Resident Clinical Excellence Award

The LUGPA Resident Clinical Excellence Award is a merit award that recognizes qualities in a Resident that show their potential to be a highly effective leader in independent urology.





	Dr. Hou Receives 2025 Resident Clinical Excellence Award

RESIDENT ATTRIBUTES

Innovation: Highly skilled with the use of new technology or a device. Your nominee was integral in the development and execution of a novel process, technology, product, service, approach, or other idea that improved the status quo, and/or created value.
Problem Solving: Implemented process and/or operational improvement. The nominee resolved an issue, challenge or problem with efficiency, process improvement, or technology.
Clinical Involvement: The nominee demonstrated an effective approach to diagnose, treat, prevent a disease, or improve a clinical process.
Patient and Healthcare Team Interaction: The nominee has superior patient interaction, bedside manner, and works-well with the entire healthcare team to improve treatment, care delivery or quality of service.
Overall Impact: The nominee has made a notable impact at their organization.

CASH AWARD: The recipient(s) will be recognized at the LUGPA Annual Meeting in Chicago in November with a plaque and cash award of $1000. Travel expenses will be supported by LUGPA.

ELIGIBILITY: The applicant must be actively enrolled in an ACGME-approved urology residency program in the United States or in an approved fellowship.

NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS