Society of Women in Urology. An organization composed of women in diverse urologic subspecialities dedicated to support and promote women in the field.
@SWIUorg
+
@urogoldjournal
are proud to bring you a monthly ‘Women in Urology’ journal section, curated specifically by women urologists & allies.
We are looking for content focused on:
➡️ Gender equity in urology training, practice and research
➡️ Professional advancement of
Our
#SWIUstar
🌟 this week is
@angiesmith_uro
!! Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Director of Urologic Oncology and Associate Professor
@UNCurology
! 🔥 🔥 She is the PI for multiple studies on bladder cancer and patient centered outcomes and loved by her students and residents!
Happy
#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay
to all the women urologists who continue to serve patients and move our field forward! We are excited for the strides we are making towards equity and grateful for everyone who is committed to this mission!
#UrologyisFemale
@AmerUrological
Our
#SWIUstar
🌟is Dr. Melissa Kaufman-Professor & Chief of Recon & Pelvic Health
@VUMCurology
! She is global PI of Phase III clinical trial for 1st app of autologous cell txt in urology, on multiple AUA comms, Past-Pres of SWIU & AUA Young Urologist of the Year.
#UrologyIsFemale
Our
#SWIUstar
🌟is Dr. Rena Malik! She specializes in FPMRS and is Assistant Professor at University of Maryland! She is a known trailblazer in pelvic surgery - and the host of multiple educational podcasts and YouTube videos!
@RenaMalikMD
@MarylandUrology
@doc_h_wood
is our featured
#SWIUstar
🌟 this week! She is a reconstructive urologist and Department Vice Chair at
@CleClinicUro
. She was recognized w an AUA Presidential Citation for founding the field of transitional urology for patients w congenital anomalies.
#UrologyisFemale
This week’s
#SWIUStar
is
@mkterris
! She is one of the few women chairs in urology
@mcg_urology
nationally and is a leader in uro onc. She has also served as
@SWIUorg
president in 2004. Be sure to read our feature of this past president in our upcoming newsletter!
#UrologyIsFemale
Our
#SWIUstar
🌟this week is
@brookbrownmd
! She is the first female associate professor and residency director
@GUUrology
& is our youngest SWIU president. She was also appointed the AUA Gallagher Health Policy Scholar in 2019. Way to go Dr. Brown-our trailblazer
#UrologyisFemale
Part of our
@SWIUorg
board at
#AUA22
! If you would like to be more involved and be a part of our team please feel free to DM or talk to us!
@AmerUrological
We are excited to share our speaker line up for this Friday! Join us for an engaging topics and small group discussions as we go virtual this year. Reminder-registration is free and you can join sessions to your preference throughout the day.
#SWIU2021
SWIU is happy to announce we will be starting a new feature -
#SWIUstars
🌟 where we will highlight some of the amazing contributions of our fellow females to the field of Urology! If you would like to nominate someone - send us a DM!
#UrologyIsFemale
The SWIUdents are hosting our first panel August 22nd: What is urology? Featuring 4 panelists from different sub-specialties of urology. Discussion will take place at 8 PM EST!
Link:
Meeting ID: 970 3422 1507
Passcode: SWIUdent
Our mission is to support the professional advancement of women urologists. We believe health care is a human right and reproductive health care is fundamental to women’s health. Our statement supporting the Women’s Health Productive Act:
@GeolaniDy
is our 1️⃣
#SWIUstar
! She is the SWIU-Intuitive Award Recipient & is building a multi-center registry on robotic vs. open vaginoplasty outcomes in non-binary surgery! Her work will create strides in GU reconstruction and gender affirming care.
#UrologyisFemale
We would love to highlight newly matched applicants this year! Tag
#UrologyisFemale
with your medical school and match to be featured on
@SWIUorg
! Pics are encouraged.
We have noticed a few requests from female urology applicants for personal statement reviews by residents/faculty. We’d love to facilitate this process! Tweet below if you are interested in editing or a current applicant!
#urologyisfemale
#ERAS
SWIU is excited to announce the new medical student branch: The SWIUdents. If you are a student interested in joining, please fill in the attached form and we will be in touch about exciting upcoming events.
@UroUnbound_IG
@Uro_Res
@Uro_Stream
#UroSoMe
📢 Are you a medical student interested in urology?
‼️Are you a urology resident/fellow interested in mentoring medical students?
#SWIUdents
have a new initiative to pair medical students interested in urology with current SWIU residents/fellows
🗓️ Sign up by Oct 15th
📣 WELCOME TO NEW ORLEANS
@SWIUorg
board is SO excited to welcome the attendees for our 13th annual clinical mentoring conference
Use
#SWIU2024
for your posts 👏🏼
Happy National Women’s Physicians Day! We are excited to celebrate soon at
#SWIU22
starting tomorrow. Be on the lookout for a few highlights of future women urologists who matched earlier this week!
#UrologyisFemale
Happy National Women Physician’s Day! We are honored to have such an incredible group of urologists in our organization. Don’t forget to promote your colleagues through our SWIU Speaker Database!
#UrologyisFemale
Mark your calendars!! 📆 SWIU 2021 Clinical Mentoring Conference will be held virtually on Friday, Jan 22, 2021. Though we love connecting in person, we hope this new platform allows us to connect with more people in a secure way!
#SWIU2021
Attention SWIUdents!
Want to know how to crush your sub-I's in urology?
SWIUdents is hosting a webinar with matched M4 students who will be sharing their strategies on how to be successful during your aways!
When: March 4 @ 8pm EST
Where:
See you there!
Good luck to all the applicants for this application cycle and interview releases tomorrow. We are excited for your bright futures ahead as urologists joining our profession!
#urologyisfemale
@AmerUrological
@rfrankjones_uro
59th Annual AUA Awards Announced!
Congratulations to our 2022 honorees for their outstanding career contributions to the field of medicine, the specialty of urology & the AUA. Each will be recognized during an Awards ceremony in NOLA next May at
#AUA22
She was the first woman urologist to be awarded the
@AmerUrological
Gold Cystoscope Award, the AUA Hugh Hampton Young Award, and the AAGUS Barringer Medal.
Her legacy of firsts continues today. Congratulations to Dr. Peggy Pearle, the new president of
@Endo_Society
!
#WCET22
The SWIUdents are very excited for part 2 of What is Urology? The panel will take place in one week on September 6th at 8 PM EST. Please join us for further exploration into different sub-specialties. We look forward to seeing you there! Meeting ID:970 3422 1507
passcode:SWIUdent
#heforshe
@wandering_gu
from
@UMichUrology
at
@SWIUorg
on male allyship
🔋 Power- whose pics are on the wall representing leaders?
✅ Purpose - when hiring, think about who’s going to add the most to the team?
📆 Allyship is an every day event
Gender Inequity - it impacts women urologists regularly. It is not only a pipeline problem. It is a multi-factorial issue that requires intentional change.
#SWIU2021
@arghavan_salles
We are excited to announce our new
@SWIUorg
Instagram account! Be sure to follow for new content applicable to all stages of a career in urology and our
#SWIUstars
features!
#UrologyisFemale
One more day of work before
@SWIUorg
2023 annual clinical mentoring conference 💕
Looking forward to seeing brilliant women in urology IRL and allowing myself the time and space to learn and reflect!
#SWIU2023
Serendipitous discovery by our social media editor
@ranjithramamd
at the library today!
A 1985 Gold Journal article on
#Womeninurology
"At this time there are 22 women urologists in the country”
Perfect timing as the
@SWIUorg
meeting is this weekend - proud of the association
Happy Match Day! We would love to highlight newly matched applicants this year! Tag
#UrologyisFemale
with your medical school and match to be featured on
@SWIUorg
! Pics are encouraged.
#RisingSWIUstars
#SWIUScholars
Weekly Feature 📚
"Female urologists may be disproportionately affected by poor ergonomics compared to their male colleagues."
Kim et al. localize sex-based differences in muscle use during ureteroscopy in
@AmJSurgery
Do women urologists make less than men urologists? YES. We are entering our panel discussion on Achieving Equity & Focusing on Personal Action: Salary Pay Disparities
Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth “Brook” Brown for being selected as (first female!) the 2019 AUA Gallagher Health Policy Scholar!
@GUUrology
@womeninsurgery
On October 24th at 8 PM EDT the SWIUdents will be hosting a residency interview panel. We will be talking to urology faculty and current residents about what to expect during the interview process and how to ace your interviews. Secure your spot:
Dr. Hadley Wood - leader, scholar, visionary - our sincerest congratulations on your newest role as Editor-in-Chief of
@urogoldjournal
!
We look forward to your leadership and continuing to build our SWIU + Gold partnership.
#ILookLikeASurgeon
👏🎉🌟
We are excited to announce Dr. Hadley Wood as the new Editor in Chief! Dr. Wood is a leader in reconstructive urology and will continue the mission of the Gold Journal.
@SocietyGURS
@SWIUorg
@CleClinicUro
@EricKleinMD
Events across America have impacted us all, especially Black communities. SWIU stands strong against racism and intolerance. We pledge to advocate for our Black colleagues and to stay true to our mission to promote the advancement of all women in Urology.
#blacklivesmatter
#blm
@SWIUorg
is here to recruit and retain women in urology working with medical students (
#SWIUdent
), residents (travel awards, etc), and all stages of your career with programming throughout the year ‼️
#Futureisfemale
To all female medical students who love surgery: think about becoming a urologist! So many great subspecialties—urogynecology, peds urology, infertility, cancer, stones, transgender, and the list goes on. If you’re interested don’t hesitate to ask any urologist.
#urology
‼️ Are you our next
@SWIUorg
board member?
We’re accepting apps for 2️⃣ Member-At-Large and 2️⃣ Resident Representative positions. Apps in the following thread
🗓️ Please email danielle
@wjweiser
.com by Fri, Mar 3rd
We love to see these
#SWIUStars
at
#WCET22
busting gender myths and challenging the current state of gender, diversity and inclusion in our field! See below for essentials to becoming a champion in your societies, departments and specialities.
@YSL_MD
@CaseySeidemanMD
Traveling to
#AUA24
with young kids? Take advantage of their on-site childcare w. games, music, storytime PLUS private space for nursing mothers🤱
More info here:
@AmerUrological
How do we define microaggressions? What an amazing session led by
@FMilhouseMD
@shene11e
@Dr_Kresh
with stories of microaggressions and how to work towards addressing them at our workplaces.
#SWIU2021
There is always more than ONE seat at the table. Let’s continue to be thoughtful about our roles as leaders and diversifying the seats at the table.
@AmerUrological
#thefutureisfemale
Thank you
@PriyaPadmanabh6
for the awesome talk!
The Diversity & Inclusion Award is awarded to
@SThavaseelanUro
for dedication and commitment to promoting meaningful cultural change for the benefit of urology.
We are honored this morning to have the esteemed Dr. Lee, Chairwoman of the Department of Urology at The Ohio State University, giving a great keynote this morning on advances in bladder cancer treatment and career development!
@ctleeuro
@OSU_Urology
#AUA19
#womeninsurgery
#SWIUScholars
Weekly Feature 📚
"Compared with the general population, urologists were more likely to have a miscarriage or pre-term birth, have children later in life, and undergo infertility evaluation or infertility treatment."
@durant_adri
et al.
@urogoldjournal
, Oct 2023
@BKVarda_MD
@MidAtlanticAUA
@AmerUrological
@sufuorg
Traditional urology includes reproductive healthcare & rights. We treat genitourinary conditions.
@AmerUrological
see our previous response letter on Roe v. Wade being overturned. Support the protected patient-physician relationships we have as urologists.
🎉 Congratulations are in order for our very own board member,
@DrEnemchukwu
on all of your accomplishments both within
@StanfordUrology
, nationally, as well as being a mama👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼