Teams will be introduced by the master of ceremony and the team’s chosen song will be played over the speaker system as the walk up to their podium
Two initial rounds of Jeopardy-style questions with 5-6 teams in each round
Each round has four categories and four questions for each category
Point values for questions in the first round are 100, 200, 300, 400
The two teams with the most points from each of the two initial rounds move on to the Double Jeopardy round where point values for questions are doubled
Four total teams participate in one Double Jeopardy round
There are four categories with four questions for each category in the Double Jeopardy round
Point values for Double Jeopardy are 200, 400, 600, 800
All four teams from the Double Jeopardy round will have the opportunity to answer the single question in the Final Jeopardy round
Teams must wager a point value with the written answer they provide in Final Jeopardy
Teams will write their response and wager amount on a white board to display to the MC and judges
Team will have 30 seconds to provide their written response and wager amount for Final Jeopardy
The team with the most points after the Final Jeopardy round is the winner of the Quiz Bowl competition
Correct answers will gain the points and incorrect answers will lose the points associated with that question
Each team will have a buzzer to use to be selected to answer questions, judges will determine which team buzzed in first if there is any question
If an incorrect answer is given, other teams will have the opportunity to buzz in to attempt to answer the question
After buzzing in, teams will have 5 seconds to provide a response
Within the gameplay, there will be Daily Double questions. These will require teams to perform simple skills (either medically or non-medically related). The team that chooses the Daily Double will need to pick another team to compete against for the skill and also determine a value of points they would like to wager. Judges determine the winning team for the skill being performed. The winning team gains the wagered points and the losing team loses the wagered points, so there is some strategy here.
All verbal responses in Jeopardy and Double Jeopardy rounds must be answered in a question format (“What is…”, “Who is…”, etc)
Teams
Teams are required to have two current residents/fellows participate from the same EMPA postgraduate training program
Only one team can participate from each EMPA postgraduate training program
Participants may be PAs or NPs
The gameplay is able to accommodate up to 12 total teams
If more than 12 teams apply for the competition, participating teams will be chosen via a lottery system
Application
Applications will be accepted from EMPA postgraduate training program teams meeting the above requirements up to the deadline set.
Teams wishing to compete must fill out the application completely
There will be no application fee
Participating residents/fellows should be registered SEMPA members (discounts for residents are available here)
Deadlines
Application Deadline: Monday, January 23, 2023
Participating teams will be announced in February 2023, all teams that submitted applications will receive notification
Awards
Bragging rights and program pride are available to all participating teams
Frequent high fives, fist/elbow bumps and hand clapping are encouraged
