7. GETTING INVOLVED IN THE AUA: WHERE TO BEGIN

and Management • Participation in a Guidelines panel meeting • Attending the AUA Annual Meeting, the Science and Quality Council meeting, three committee meetings and the AQUA Forum • Attending the Epidemiology and Population

Health Summer Institute at Columbia University (online course) • Attending the fall meetings of the AUA Science and Quality Council and its committees Learn more about the program at www.AUAnet.org/ advocacy. Holtgrewe Legislative Fellowship Program Open to AUA residents in their research year, fellow, and first-year post-graduates, the Holtgrewe Legislative Fellowship program prepares and educates urology trainees in the legislative aspect of health policy. Program highlights include: • Participation in the Annual Urology Advocacy

Summit • Participation in a four-to-six week fellowship with a

Legislative office in Washington, D.C. • Attending the Brandeis University Executive

Leadership Program in Health Policy &

Management • Attending the Alliance of Specialty Medicine fly-in in Washington, D.C. • Attending the Legislative Affairs Committee and

Public Policy Council meetings conducted during the AUA Health Policy Weekend Learn more about the program at www.AUAnet.org/ advocacy. International Exchange Programs The AUA's Academic Exchange Programs provide promising young urologists the opportunity to gain a global perspective in urology while broadening their cultural horizons. These reciprocal programs include a 2-4 week educational experience at an academic institution(s) and attendance at the national society's annual meeting. During the exchange, participants observe urologic surgeries/procedures, attend clinics, present lectures and take part in staff activities. The AUA offers academic two-way exchange programs with the following countries/regions: • Brazil • Europe • Japan Learn more about the program at www.AUAnet. org/education/global-academic-exchanges/exchangeprograms.

WATCH: Emilie K. Johnson, MD, MPH, presents Navigating My Career: Lessons Learned and Best Practices from an Early-Career Urologist as part of the October 2020 AUA Career Fair.

LISTEN: Adam Kadlec, MD, Cory Hugen, MD, Jodi Michaels, MD and Nathan Grunewald, MD, discuss thriving in practice for an episode of the AUA Inside Tract Podcast. 7. GETTING INVOLVED IN THE AUA: WHERE TO BEGIN

From serving on committees and workgroups to volunteering as a peer reviewer and much, much more, the AUA offers a plethora of opportunities for young urologists to get involved and help shape the future of the largest urologic membership organization in the world.

7.1 AUA Committees and Workgroups

Volunteering to serve on an AUA committee or workgroup can be a great way to begin your involvement in the organization. Currently, more than 500 volunteers serve on over 50 AUA committees; committees are grouped by functional areas of the AUA and include: Education, Governance & Publications, Membership (which includes the Young Urologists and Resident & Fellows Committees), Public Policy & Advocacy, Research, Science & Quality and the Urology Care Foundation. Explore the various AUA committees, the function and makeup of each, as well as requirements for volunteer representatives at www. AUAnet.org/about-us/aua-governance/committees. As many nominations and recommendations for AUA committee representative positions available to early-career urologists are put forward via AUA Section Board of Directors, volunteering to serve on a Section-level committee can be an effective way to begin your involvement efforts. Express your interest in serving on an AUA committee to your Section leadership, who can then either directly nominate