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Passed at the 6th session of the 4th
Consultant Joint Meeting of Directors
and Supervisors on April 26, 1986 and
approved by the 2nd session of the 4th
Member Meeting |
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First amended by the 5th session of the
5th Consultant Joint Meeting of
Directors and Supervisors on April 30,
1988 |
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Second amended by the 5th session of the
6th Consultant Joint Meeting of
Directors and Supervisors on December
30, 1989 |
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Third amended by the 5th session of the
8th Consultant Joint Meeting of
Directors and Supervisors on December
30, 1993 |
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Fourth amended by the 2nd session of the
9th Consultant Joint Meeting of
Directors and Supervisors on December
17, 1994 |
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Fifth amended by the 2nd session of the
10th Consultant Joint Meeting of
Directors and Supervisors on December
28, 1996 |
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Sixth amended by the 4th session of the
10th Consultant Joint Meeting of
Directors and Supervisors on August 24,
1997 |
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Seventh amended by the 5th session of
the 13th Consultant Joint Meeting of
Directors and Supervisors on December
13, 2003 |
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Eighth amended by the 3rd session of the
14th Consultant Joint Meeting of
Directors and Supervisors on April 30,
2005
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1. |
In order to promote academic research on
urology and upgrade teaching and
diagnosis and treatment standards,
Taiwan Urology Association (hereinafter
referred to as the Association) has
drawn up “Rules Governing Selection of
Papers for the Contest Sponsored by the
Association Journal” (hereinafter
referred to as the Rules). The Contest
is sub-divided into three categories –
Members, Residents, and Groups. The
purpose is to encourage members,
residents, and hospitals to engage in
the study of urology and publish study
results by writing papers. |
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The Contest is held once a year. To
encourage members to contribute to
urology journal, beginning 1990, papers
published in urology journal two months
prior to the annual meeting are selected
for the contest. Winners are selected
and awarded prizes. |
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3. |
Papers nominated for the contest have to
be the results of study done in this
country that have not been awarded other
prizes (those having won other prizes
are eligible for the contest). The first
author is to be the participant of
co-authored papers. There is no limit to
the age of the participant. Other
qualifications for the contest are as
follow:
| 1. |
Entries of the Members category
have to be Association members. |
| 2. |
Entries of the Residents
category have to be papers or
case analysis written during
residency (including chief
residents). |
| 3. |
Grading of the Groups category
is done by adding up the points
earned by individual hospitals
from all the papers it
contributed to medical journals.
The points earned are 3 for
commentaries, 3 for originals, 2
for case analysis, and 1 for
case reports. |
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4. |
Ranks of papers of the Members and
Residents categories are decided by the
review members commissioned by the board
of directors and supervisors of the
Association. Ranks of papers of the
Groups category are decided by the
Journal Committee (Review Members are to
be re-appointed when Director-General is
reelected). Awarding of prizes as
follows:
| 1. |
There is only one winner each in
the Clinical and Basic
sub-categories for the Members
category. Each will receive a
certificate of merit and $30,000
provided by the Association’s
R&D Fund. |
| 2. |
There are three winners each in
the Clinical and Basic
sub-categories for the Residents
category. If quality of papers
is sub-standard, there could be
fewer than three winners.
First
place: A certificate of
merit and $18,000 in
prize money
Second
place: A certificate of
merit and $13,000 in
prize money
Third
place: A certificate of
merit and $8,000 in prize
money |
| 3. |
Three winners in the Groups
category:
First
place (Gold medal): One
medal
Second
place (Silver medal): One
medal
Third
place (Bonze medal): One
medal |
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