The Great Debate - AUA Annual Meeting

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The Great Debate

AUA2024 – The Great Debate

Rules of Engagement for Participants

  1. Residents will each have a total of five (5) minutes to present.
    • Four (4) minutes initial presentation
    • One (1) minute rebuttal
  2. Participants must follow time restrictions.
  3. Theatrics are allowed, but must not be excessive.
  4. Props are NOT allowed.
  5. Residents may use a maximum of five PowerPoint slides in their argument and three for their rebuttal.
  6. Residents must stay until the end of the session.
  7. Each participant will receive a certificate. The winning residents of each debate will receive a trophy, and the grand debate champion will receive a plaque and a cash prize.

Rules of Engagement for the Judges

  1. The judge must be impartial.
  2. The judges shall try to avoid interacting with the participating residents prior to the debate.
  3. Persuasiveness, data, quality and forcefulness of the presentation shall determine the winner, not the correctness of the position as judged by conventional practice. A score sheet for the judge will be provided.
  4. The judges may disqualify participants if the Rules of Engagement are not followed.
  5. The judges have only one minute per presentation to cast their judgment.
  6. An audience participation system may be used to allow audience members to cast their vote.