USIWIZ Guidelines For Awards

  1. Two fellowships will be awarded every year. First Prize and Second Prize.
  2. All Post Graduate students undergoing training for MCh (Urol) or DNB (Urology) are eligible to apply.
  3. Candidates will be selected by conducting quiz during annual conference of urology society of India – west zone.
  4. The names of the recipients of the awards will be announced either at the end of conference or in the newsletter.
  5. During the course of year, awardees will be expected to visit urological centres of their choice in India for a minimum period of 7 days.
  6. A detailed report of the visit must be submitted to the office of the Secretary USIWZ within fifteen days after completion of each visit.
  7. Only 50% of the fellowship money will be paid in advance and the remaining fifty percent will be paid only when the visit report is submitted in time.
  8. Presentation :

    First Prize – Cash Award Rs. 10,000 / - and Certificate

    Second Prize – Cash Award Rs 8000 / - and Certificate

  1. The oration will be held every year in the plenary session of the annual conference of USIWZ.
  2. It will be delivered by the immediate past president of the USIWZ.
  3. In the event of the selected orator expressing his inability to deliver the oration, USIWZ council members will select the orator for the year.
  4. The oration will not be delivered more than once by any orator.
  5. Total time allotted for the oration will be 30 mins which includes introduction of speaker, information of Dr. V.V. Desai & presentation of memento.

Presentation: Plaque & Certification

  1. The oration will be held every year in the plenary session of the annual conference of USIWZ.
  2. It will be delivered by an eminent personality who has made significant contribution in the field of urology or Para urological specialities.
  3. Orator could be invited person from abroad or an USI member either from the west zone or from outside the zone.
  4. Selection of orator will be done by the USIWZ council.
  5. The oration will not be delivered more than once by any orator.
  6. Total time allotted for the oration will be 30 mins which includes introduction of speaker, information of Dr. A.N. Gaikwad & presentation of memento.
  7. Presentation: Plaque & Certification

  1. Urology gold medal will be given once in the year.
  2. The medal is to be awarded to a full member of the USIWZ residing in west zone, who has made an outstanding contribution to progress of urology in India. The contribution could be academic or organizational.
  3. The nominee for the award will be decided by USIWZ council.
  4. Selection of orator will be done by the USIWZ council.
  5. The name of recipient will be announced at the inaugural function of the conference. Secretary will read the citation. At the same time, certificate and a gold medal will be awarded by the chief guest of the occasion.
  6. No member shall be given this award more than once.
  7. Presentation: Citation, certificate & gold medal

Aim of the fellowsip : To recognize the talent of USIWZ who will present their work in one of the international conference like SIU, EAU, AUA... etc The criteria of selection are as under

  1. Age should be below 40 years.
  2. Should be full member of USI & USIWZ
  3. The nominee for the award will be decided by USIWZ council.
  4. Should be preferably a member of SIU
  5. The amount of this fellowship will be Rs. 20,000/- annually.
  6. Fellowship will be once in 2 years
  7. Candidates having 2 publications in international journals (as first author) will be preferred.
  8. Secretary will scrutinize the applications received on plain paper with proof & send to authorization committee to decide the recipient.
  9. After selection applications, if required the authorization committee(which includes president USIWZ & SIU representative)can take interview of the candidates for final round
  10. The candidate shall apply to secretary before the appropriate date declared on plain with all details
  11. The fellowship will be advertised 1 month before the last date
  12. The candidates should mention in his application about the aim of fellowhsip which means in which conference he wants to present paper , video or poster
  13. The fellowship will be given only if the candidate goes to present his work.

  1. This annual competition is open to any member of the USI, full or associate, who is either in urology residency training or has been in practice for less than 10 years form the date of completion of his/her urology training.
  2. The paper must be in the field of urology or ancillary discipline contributing to urology.
  3. The material being presented in the paper must not have appeared elsewhere in any form viz.: presentation, publication, lecture, video etc.
  4. Authors must submit abstract/ful text before the last date of submission of papers.
  5. The selection of papers for presentation will be done by the committee appointed by the council of USIWZ
  6. The papers will be adjudged independently by judges appointed by the council of the USIWZ through the Secretary.
  7. Winners will be announced either at the end of conference (during valedictory function) or in the newsletter.
  8. Presentation :Frist Prize : Rs. 5,000/- & certificate

    Second Prize : Rs. 3,000/- & certificate

  1. This annual competition is open to any member of the USI, full or associate, who is either in urology residency training or has been in practice for less than 10 years form the date of completion of his/her urology training.
  2. The paper must be in the field of urology or ancillary discipline contributing to urology.
  3. The material being presented in the paper must not have appeared elsewhere in any form viz.: presentation, publication, lecture, video etc.
  4. Authors must submit abstract/ful text before the last date of submission of papers.
  5. The selection of papers for presentation will be done by the committee appointed by the council of USIWZ
  6. The papers will be adjudged independently by judges appointed by the council of the USIWZ through the Secretary.
  7. Winners will be announced either at the end of conference (during valedictory function) or in the newsletter.

Presentation :Frist Prize : Rs. 5,000/- & certificate

Second Prize : Rs. 3,000/- & certificate

Membership will be terminated if:

  1. This annual competition is open to any member of the USI, full or associate.
  2. The paper must be in the field of urology or ancillary discipline contributing to urology.
  3. The material being presented in the paper must not have appeared elsewhere in any form viz.: presentation, publication, lecture, video etc.
  4. Authors must submit abstract/ful text before the last date of submission of papers.
  5. The selection of papers for presentation will be done by the committee appointed by the council of USIWZ
  6. The papers will be adjudged independently by judges appointed by the council of the USIWZ through the Secretary.
  7. Winners will be announced either at the end of conference (during valedictory function) or in the newsletter.

Presentation :Frist Prize : Rs. 5,000/- & certificate

Second Prize : Rs. 3,000/- & certificate

Winners of WZUSICON 2019

# Award Type Presenting Title Winners Name Hospital/Institute
1 Video Sessions Laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy with psoas hitch and transureteroureterostomy for bilateral lower ureteric stricture Dr. Dhruv Patel
Dr. Jamal Rizvi
IKDRC-ITS Ahmedabad
I was Lucky! Was I? A tale of ureteric injury during URS. When not to do URS Dr. Sagar Bhalerao
Dr. Suresh Patankar
Ace Hospital
Risk Reduction Strategies in Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant- A video Presentation Dr. Arvind Ganpule
Dr. Abhijit Patil
Dr. Ravindra Sabnis
Dr. Mahesh Desai
Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital Nanded
Nephrectomy with Inferiorvenacava reconstruction using Poly-Tetra-Fluoro-Ethylene graft in renal hydatid disease Dr. Jain N
Dr. Patwardhan S
Dr. Patil B
Dr. Jain H
Dr. Bellurkar A
Dr. Kamal H
Seth GS Medical College and King Edward Medical College, Mumbai
2 Podium Sessions A New Portable, Warm-Up and Low-Cost Laparoscopic Surgical Simulator – A Validation with Commercial Simulator Dr. Abhijit Patil
Dr. Ganpule A
Dr. Sabnis R
Dr. Desai M
Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital Nanded
Feasibility of Robot assisted Radical Prostatectomy in Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer: A single Institutional study Dr. Hemang Bakshi
Dr. Vipul Tilva
Dr. Swati Shah
Dr. Jaimini Solanki
HCG Cancer Centre, Ahmedabad
Renal Transplantation in hostile bladders – Surgical challenges and outcome Dr. Dalvi MR
Dr. Oza UG
Dr. Punjani HM
Dr. Andankar M, Jadhao V
Dr. Nimje R, Gosalia D
Dr. Naik M
Bombay Hospital and Institute of Medical Science, Mumbai
Our experience with Nephron Sparing Surgery - A step towards organ preservation Dr. Manas Sharma JN Medical College, Belagavi
3 Poster Sessions Torsion Testis: Why delay? Dr. Prashant Mulawkar Tirthankar Superspeciality Hospital
A case report - Prostatic Leiomyosarcoma - A possible differential diagnosis in a large prostate Dr. Amit Gala
Dr. Kunal Jadhav
Dr. Suhaib Rawoot
Dr. Jitendra Jagtap
Dr. Pradeep Rao
Mumbai
A single center prospective randomized controlled trial of two single-use flexible ureteroscopes - LithoVue (Boston Scientific, USA) and Pusen PU3022a (Zhuhai Pusen, China) Dr. Abhijit Patil
Dr. Ganpule A
Dr. Agarwal S
Dr. Singh A
Dr. Sabnis R
Dr. Desai M
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Evaluation of the need for urgent urological care in emergency department in a tertiary care teaching hospital - a single center experience Dr. Lawande PR
Dr. Halankar RG
Dr. Cardoso AL
Dr. Verma N
Dr. Prabhudesai MR
Dr. Oza U
Department of Urology Goa Medical College
4 Dr. Chitale Travelling Fellowship Quiz Not Provided Dr. Chetan Kulkarni
Dr. Preetam Dev
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai