A team of student doctors and residents representing Harnett Health Internal Medicine and the Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine (CUSOM) took part Feb. 21 in the Doctor’s Dilemma competition, held in Raleigh.
Sponsored by the American College of Physicians (ACP), the Jeopardy-style competition tests the medical knowledge of teams representing a particular chapter of the ACP, “a diverse community of internal medicine specialists and subspecialists united by a commitment to excellence,” the organization’s website says.
The student doctors and residents were asked a wide variety of medical questions. Question topics typically include pharmacology, dermatology, critical care and cardiology, for example.
CUSOM’s student team won the first round, against East Carolina and Wake Forest universities. In the second round, the CUSOM team finished a close second, posting a score of 1,410, behind Wake Forest, which scored 1,500.
The CUSOM team included: Kaleb Eaton and Peter Sells, from the class of 2026, and Remy Mathy and Andrew Robertson, from the class of 2027. The Harnett Health Internal Medicine Residency Program participated in the Resident Doctor Dilemma on Feb. 20. That team, which included Drs. Sanjana Allam, Afreen Aleem and Moksha Avvaru, it competed against programs such as Cape Fear Valley Health, East Carolina and Wake Forest University.
The quiz events were held during the ACP N.C. Chapter Meeting at the Crabtree Valley Marriott, Feb. 20-22.
“We are very proud of both our CUSOM student team and our Harnett Health resident team,” said Dr. James J. Cappola, chair and associate professor of Internal Medicine and interim assistant dean for Clinical Affairs.
Dr. Chris Stewart is vice chair of internal medicine at CUSOM and a core faculty member of the Harnett Health Internal Medicine Residency.
“This conference was an excellent opportunity to showcase our CUSOM students and our Harnett Health residents,” Stewart said. “We are doing great things in medical education.”
With 161,000 members in countries across the globe, ACP, its website says, is the largest medical-specialty society in the world. 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.