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INDIAN SCHOOL OF UROLOGY (ISU) - Guideline & Bye laws

Genesis

Board of Education will be merged to Indian School of Urology.

The Current ISU Chairman will complete his term of 5 years. Thereafter the ISU chairman's term would be for 3 years with one year as Chairman Elect and 2 years as Chairman. Hence new Chairman elect will be selected by the committee formed by the USI council, one year prior to the completion of the term of existing ISU chairman.

Indian School of Urology will have the updated constitution as per Board of Education.

Objectives :

Shall provide the academic foundation that every Urologist needs to be a competent Urologist.
Will provide essential, uniform and objective information for the practicing Urologist Urology residents and allied Urology staff such as Urology Nurses and technicians to practice Urology that is current and safe.
Will keep all the members periodically updated with academic information.
Ensure that the content of all the academic activities is valid, balanced, and evidence-based scientifically and free of commercial bias.
Shall conduct all academic programs of the Society, other than the National conference.
Shall facilitate in providing a uniform core curriculum for PG Urology training in the country.

It will achieve this by the following :

Formulate policies, responsibilities and guidelines for its functioning.and for other academic programs of the USI.
Conduct exclusively for Urology residents, Mock review exams as well as courses at fixed intervals
Will keep all the members periodically updated with academic information.
Provide updates for all members of the USI, by way of establishing an E learning portal, Webcasts, as well as teaching videos.
Setup and maintain a faculty list for various ISU programs across the country.
Facilitate and setup National Guidelines for practice of Urology
Setup data registry which will help us in data mining and presentation of Indian data both within the country and abroad
Conduct academic activities for all members of the USI, as well as the postgraduate associate members of the society.
Conducting education programmes at Zonal conferences during the time allotted for the same
Actively implement a 360 degree feedback model, to conceptualise and execute appropriate training programs

The Indian School of Urology shall consists of :
Board of Directors

President USI
President Elect USI
Immediate Past President USI
Hon Secretary USI
Hon Treasurer USI
Chairman ISU
Chairman-Elect (alternate years) D. Functioning of ISU

Functioning of ISU

The board of governors will function totally under the USI council and will report periodically during the USI EC meetings along with taking necessary approvals and directions from the council as and when required. Endorsement of USI council will be mandatory for all ISU activities. The ISU will have a cell based functioning with the following cells included :
Uro-Oncology
Andrology & Men's Health
Urolithiasis
Female and Functional Urology
Paediatric Urology
Robotic and Minimally Invasive Urology
Basic Sciences as applied to Urology
Reconstructive Urology
Organ Transplant & Tissue Engineering

There would be one convener for each cell along with one co-convener and the term of them would be 2 years. The functions of the cells would be to promote the sub-specialty and development of the same under USI.

Meetings

Indian School of Urology shall meet at least 2 times a year with adequate notice of 3 weeks to decide upon the activities and formulate the calendar of events of ISU.
The first meeting shall be during of the USICON, of that year to update the new members of the activities of the ISU.
Every member of the Indian School of Urology shall have one vote : in case of equality of votes, the Chairman's vote shall be the casting vote
Amember of the Indian School of Urology ceases to be a member if :

He/she ceases to be a member of the USI for whatever reason
If by notice in writing to the committee he/she resigns from office
If he/she does not attend one out of two consecutive meetings of the total meetings to be held
If the members of the Board approves his/her removal on the advice of the US Council

All meetings so conducted shall be minuted and the minutes will be circulated to all members within 2 weeks of the meeting.

Finance

All finances of the ISU will be held by the treasurer, USI. The financial year shall start from the 1st April of that year to 31st March next year. All the finances of the Indian School of Urology shall be audited by the auditor of the Urological Society of India.
All receipts to the Indian School of Urology shall be received by the USI Secretariat. For all amounts received by the USI for the ISU actives, receipts shall be issued by the USI secretariat. The Chairman and the members of the committee shall have no responsibilities to handle finances.

Job Responsibilities of Chairman Indian School of Urology-US

DESIGNATION : Chairman REPORTING TO : USI Council

TENURE : 2 years

The Chairman-elect will be automatically assuming responsibility as the Chairman at the end of the USICON of that year. If for any reason, he/she is unwilling or unable to take up the reasonability, the past Chairman will be asked to continue in the same post for period of another year.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS :

Should have a complete knowledge of all ISU policies/processes and activities.
Must be familiar with the AUA/EAU teaching patterns.
Must be familiar with MCh, DNB teaching and examination patterns.
Should be active in USI/ISU academics.
Should have proven expertise in organising teaching programs.
Should not have coexistent USI commitments in the council/as editorial Board Members of the IJU or Chairman sub-committees of the USI.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

Shall build and review a pool of identified faculty for all ISU programs
Shall ensure copies of all correspondence of the ISU to reach the Chairman elect at all times.
Should coordinate all activities of the ISU along with the chairman-elect.
Shall call for and conduct the Board meeting once in 6 months, with 3 weeks notice of agenda .
Shall prepare minutes of all the meetings and circulate to all members within 2 weeks of the meeting.
Shall inform the Honorary Secretary, USI of the vacancies that will arise in the Board, at the beginning of the term, every year.
Shall constantly look at improving the activities of the Indian School of Urology, in terms of content and quality.
Shall present to the USI council, the activity report of the ISU for the past duration, during the executive council meetings.
Shall present annually, the activity report of the ISU for the past 1 year, at the GBM of every USICON.
Shall participate in the USI council meetings, whenever a ISU matter is tabled for discussion.
Shall observe all the rules of the USI council.

The responsibility of the Chairman will start only after the completion of the USICON of that year. His responsibilities will end the following year after completion of the selection for traveling fellowships, correspondence pertaining to the traveling fellowships to the residents, as well as to the USI, as well as affiliated Urology Associations around the world. The office of the ISU shall be handed over to the next Chairman, by transferring the email ID and password with documentation.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHAIRMAN ELEC INDIAN SCHOOL OF UROLOGY-USI

DESIGNATION :Chairman-elect

REPORTING TO :Chairman ISU

TENURE :1 year, and will assume the Chairman - ISU post, from the next year

The Chairman-elect will be selected by the executive council of the USI, on the basis of invited applications. Notice inviting applications will be issued in the USI newsletter by the Honorary Secretary - USI, every alternate year around the month of September

QUALIFICATION :

Should be an Urologist of more than 10 years standing, with adequate publications in peer reviewed journals.
Should be a faculty of more than 10 years standing in MCI recognised Urology training programs of either MCh., or DNB course.
Should be a full member of the USI of at least 7 years standing
Should not have coexistent USI commitments in the council/as editorial Board Members of the IJU or Chairman sub-committees of the USI.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS :

Should have a complete knowledge of all ISU policies/processes and activities
Must be familiar with the AUA/EAU teaching patterns
Must be familiar with MCh, DNB teaching and examination patterns
Should be active in USI/ISU academics
Should have proven expertise in organising teaching programs

MEMBER ISU-RESPONSIBILITIES

DESIGNATION :Board Member ISU (TWO FROM EACH ZONE)

REPORTING TO :The Chairman, ISU

TENURE :

ach member of the Board will have a tenure of 2 years and one member from each zone will be selected every year, to ensure continuity in the activities of the Board.
Each member should attend at least 1 out of 2 meetings of the Board, held every year.
A member is eligible to apply for renomination for one more turn only.

Notice inviting applications will be issued in the USI newsletter by the Honorary Secretary USI, every year around the month of September. Following scrutiny of the applications by the Chairman ISU, members will be selected in consultation with the Secretary, USI.

QUALIFICATION :

Must be a full member of the USI
Must have completed 7 years as a member of the USI
Must be willing to travel for ISU activities at personal expense. Any member who does not attend two consecutive meetings will be considered to have voluntarily relinquished the post.
The post thus vacated may be filled by another member, who meets all the criteria for membership, from the same zone through a fresh application. The tenure of a member filled in this manner will be till the end of the original tenure.
Should not have coexistent USI commitments in the council/as editorial Board Members of the IJU or Chairman sub-committees of the USI

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS :

Must be a person who has consistently participated in USI academic activities
Must be knowledgeable about the M.Ch and DNB examination patterns.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

Every ISU member shall be willing to undertake specific responsibilities pertaining to the functioning of the ISU in his/her zone and the conduct of its various activities,
Specific roles to which ISU members will be assigned as follows :

Maintaining the minutes of all ISU meetings in their zone
Maintaining databases for the ISU in their zone.
Developing themes for ISU activities and presenting the same to the Board for consideration and adoption
Attending assigned ISU activities as rapporteurs, and providing feedback to the Board
Identifying recognized postgraduate teachers/urology sub specialists within their zones, collecting their bio-data and adding the same to the ISU database, and annually updating the database
oldentifying organizations and venues for the conduct of ISU activities by rotation
Collating and tabulating evaluable information supplied by various candidates (applying for fellowships & awards) and presenting them to the Board
Preparing case scenarios & questions for learning databases
Preparing quiz papers, presentations and similar material to assist the Board in selection of candidates for various fellowships & awards
Preparing online learning resources for hosting on the USI website

Other responsibilities as the Council of the USI or the Chairperson of the ISU may assign from time to time.