Editorial comment

I would like to commend the authors for addressing this seminal issue in Urology. This manuscript is a critical starting point in understanding the lack of underrepresented minorities (URM) in the leadership positions within academic urology. Using Survey Data from 320 academic urologist with a response rate of 41.6%, the authors identify that 13.6% (18) of these respondents were URM are in leadership positions. In their discussion, the authors describe a top down approach in which more URM in leadership roles would provide “increase in mentorship, improved retention of URM faculty, attraction of URM students to our specialty, and fostering of a psychologically safe workplace where diversity is embraced”.
Source: Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research