Save the Date!

70th Annual Meeting
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
Philadelphia, PA
October 11-14, 2012

Abstract Submission for the Annual Meeting
is now closed.

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2012 AUA Foundation Research Forum

The AUA Research Forum, “Showcasing Young Investigators,” is scheduled for Sunday, May 20, 2012 from 3:00 – 5:30 p.m. in the Georgia World Congress Center, Room A 305. The program features posters and podium presentations from top young investigators nominated by the AUA Sections and Specialty Societies, including the Mid-Atlantic Section’s representative, Dr. Ashley Ross who will be presenting his work, “Clinical and Molecular Features of Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer Following Radical Prostatectomy”. Please plan to attend the Forum and support Dr. Ross! Registration for the Research Forum is FREE.

2012 Research Forum Program

AUA Research Events

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Support the Mid-Atlantic Section Residents Bowl Team!

Designed to foster a spirit of competition and Section pride, this new AUA Annual Meeting event will match residents in an ultimate battle of the brains. The AUA National Residents Bowl will test residents’ knowledge in different urological subspecialties, the history of urology and important new research findings. Eight AUA Sections will send a team of residents—only one team will be champion. Visit the AUA Science & Technology Hall Saturday-Monday afternoons to cheer on the Mid-Atlantic Residents Bowl Team as they compete for the championship. The competition will run from Saturday, May 19 to Monday, May 21, 2012. More information coming soon!

2012 Mid-Atlantic Section Residents Bowl Team:
Francie James, MD – Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2012
Ashley King, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University, 2013
Jules Manger, MD – University of Virginia, 2014
Jeffrey Mullins, MD – Johns Hopkins University, 2014
Anup Vora, MD – Georgetown University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center, 2013
Jiakai Zhu, MD – University of Maryland, 2012

MAAUA Sponsored IVUmed
Residents Scholar

The IVUmed Resident Scholar Selection Committee has announced Dr. Jack Lambert at Eastern Virginia Medical College as the MAAUA sponsored Traveling Resident Scholars for the 2012-2013 academic year.

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MAAUA Members to Receive
AUA Awards in 2012

The AUA recently announced that Dr. Thomas J. Rohner Jr. will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 and Dr. Paul F. Schellhammer will receive a Distinguished Contribution Award in 2012. Both will be honored at the AUA Annual Meeting this May in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to an individual who has been deemed to have made outstanding contributions to advance the mission and goals of the AUA. Thomas J. Rohner Jr., MD, MAAUA Member and Past President, will receive this award for devotion to urologic education and balanced thoughtful leadership of the Mid-Atlantic Section and AUA Board of Directors.

The Distinguished Contribution Awards are presented annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the science and practice of urology, including, but not limited to, contributions made in a sub-specialty area, for military career service or for humanitarian efforts. Paul F. Schellhammer, MD, MAAUA Member and Past President of both the Section and National AUA, will receive a Distinguished Contribution Award for his outstanding contributions to the science and practice of urology and for clinical studies in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Please join the Mid-Atlantic Section in congratulating Drs. Rohner and Schellhammer!

Read the AUA Awards press release.

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Mid-Atlantic Section Member to Receive AUA 2012 Gallagher Health Policy Scholarship

Dr. Mark Edney, Mid-Atlantic Section member and new Section Representative to the AUA Health Policy Council will receive the 2012 AUA Gallagher Health Policy Scholarship. For more information, please visit the AUA Gallagher Health Policy Scholarship webpage.