It is our pleasure to announce the winners of the Fourth International Elite Gynecologic Surgery Competition (2024 Masters of Gynecologic Surgery). The competition was jointly hosted by AME Publishing Company and the West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University on an international background. All the videos for the competition were judged on the basis of how effective the videos are in promoting gynecologic surgery’s techniques. Specifically, video clips were assessed based on the five important criteria outlined below.
- Operative Difficulty (20 points)
- The standardization and the fluency of the operation (20 points)
- Originality (20 points)
- Quality of the video (20 points)
- Educational values of video demonstration (20 points)
The competition here comes to a conclusion with the final scoring from the panel of judges. Selected winning videos will receive priority consideration for publication in Gynecology and Pelvic Medicine (GPM; gpm.amegroups.com) later.
The winners are:- First Prize: Xiaolei Song (Shenzhen Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, China)
- Second Prize: Jinhai Gou (West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, China)
Ping Cheng (Urumqi Maternal and Child Health Hospital, China)
- Third Prize: Jiongbo Liao (Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, China)
Jitong Zhao (West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, China)
Ying Zhang (Southwest Medical University Affiliated Chengdu 363 Hospital, China)
The winners of the competition will receive invitations to attend the awards ceremony tentatively scheduled for June 1st, 2024, in Sichuan. Furthermore, the first-prize winner will be sponsored for a one-week study tour at the West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University.
Panel of Judges:
1. Simone Ferrero, MD, PhD
Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
2. Walter H. Gotlieb, MD, PhD
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Segal Cancer Center, Lady Davis Institute of Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3. Philippe R. Koninckx, MD, PhD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
4. Ambrogio P. Londero, MD, PhD
Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Infant Health, University of Genoa and Unit of Gynecology and Obstetrics IRCCS Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
5. Omer Lutfi Tapisiz, MD, PhD
Department of Urogynecology, University of Health Sciences, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women’s Health Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
6. Andrea Tinelli, MD, PhD
Veris delli Ponti Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Scorrano, Lecce, Italy
7. Xiaoyu Niu, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Congratulations to all the winners! We would also take this opportunity to thank all the participants and judges for your valuable support and great efforts devoted to the competition. We look forward to having your participance in the next year’s competition!