A N N U A L M E E T I N G N E W S ACG’s Favorite Quiz Show...

December 2006 ACG Update www.acg.gi.org he finals of the third annual ACG GI Jeopardy competition were held during the 2006 ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course in Las Vegas, Nevada. The program featured two-member teams of fellows from five training programs from across North America who scored highest in the preliminary online round. Represented this year were Henry Ford Hospital, Johns Hopkins University/ Bayview Medical Center, National Capital Consortium (Bethesda), the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and the University of Washington. In the preliminary round, 70 training programs competed in an online multiple choice quiz consisting of 50 questions covering a range of gastrointestinal organs, ACG’s Favorite Quiz Show Returns T National Capital Consortium from Bethesda, Maryland wins GI Jeopardy finals during ACG 2006 diseases, and treatments. The training programs were then ranked based on the number of correct answers and the time it took to complete the test. There was no limit on how many trainees from each program could participate in the online segment. The top five programs were each invited to send a two-member team of fellows to the final round in Las Vegas, all expenses paid. The program was made possible in part by the generous sponsorship of AstraZeneca and TAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. This year’s GI Jeopardy finals featured the top five programs squaring off in a fight for the buzzer before a live audience of over 300 supporters. ACG Training Committee member, Ronald Szyjkowski, MD, again served as the entertaining and always stylish host, playing the part in his black tuxedo. The live game featured six categories per round with questions covering the gamut of gastrointestinal organs, diseases, treatments, and history. A special Las Vegas category proved to be quite difficult for those not familiar with Nevada facts such as the state bird and state motto. After a spirited first round, the top three teams, Henry Ford Hospital, Johns Hopkins University/Bayview Medical Center, and National Capital Consortium (Bethesda), moved on to the final round. Patrick E. Young, MD, and John T. Bassett, MD, from National Capital Consortium (Bethesda) ultimately took home the championship trophy and earned a $1,000 grant toward travel to next year’s ACG Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Don’t miss next year’s competition to see who will take home the championship! ACG A N N U A L M E E T I N G N E W S

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Page 1: A N N U A L M E E T I N G N E W S ACG’s Favorite Quiz Show …gi.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fellows-2006GIJeopardyResults.pdf · choice quiz consisting of 50 questions covering

December 2006 ACG Update� www.acg.gi.org

he finals of the third annual ACG GIJeopardycompetitionwere heldduringthe2006ACGAnnualScientific Meeting and Postgraduate CourseinLasVegas,Nevada. Theprogramfeaturedtwo-memberteams of fellows from five training programsfromacrossNorthAmericawhoscoredhighestinthepreliminaryonlineround.RepresentedthisyearwereHenryFordHospital,JohnsHopkinsUniversity/BayviewMedicalCenter,NationalCapitalConsortium(Bethesda),theUniversityofMississippiMedicalCenter,andtheUniversityofWashington.Inthepreliminaryround,70trainingprogramscompetedinanonlinemultiplechoicequizconsistingof50questionscoveringarangeofgastrointestinalorgans,

ACG’s Favorite Quiz Show Returns

National Capital Consortium from Bethesda, Maryland wins GI Jeopardy finals during ACG 2006

diseases,andtreatments.Thetrainingprogramswerethenrankedbasedonthenumberofcorrectanswersandthetimeittooktocompletethetest.Therewasnolimitonhowmanytraineesfromeachprogramcouldparticipatein

the online segment. The top five programs wereeachinvitedtosendatwo-memberteam of fellows to the final round in Las Vegas,allexpensespaid.TheprogramwasmadepossibleinpartbythegeneroussponsorshipofAstraZenecaandTAPPharmaceuticals,Inc. This year’s GI Jeopardy finals featured the top five programs squaring off in a fight for the buzzer before a live audience ofover300supporters.ACGTrainingCommitteemember,RonaldSzyjkowski,MD,againservedastheentertainingandalwaysstylishhost,playingthepartinhisblacktuxedo.Thelivegamefeaturedsixcategoriesperroundwithquestionscoveringthegamutofgastrointestinalorgans,diseases,treatments,andhistory.AspecialLasVegascategoryprovedto

be quite difficult for those not familiar with Nevadafactssuchasthestatebirdandstatemotto. After a spirited first round, the top threeteams,HenryFordHospital,JohnsHopkinsUniversity/BayviewMedicalCenter,andNationalCapitalConsortium(Bethesda), moved on to the final round. PatrickE.Young,MD,andJohnT.Bassett,MD,fromNationalCapitalConsortium(Bethesda)ultimatelytookhomethechampionshiptrophyandearneda$1,000granttowardtraveltonextyear’sACGAnnualMeetingandPostgraduateCourseinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.Don’tmissnextyear’scompetitiontoseewhowilltakehomethechampionship! ACG

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