index and citations) were documented. Twitter metrics (Twitter handle, date joined, # tweets, # followers, # following, likes) for programs and physicians were catalogued (data capture: March-April 2019). Descriptive analyses and temporal trends in Twitter utilization amongst programs and physician were …