2012 National AUA Resident Bowl Outline

Attention: Western Section Residents

2012 AUA RESIDENT BOWL AT THE AUA ANNUAL MEETING IN ATLANTA – (MAY 19-23)
Please be informed that the AUA will be holding a “Residents Bowl” during the AUA Annual Meeting in Atlanta. We are looking to gather a Western Section Resident Team and would like to get a potential list of residents participating for the AUA by January and a finalized list by March 2012 from your institutions. Reminders will be sent.

Please see below outline of objectives and format.

1. Objective:

• The National AUA Resident Bowl will foster spirited competition between resident members of the different AUA regional sections, increase local/sectional pride and design a social event with a lot of resident involvement.

2. Creating your Sectional Resident Team:

• Each Section Secretary and Section Executives will work with the residency program directors of its respective section to get a selection of residents interested in participating. A few suggestions will include choosing residents from (1) the current Sectional Residents Committee, (2) if applicable, your Section’s Resident Bowl competition winning team, or (3) the group of residents who are already attending the AUA Annual Meeting for abstract presentation. The selection process is your decision but we also recommend that each program should submit the names of up to two residents preferably URO -3 or URO- 4.
• Size of the team should consist of 4-5 members with an alternate number of 4 other residents available in case a resident needs to depart before the Bowl concludes.

3. Logistics:

• The Bowl will take place during the AUA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA, in the Technology Hall during the following days and times:
** Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 12:30 -1:30 PM and 4:00-5:00 PM
** Sunday – Tuesday May 20-22, 2012 from 12:30 – 1:30 PM
• An awards presentation will be given to finalists after the last match (or game) on Tuesday.

4. Funding:

• The AUA is in charge of soliciting funding for the entire Bowl at the AUA Annual Meeting and provide residents who participate, with a comparable stipend for travel expenses.

5. Game Format:

• Twenty (20) short answer questions per game that are written ahead of time by designated doctors.
- After each question is asked the teams buzz in
- Who ever buzzes in first has 10 seconds to answer the question as a team
- One point is awarded per correct questions, there’s no penalty for incorrect answers
- If the first team is incorrect, the other team has the opportunity to answer the question
• Each Section Secretary will participate as judges but will not be allowed to judge his/her own Section.

6. Designing of Questions:

• The AUA will choose specific candidates by subspecialty to develop the questions.

More details regarding the development of the “Resident Bowl” will be provided as it progresses. Please work with your Resident Committee Representative to ensure that they assist with your team development. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Desri Lashley-Rogers at dlashley@auanet.org with your questions.