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NEW THIS FALL

Community Urology Committee Report

Lorne Aaron
Chair, Community Urology Committee
Longueuil, QC

CUA is proud to announce the launch of the CUC-CUA Mentorship Program Grant

he mandate of the CUC-CUA Mentorship Program is Renumeration for mentor and mentee is $1000 per half-day
Tto encourage community urologists across Canada to per person (maximum of $2000 each for a full day).
continue developing their skills and knowledge throughout
their careers and to provide support for learning new skills, Applications will be reviewed by the CUC Chair and the CPD
while minimizing the financial disincentives for both the learner Chair and Review Committee.
(mentee) and teacher (mentor). 2020 applications should be submitted to the CUA by
The grant is available to CUA community urologist members November 30, 2020. Applications received after that date
in good standing. will be considered under the 2021 grant distribution.
The mentor and mentee must not work at the same institution For additional details, consult the cua.org under the CPD
or regularly assist each other outside of the context of this Grant Program tab.
project.

CUA’s Plan to Develop a Diversity and Inclusion Policy
Recent events within Canada and throughout the world have once again shone the spotlight on gender, racial, and cultural
inequalities. Unfortunately, medical organizations are not exempt from perceived or real concerns about lack of diversity
related to CME and leadership representation.

At the recent CUA virtual summer board meeting, a proposal was put forth to develop a formal policy addressing issues
related to diversity and inclusion. The intent of the policy would be to provide a set of guiding principles to ensure that
diversity, equity, and inclusion are explicitly addressed and uniformly practiced in the governance of the CUA and all
educational offerings.
The policy would serve as a mechanism to promote equity and inclusion and to reduce bias, intolerance, and discrimination.
It would apply to all members and staff of the CUA.

In order to capture the essential elements of this policy, we would like to invite any CUA member interested in participating in
the development process to contact the CUA corporate office (tiffany.pizioli@cua.org) no later than November 15, 2020.
Involvement of a wide cross-section of our membership would be most welcome!

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Jaffar Husain - McGill University Nikhile Mookerji - University of Alberta ... and to those pursuing a fellowship
Kunal Jain - University of Manitoba Alexandre Morin - Université Sherbrooke Fernanda Christina Gabrigna Berto - London, ON
Alexander Kiciak - University of Alberta Nancy Nimer - Université de Montréal Arnon Lavi - London, ON
Samir Ksara - University of Manitoba Mona Ouirzane - Université de Montréal
Jethro Kwong - University of Toronto Emily Pelley - University of Ottawa IN MEMORIAM
Geneviève Laberge - Université de Sherbrooke Brendan Raizenne - Université de Montréal
Taeweon Lee - University of British Columbia Ryan Satya Ramjiawan - University of Manitoba David E. Moors - Ottawa, ON 1928-2020
Min Joon Lee - University of Toronto Akshay Sathya - University of Ottawa John A. Noakes - Calgary, AB 1920-2018
Zack Li - University of Manitoba Jesse Spooner - Dalhousie University Shaun M. Robinson - Edmonton, AB 1939-2020
William Luke - Western University Jonathan Suderman - University of British Columbia Ahmet Fuad Sahin -
Iain MacIntyre - Queen’s University Mei Juan Trudel - Université de Montréal Niagara on the Lake, ON 1922-2019
Carolyn MacLeod - Western University Michael Uy - McMaster University Jocelyne Tessier- Repentigny, QC 1958-2020
Katherine Robin Mawson - University of British Paulo Werlang - University of Ottawa Datta Wagle - Buffalo, NY 1936-2020
Columbia Julie She Wun Wong - University of British Columbia
Alec Douglas Mitchell - University of British Columbia Anne Yin - McGill University

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