Internal medicine residents compete in annual Doctor’s Dilemma Competition
The USA Health team performed strongly throughout the competition and entered Final Jeopardy tied for second place.
By Michelle Ryan-Day
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The Department of Internal Medicine at USA Health, the academic health system for the University of South Alabama, was represented on the national stage in April as residents competed at the American College of Physicians (ACP) Doctor's Dilemma Competition in San Francisco.
The competition, hosted by the ACP from April 16-18, annually brings together top internal medicine residency programs from across the country in a fast-paced medical knowledge challenge modeled after a quiz bowl format.
Representing USA Health were: Alsit Alkhabbaz, M.D., a second-year internal medicine resident; Matthew Carr, M.D., a third-year Med-Peds resident; and Hussein Haidari, M.D., a third-year internal medicine resident. The team was coached by Chief Resident Haris Manan, M.D.
Additional attendees from internal medicine included Judy Blair-Elortegui, M.D., FACP, vice chair of education; Katherine Glosemeyer, M.D., hospitalist and assistant professor of internal medicine; and second-year medical student Isabella Elortegui, whose poster presentation, “Wernicke’s Encephalopathy Secondary to Hyperemesis Gravidarum,” earned recognition as a Clinical Vignette Poster winner. The award was presented to only five medical students at the conference.
The USA Health team performed strongly throughout the competition and entered Final Jeopardy tied for second place. According to Blair-Elortegui, the team correctly answered the final question but was ultimately outbid. She noted that the team answered more questions correctly than the team from Stanford during the competition.
“It was truly an honor to work with such an incredible team who represented USA on a national stage,” Manan said. “I am extremely proud of their dedication, focus, and depth of knowledge. The quality of residents at USA continues to impress me.”
The annual ACP Doctor's Dilemma competition is one of its hallmark programs. It brings together some of the brightest residents from around the world in a friendly but highly competitive environment. The competition tests the medical knowledge of up to 60 teams, each representing an ACP chapter. After three days of competition, the winning team is awarded the coveted "Osler Cup.”
To participate in the competition, a team must be nominated by its local ACP chapter. Teams are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until all of the slots are filled. All team members must be active as ACP Resident/Fellow Members.
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is the largest medical specialty organization in the world with 163,000 members in more than 172 countries across the globe. ACP is a diverse community of internal medicine specialists and subspecialists united by a commitment to excellence. Internal medicine physicians apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. ACP and its physician members lead the profession in education, standard-setting, and the sharing of knowledge to advance the science and practice of internal medicine.
