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CUC-CUA Mentorship Program
Terms of Reference 2020
Mandate: The mandate of the CUC-CUA Mentorship program is to encourage
community urologists across Canada to continue developing their skills and
knowledge throughout their careers and to provide support for learning new
skills while minimizing the financial disincentives for both the learner (mentee)
and teacher (mentor).
Eligibility for Funding:
o Approximately 10 awards may be distributed per year; each up to a
maximum of $5000 per funded award is available to CUA community
urologist members in good standing (annual dues paid in full including dues
in arrears from past years).
o Every CUA community urologist member is eligible to apply for one
mentorship project per year (as the mentee).
o There is no limit on the number of times a mentor can be funded per year
o The mentor and mentee must not work at the same institution or regularly
assist each other outside of the context of this project.
o All mentors and mentees must have CMPA protection and the necessary
privileges at the proposed institution for the procedures.
o Temporary OR privileges should be requested for all surgical techniques as
per local institutional guidelines.
o Projects related to medical (non-procedure) urology are acceptable as well.
o The mentor can be a community or academic urologist with the necessary
expertise.
o This program is funded exclusively through the CUA and any additional
source of funding (pharma) is prohibited.
October 2020