Changes for the Better
- Published in Editorial Note
- Written by Samuel Vincent G. Yrastorza, M.D.
- Friday, 30 November 2012 16:38
Changes for the Better
The year 2012 brings greater tides to the PUA. Amendments to the constitution have been proposed subject to final approval by the PUA body. For sure their will be conflict in ideas and debates have already flared, a healthy one at that. A fine example of this proposed change is that of the position of the vice president. It has been proposed that once the vice president he will be assured the post of president for the following year. For the past years the president can only start planning for his programs once he is officially elected at the end of the year. This gives him only about 1-2 months to chart his course of action. Though it has been quite a tradition that the sitting vice president becomes the president the next year it is not guaranteed and it would be too presumptuous for former to act like one until his eventual election to the post. Providing a guarantee that the vice president would eventually would become the president the next year takes out this obstacle and he can planned out his programs and actions for a full year. This is common practice among some distinguished organizations to facilitate smooth transition of power and continuity of programs.Those who oppose this argue that should the body eventually decided that they do not want the vice president to be the next president because of poor performance or for any other valid reasons we could no longer oust him. For one, if he has not been performing well then he should not have been elected as vice president. But even if this scenario happens the PUA constitution still provides ways to ouster the official. This is just among the several changes to the constitution that each member should be aware of and actively participate in the debates on the floor during the business meeting and for their voices to be counted into votes. This tide of changes can wreak havoc but can also transform the PUA to a better functioning organization.
The PBU has also been malleable and introduce its own changes. For one, it has agreed to have existing training institutions affiliate with non training institutions to augment their clinical material. For the past years the training institutions have seen a dramatic decline in the prescribed index operations required for training accreditation. Of particular note is TURP. This procedure is the identifying mark of a urologist, but with the advent of better and more affordable drugs the number of patients requiring this procedure has gone significantly gone. This led the PBU to lower down the required number of TURP for each senior resident. But as Dr. Lantin pointed out, why do we need to compromise the training of the resident when there are a lot of non urology training institutions that are fertile ground for such a procedure. East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) actively requested for approval for an affiliation with another government institution for this purpose. EAMC has consistently complied with the requirements of the board but it wants to provide a richer ground for residency training.The PBU has already provided guidelines for this and hope is high that this will turn out for the better. Several amendments to the PBU constitution are up for discussion and voting during the business meeting on the last day of this years annual convention. One particular change which will surely draw some debate is the proposed straight program for urology. This will hopefully address the dearth of good quality residency applicants which some institutions have been complaining for the past years. And this is just one of the propose changes.
Change is imminent but we still control it. Be present and be counted during the annual business meeting of the PUA. Be the masters of change and help shape the future of the association.
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The year 2012 brings greater tides to the PUA. Amendments to the constitution have been proposed subject to final approval by the PUA body. For sure their will be conflict in ideas and debates have already flared, a healthy one at that. A fine example of this proposed change is that of the position of the vice president. It has been proposed that once the vice president he will be assured the post of president for the following year. For the past years the president can only start planning for his programs once he is officially elected at the end of the year. This gives him only about 1-2 months to chart his course of action. Though it has been quite a tradition that the sitting vice president becomes the president the next year it is not guaranteed and it would be too presumptuous for former to act like one until his eventual election to the post. Providing a guarantee that the vice president would eventually would become the president the next year takes out this obstacle and he can planned out his programs and actions for a full year. This is common practice among some distinguished organizations to facilitate smooth transition of power and continuity of programs.Those who oppose this argue that should the body eventually decided that they do not want the vice president to be the next president because of poor performance or for any other valid reasons we could no longer oust him. For one, if he has not been performing well then he should not have been elected as vice president. But even if this scenario happens the PUA constitution still provides ways to ouster the official. This is just among the several changes to the constitution that each member should be aware of and actively participate in the debates on the floor during the business meeting and for their voices to be counted into votes. This tide of changes can wreak havoc but can also transform the PUA to a better functioning organization.
The PBU has also been malleable and introduce its own changes. For one, it has agreed to have existing training institutions affiliate with non training institutions to augment their clinical material. For the past years the training institutions have seen a dramatic decline in the prescribed index operations required for training accreditation. Of particular note is TURP. This procedure is the identifying mark of a urologist, but with the advent of better and more affordable drugs the number of patients requiring this procedure has gone significantly gone. This led the PBU to lower down the required number of TURP for each senior resident. But as Dr. Lantin pointed out, why do we need to compromise the training of the resident when there are a lot of non urology training institutions that are fertile ground for such a procedure. East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) actively requested for approval for an affiliation with another government institution for this purpose. EAMC has consistently complied with the requirements of the board but it wants to provide a richer ground for residency training.The PBU has already provided guidelines for this and hope is high that this will turn out for the better. Several amendments to the PBU constitution are up for discussion and voting during the business meeting on the last day of this years annual convention. One particular change which will surely draw some debate is the proposed straight program for urology. This will hopefully address the dearth of good quality residency applicants which some institutions have been complaining for the past years. And this is just one of the propose changes.
Change is imminent but we still control it. Be present and be counted during the annual business meeting of the PUA. Be the masters of change and help shape the future of the association.