American College of Physicians
Doctor's Dilemma® Competition
Doctor's Dilemma®
What is it?
Also known as Medical Jeopardy, ACP Doctor's Dilemma is held each year at the scientific Internal Medicine meeting. Up to 32 teams of residents from around the world compete for the title of national champion. The same style questions used in the competition are now available in an online game.
Doctor's Dilemma Mobile
Test your knowledge in a variety of disciplines. Doctor's Dilemma is simple to play (earn points with correct answers, lose them with incorrect answers), but the questions will challenge your mettle.
Doctor's Dilemma Live
ACP's Doctor's Dilemma is held each year at the annual scientific Internal Medicine meeting.The competition pits champion against champion in a battle to final jeopardy.
Play Mobile
Getting Started
To play, all you'll need is a smartphone. We designed this product to be played on your mobile device along with an active internet connection.
There is nothing to download or install, unless you are using the iPhone app version.
On Your Mobile Devices Using an Internet Connection
To open the game on your smartphone or PDA, go to ddm.acponline.org.
On Your iPhone
Download the free iPhone app version from iTunes
On Your Computer
Play now at ddm.acponline.org
How do I begin?
Each game has 15 questions (3 categories of 5 questions). A game is named by its 3 categories and the date of release (e.g., 07/2007: Allergy, Ethics, Pregnancy). Click the name to begin.
We'll be adding a new quiz each month, so return often and test yourself in 3 new categories.
How do I play the game?
The game will open with 3 columns. Each column has the category name abbreviation at the top, with 5 numbers ranging from 10 to 50 beneath it. Clicking on a number will take you to a question relating to that category. The numbers correspond to the question's point value. Higher valued questions are typically more difficult than lower numbered questions. Once you reach the question page, read the question and decide on an answer, then click the "show answer" button to display the correct answer. If your answer matches, click "I was correct." If your answer differs, click "I was incorrect." Clicking correct or incorrect will return you to the main menu.
Play Live
ACP's Doctor's Dilemma is held each year at the annual scientific Internal Medicine meeting. The competition pits champion against champion in a battle to final jeopardy. Up to 32 teams of residents from around the world compete for the coveted title of national champion.
To compete in the competition, a team must be nominated by their chapter Governor, and the chapter must hold a similar event at their state meeting. Teams are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until all of the slots are filled. All team members must be dues-paid ACP Resident/Fellow Members.
Nominations should be forwarded to ACP Membership Development at mbrdev@acponline.org. If your chapter meeting is held in the spring, please contact the national office prior to the deadline to reserve your spot in the national competition. Names of the participants from the winning chapter team can be forwarded, after the local meeting is held.
Previous ACP Doctor's Dilemma Champions
- 2013 Albert Einstein Medical Center
- 2012 Albert Einstein Medical Center
- 2011 Rush University
- 2010 Northwestern University
- 2009 Northwestern University
- 2008 Southern Illinois University
- 2007 Albert Einstein Medical Center
- 2006 The Western Pennsylvania Hospital
- 2005 Northwestern University
- 2004 The University of Texas Medical Branch
- 2003 The University of Texas Medical Branch
- 2002 The University of Texas Medical Branch
- 2001 Allegheny General Hospital
- 2000 The Mayo Clinic
- 1999 University of Connecticut Health Center
- 1998 Albert Einstein Medical Center
For more information about ACP Doctor's Dilemma, or for recommendations on software and buzzer systems, please contact ACP Membership Development at mbrdev@acponline.org.
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