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1967 Prize Essay Contest
THE JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
Copyright © 1966 by Tbe Williams & Wilkins Co.
Vol. 95, May Printed in U.S.A.
1967 PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST The American Urological Association offers an annual award of $1500 for essays on the result of some clinical or laboratory research in urology (first prize of $250 for clinical research, first prize of $250 for laboratory research; second prize of for clinical research, second prize of $150 for laboratory research; third prize of $100 for clinical research, third prize of $100 for laboratory research). In the event that a urological resident is not a first prize winner in either category, separate residents' prizes of $250 each will be awarded. 1. Contestants are limited to those who have been graduated not more than ten years, exclusive of time served in armed forces, and hospital interns or residents doing research in urology whose work shall be sponsored by their mentor, a member of the American Urological Association. Foreign physicians are eligible, provided that they are sponsored by a member of the American Urological Association. The offering is to represent the individual work of the essayist, or if done by a group, the candidate shall state the percentage of the problem he has personally done and the names of those who have directed or taken part in the study. 2. The subject matter of the essay shall be the result of some specific clinical or laboratory research, not necessarily animal, in urology. Those papers that have been published or have been submitted for publication will be disqualified. A manuscript may also be entered in local branch contests but the winning essays become the property of the American Urological Association and must be withdrawn from other contests. 3. The manuscript shall be in proper form for publication in the Journal of Urology; detailed case reports, extra pictures and explanations can be included in an appendix. Publication in the Journal is subject to the decision of the editorial board. 4. Five copies of all material (manuscript, bibliography, tabulated data, photographs, charts and drawings) shall be submitted. In the case of an artist's drawings, photographic copies may be submitted instead of the originals. 5. The offering shall be distinguished by legend, and in a sealed envelope with the distinguishing legend on the outside must be the name, address and institutional affiliation of the competitor. 6. The essayist shall also give the following information: a) Name of medical school from which he graduated, and date when he received his medical degree. b) Urological training: in what clinic or with what urologist and for how long. (Be specific as to dates, positions held, whether in a hospital or in an outpatient department, etc.; name of hospital and location.) c) Length of time in private practice of urology. (Please be specific as to dates and location.) d) Percentage of present practice which is urological. 7. Essays shall be in the hands of the Secretary of the American Urological Association on or before January 2, 1967.
8. At the discretion of the Program Committee, the winners of the first prizes shall have a place, with special designation, on the program of the 1967 meeting of the Association to be held at the New York Hilton, New York, New York, May 29-June 1. 9. The Prize Essay Committee shall decide which of the essays shall receive the prizes; and also is privileged to omit any or all awards if the essays submitted are not deemed worthy. Please send essays to Rubin H. Flocks, M.D., secretary, American Urological Association, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. 21201. AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION RESEARCH FUND
Funds are available for support of research projects related to urology. Those who wish to apply for funds should request application forms from: Dr. William P. Herbst, Jr. 1 acting chairman, American Urological Association Research Committee, 1801 Eye St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 20006. AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION NOMENCLATURE AND SUGGESTED RELATIVE UNIT VALUES FOR UROLOGICAL PROCEDURES
Relative unit values for urological procedures have been recommended by the Association's Committee on Socio-Economics. Copies of the nomenclature and relative unit values may be obtained from the headquarters of the American Urological Association, 1120 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. FELLOWSHIPS IN PEDIATRIC UROLOGY
Columbia University Departments of Urology and Pediatrics have received a gift in the form of an endowment fund from the Irene Heinz Given and John LaPorte Given Foundation in the amount of $1,250,000 (one million, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars). The income from this gift is to provide fellowships in pediatric urology under the joint direction of the Professor of Urology and the Professor of Pediatrics of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The Irene Heinz Given and John LaPorte Given Foundation has made this gift in recognition of the great strides forward in pediatric urology, and the need to support efforts to disseminate the advanced knowledge in this field which has been accumulating, so that it may be made more widely available to medical institutions and through them, to the children who need it. Applications for fellowships in pediatric urology should be addressed to either Dr. John K. Lattimer (Professor of Urology) or Dr. Edward Curnen (Professor of Pediatrics) at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 West 168th Street, New York, New York 10032. AMERICAN BOARD OF UROLOGY, INC.
For information write Dr. Wm. Niles Wishard, Jr., secretary of the Board, 30 Westwood Road, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343. UROLOGICAL SERVICES OF PROJECT H.O.P.E.
The S.S. H.0.P.E. has been in Nicaragua since January 15 and will remain there for approximately 1 year. Two urological positions, each for a 2-month
period, will be available in July 1966. For details, write Dr. Henry Bodner, 4911 Van Nuys Boulevard, Van Nuys (Los Angeles), California 91403. Applications for voyage 6 to Colombia in 1967 are also being accepted at this time.
CLINICAL CENTER STUDY ON NATURE AND TREATMENT OF CYSTINURIA The cooperation of physicians is requested in the referral of patients for a study currently in progress at the Clinical Center by the National Institutes of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases designed to study the basic nature and newer forms of treatment of cystinuria. Patients with severe calculus disease will be considered for participation. Physicians interested in having their patients considered for admission to this study may write or telephone: Dr. Stanton Segal, Clinical Center, Room 8N256, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20014. Telephone: Area Code 301, 656-4000, ext. 63010.
ECUADORIAN SOCIETY OF UROLOGY
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June 1966. Urologists are invited to present exhibits at the meeting of the Ecuadorian Society of Urology. Details are available from Dr. Jorge Avecillas Perez, P. 0. Box 5815, Guayaquil, Ecuador. Dr. Avecillas Perez is president of the society and chairman of the Department of Surgery, Clinica Alcivar.
CANADIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION June 9-11, 1966. Jasper, Alberta, Canada. For details write Dr. Kenneth J. MacKinnon, secretary, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada.
FIFTH WORLD CONGRESS ON FERTILITY AND STERILITY June 16-22, 1966. Stockholm, Sweden. For details write Congress Secretaries, Sabbatsbergs kvinnoklinik, Stockholm 6, Sweden. POLISH UROLOGICAL SOCIETY June 17-18, 1966. Szczecin, Poland. The principal topics on the program are Carcinoma of the Prostate and Neurological Diseases of the Bladder. Those who wish to submit a title for consideration should send a short summary of the subject before April 1, 1966 to Dr. Stanislaw Krason, Al Powstanc6w Wielkopolskich 72, Klinika Urologiczna, Szczecin, Poland. TENTH CONGRESS OF PAN-PACIFIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATION September 20-28, 1966 (part 1), Honolulu, Hawaii; September 28-0ctober 10, 1966 (part 2), Japan and Hong Kong; September 28-November 1, 1966 (part 3), Japan, Hong Kong, The Philippines, Thailand, India, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. For details, write Pan-Pacific Surgical Association, Room 236, Alexander Young Building, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NEPHROLOGY September 25-30, 1966. Washington, D. C. The congress is being sponsored in the United States by the Renal Section, Council on Circulation, American Heart Association. Co-operating societies include the American Federation for
Clinical Research, the American Medical Association, the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, the American Urological Association, the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Kidney Foundation, and the Washington Heart Association. For details, write to the Secretariat, Third International Congress of Nephrology, 9650 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, D. C. 20014. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
October 22-23, 1966. Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois. Sponsored by Committee of Pediatric Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics. The program will consist of a series of papers covering a wide range of pediatric urological topics. For details, write Dr. John K. Lattimer, chairman of Committee for Pediatric Urology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032. SEMINAR SPONSORED BY NORTH CENTRAL SECTION OF AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
October 30-November 1, 1966. Details may be obtained from Dr. Chester C. Winter, Division of Urology, Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, Ohio 43210. Registration fee of $75 includes continental breakfasts and banquet. JAMES C. KIMBROUGH UROLOGICAL SEMINAR
October 31-November 3, 1966. Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D. C. 20012. The director will be Col. Kryder E. Van Buskirk, from whom details may be obtained. His address is Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D. C. 20012. SECTION ON UROLOGY OF XVII NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF SURGEONS OF MEXICO
November 13-19, 1966. Hospital Juarez, Mexico. This is the 30th anniversary of Mexican Society of Urology. Main topics will be The Humanities and the Social and Natural Sciences in Relation to Urology. For details write Hospital Juarez, Plaza de San Pablo 13, Mexico 1, D.F. PROPRIETARY NAMES
Many of the words appearing in the JOURNAL OF UROLOGY are proprietary names even though no reference to this fact is made in the text. The appearance of any name without designation as proprietary is therefore not to be regarded as a representation by the editorial committee or publisher that it is not a proprietary name or is not the subject of proprietary rights.
Copyright © 1966 by Tbe Williams & Wilkins Co.
Vol. 95, May Printed in U.S.A.
1967 PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST The American Urological Association offers an annual award of $1500 for essays on the result of some clinical or laboratory research in urology (first prize of $250 for clinical research, first prize of $250 for laboratory research; second prize of for clinical research, second prize of $150 for laboratory research; third prize of $100 for clinical research, third prize of $100 for laboratory research). In the event that a urological resident is not a first prize winner in either category, separate residents' prizes of $250 each will be awarded. 1. Contestants are limited to those who have been graduated not more than ten years, exclusive of time served in armed forces, and hospital interns or residents doing research in urology whose work shall be sponsored by their mentor, a member of the American Urological Association. Foreign physicians are eligible, provided that they are sponsored by a member of the American Urological Association. The offering is to represent the individual work of the essayist, or if done by a group, the candidate shall state the percentage of the problem he has personally done and the names of those who have directed or taken part in the study. 2. The subject matter of the essay shall be the result of some specific clinical or laboratory research, not necessarily animal, in urology. Those papers that have been published or have been submitted for publication will be disqualified. A manuscript may also be entered in local branch contests but the winning essays become the property of the American Urological Association and must be withdrawn from other contests. 3. The manuscript shall be in proper form for publication in the Journal of Urology; detailed case reports, extra pictures and explanations can be included in an appendix. Publication in the Journal is subject to the decision of the editorial board. 4. Five copies of all material (manuscript, bibliography, tabulated data, photographs, charts and drawings) shall be submitted. In the case of an artist's drawings, photographic copies may be submitted instead of the originals. 5. The offering shall be distinguished by legend, and in a sealed envelope with the distinguishing legend on the outside must be the name, address and institutional affiliation of the competitor. 6. The essayist shall also give the following information: a) Name of medical school from which he graduated, and date when he received his medical degree. b) Urological training: in what clinic or with what urologist and for how long. (Be specific as to dates, positions held, whether in a hospital or in an outpatient department, etc.; name of hospital and location.) c) Length of time in private practice of urology. (Please be specific as to dates and location.) d) Percentage of present practice which is urological. 7. Essays shall be in the hands of the Secretary of the American Urological Association on or before January 2, 1967.
8. At the discretion of the Program Committee, the winners of the first prizes shall have a place, with special designation, on the program of the 1967 meeting of the Association to be held at the New York Hilton, New York, New York, May 29-June 1. 9. The Prize Essay Committee shall decide which of the essays shall receive the prizes; and also is privileged to omit any or all awards if the essays submitted are not deemed worthy. Please send essays to Rubin H. Flocks, M.D., secretary, American Urological Association, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. 21201. AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION RESEARCH FUND
Funds are available for support of research projects related to urology. Those who wish to apply for funds should request application forms from: Dr. William P. Herbst, Jr. 1 acting chairman, American Urological Association Research Committee, 1801 Eye St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 20006. AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION NOMENCLATURE AND SUGGESTED RELATIVE UNIT VALUES FOR UROLOGICAL PROCEDURES
Relative unit values for urological procedures have been recommended by the Association's Committee on Socio-Economics. Copies of the nomenclature and relative unit values may be obtained from the headquarters of the American Urological Association, 1120 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. FELLOWSHIPS IN PEDIATRIC UROLOGY
Columbia University Departments of Urology and Pediatrics have received a gift in the form of an endowment fund from the Irene Heinz Given and John LaPorte Given Foundation in the amount of $1,250,000 (one million, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars). The income from this gift is to provide fellowships in pediatric urology under the joint direction of the Professor of Urology and the Professor of Pediatrics of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The Irene Heinz Given and John LaPorte Given Foundation has made this gift in recognition of the great strides forward in pediatric urology, and the need to support efforts to disseminate the advanced knowledge in this field which has been accumulating, so that it may be made more widely available to medical institutions and through them, to the children who need it. Applications for fellowships in pediatric urology should be addressed to either Dr. John K. Lattimer (Professor of Urology) or Dr. Edward Curnen (Professor of Pediatrics) at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 West 168th Street, New York, New York 10032. AMERICAN BOARD OF UROLOGY, INC.
For information write Dr. Wm. Niles Wishard, Jr., secretary of the Board, 30 Westwood Road, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343. UROLOGICAL SERVICES OF PROJECT H.O.P.E.
The S.S. H.0.P.E. has been in Nicaragua since January 15 and will remain there for approximately 1 year. Two urological positions, each for a 2-month
period, will be available in July 1966. For details, write Dr. Henry Bodner, 4911 Van Nuys Boulevard, Van Nuys (Los Angeles), California 91403. Applications for voyage 6 to Colombia in 1967 are also being accepted at this time.
CLINICAL CENTER STUDY ON NATURE AND TREATMENT OF CYSTINURIA The cooperation of physicians is requested in the referral of patients for a study currently in progress at the Clinical Center by the National Institutes of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases designed to study the basic nature and newer forms of treatment of cystinuria. Patients with severe calculus disease will be considered for participation. Physicians interested in having their patients considered for admission to this study may write or telephone: Dr. Stanton Segal, Clinical Center, Room 8N256, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20014. Telephone: Area Code 301, 656-4000, ext. 63010.
ECUADORIAN SOCIETY OF UROLOGY
·I
June 1966. Urologists are invited to present exhibits at the meeting of the Ecuadorian Society of Urology. Details are available from Dr. Jorge Avecillas Perez, P. 0. Box 5815, Guayaquil, Ecuador. Dr. Avecillas Perez is president of the society and chairman of the Department of Surgery, Clinica Alcivar.
CANADIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION June 9-11, 1966. Jasper, Alberta, Canada. For details write Dr. Kenneth J. MacKinnon, secretary, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada.
FIFTH WORLD CONGRESS ON FERTILITY AND STERILITY June 16-22, 1966. Stockholm, Sweden. For details write Congress Secretaries, Sabbatsbergs kvinnoklinik, Stockholm 6, Sweden. POLISH UROLOGICAL SOCIETY June 17-18, 1966. Szczecin, Poland. The principal topics on the program are Carcinoma of the Prostate and Neurological Diseases of the Bladder. Those who wish to submit a title for consideration should send a short summary of the subject before April 1, 1966 to Dr. Stanislaw Krason, Al Powstanc6w Wielkopolskich 72, Klinika Urologiczna, Szczecin, Poland. TENTH CONGRESS OF PAN-PACIFIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATION September 20-28, 1966 (part 1), Honolulu, Hawaii; September 28-0ctober 10, 1966 (part 2), Japan and Hong Kong; September 28-November 1, 1966 (part 3), Japan, Hong Kong, The Philippines, Thailand, India, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. For details, write Pan-Pacific Surgical Association, Room 236, Alexander Young Building, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NEPHROLOGY September 25-30, 1966. Washington, D. C. The congress is being sponsored in the United States by the Renal Section, Council on Circulation, American Heart Association. Co-operating societies include the American Federation for
Clinical Research, the American Medical Association, the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, the American Urological Association, the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Kidney Foundation, and the Washington Heart Association. For details, write to the Secretariat, Third International Congress of Nephrology, 9650 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, D. C. 20014. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
October 22-23, 1966. Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois. Sponsored by Committee of Pediatric Urology of American Academy of Pediatrics. The program will consist of a series of papers covering a wide range of pediatric urological topics. For details, write Dr. John K. Lattimer, chairman of Committee for Pediatric Urology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032. SEMINAR SPONSORED BY NORTH CENTRAL SECTION OF AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
October 30-November 1, 1966. Details may be obtained from Dr. Chester C. Winter, Division of Urology, Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, Ohio 43210. Registration fee of $75 includes continental breakfasts and banquet. JAMES C. KIMBROUGH UROLOGICAL SEMINAR
October 31-November 3, 1966. Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D. C. 20012. The director will be Col. Kryder E. Van Buskirk, from whom details may be obtained. His address is Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D. C. 20012. SECTION ON UROLOGY OF XVII NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF SURGEONS OF MEXICO
November 13-19, 1966. Hospital Juarez, Mexico. This is the 30th anniversary of Mexican Society of Urology. Main topics will be The Humanities and the Social and Natural Sciences in Relation to Urology. For details write Hospital Juarez, Plaza de San Pablo 13, Mexico 1, D.F. PROPRIETARY NAMES
Many of the words appearing in the JOURNAL OF UROLOGY are proprietary names even though no reference to this fact is made in the text. The appearance of any name without designation as proprietary is therefore not to be regarded as a representation by the editorial committee or publisher that it is not a proprietary name or is not the subject of proprietary rights.