Prize Essay Submission

Rules and Requirements

1. There will be two (2) prize essay presentations at each scientific meeting; one (1) on a basic science subject and one (1) on a clinical subject related to urology.
   
   
2. The prize essays will be selected from the submissions for each annual scientific program. The prize is open to any Active, Associate or Candidate Member of the Association who is currently in a residency or fellowship program, or who has completed residency or fellowship not more than three years previously, and is currently practicing in Canada, or intends to begin practice in Canada upon the completion of residency or fellowship.
   
   
3. The essay shall not have been previously published or awarded a prize, nor shall it have been presented to any meeting other than to the essayist’s hospital staff. Essayists will be required to submit a letter stating that they have not published the paper nor received a prize for it if they wish to be considered for this prize.
   
   
4. Each prize-winning submission will be presented during the scientific program.

Please submit your manuscript via e-mail, to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by 11:59 PM EST, March 1, 2012.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know at the same e-mail address.

-- 2011 Prize Essay Competition Winners --

In the Basic Science Category:
Dr. Annie Imbeault, CHUQ, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
“Surgical Option for Urethral Reconstruction: An Autologous Tissue-Engineered Tubular Graft” (MP-09.09)

In the Clinical Urology Category:
Dr. Zachary Klinghoffer, McMaster Institute of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada,
“Cost-utility of radical nephrectomy versus partial nephrectomy in the management of small renal masses: adjusting for the burden of chronic kidney disease” (MP-02.22)