Introduction: The American Urological Association is committed to expanding diversity within the field of urology. To potentially enhance gender diversification of residency cohorts and recruitment of women applicants, we examined factors that women urology residents rate as most influential when selecting training programs. Methods: Surveys were emailed to women urology residents in the 2021-2022 academic year. The survey listed 19 residency program characteristics and, via a 5-point Likert scale, residents rated the importance of each when choosing a training program. Additionally, respondents selected their personal top five most influential factors from the 19 available factors. Demographic data was collected. Results were analyzed via descriptive statistics. Results: Of 367 women residents contacted, 136 (37%) participated. Most were aged 30-39 (58%), White (66%), and engaged or in a committed relationship (45%). Eighty-two percent had no children; 58% did not plan to have children during residency. The three highest scoring factors were resident camaraderie (4.6 ± 0.5 [mean ± SD]), resident happiness (4.6 ± 0.6), and case variety/number (4.4 ± 0.8). The lowest scoring factors were number of concurrent fellows (2.8 ± 1.2), attitudes towards maternity leave (2.6 ± 1.2), and maternity leave policies (2.5 ± 1.2).The top six most influential factors and the percentage of residents selecting each were: resident happiness (67%), case variety/number (56%), resident camaraderie (55%), early surgical/clinical experience (44%), relationship with attendings (43%), and academic reputation (43%). Gender-specific factors were less frequently selected; however, 52 (38%) respondents ranked at least one gender-specific factor in their personal top five list (Figure 1 and 2). Conclusions: In general, women urology residents prioritized gender-neutral factors like resident camaraderie and surgical experiences over gender-specific factors. Urology training programs may use these findings to implement recruitment strategies to appeal to women medical students. SOURCE OF Funding: N/A
