Congratulations to the four semifinalist teams listed below, which recently participated in Online Rounds 1 and 2 of the inaugural ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge. Initially competing against teams from other North American schools and colleges of pharmacy, the following four teams have advanced to the final rounds of the competition to be held in Austin, Texas, on October 16–17, during the ACCP Annual Meeting.
Nova Southeastern University–Puerto Rico campus
- Irene Borrero
- Bonnie Perez
- Yvonne Phan
- Kalumi Ayala, Pharm.D. (registering faculty member)
Purdue University
- Jonathan Mohler
- Tiffany Pon
- Nick Sciacca
- Monica Miller, Pharm.D. (registering faculty member)
University of California–San Diego
- Timothy Bassell
- Shaddy Javadinejad
- Angel Lam
- Kelly Lee, Pharm.D., BCPP (registering faculty member)
University of Minnesota
- Camille Beauduy
- Ramy Elshaboury
- Lacy Ternes
- Debra Skaar, Pharm.D. (registering faculty member)
| Competition Schedule |
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| Saturday, October 16 |
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| 11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. | Semifinal A
Purdue University vs. University of Minnesota |
| 1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. |
Semifinal B
Nova Southeastern University–Puerto Rico vs. University of California–San Diego |
| Sunday, October 17 |
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| 5:15 p.m.–6:00 p.m. | Final Round (winners of Semifinal A vs. winners of Semifinal B) |
Developed in concept by the National StuNet Advisory Committee, the ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge is a team-based competition. Teams of three students compete against teams from other schools and colleges of pharmacy in a quiz bowl–type format. Each round of the competition consists of questions offered in the following segments: Trivia/Lightning, Clinical Case, and Jeopardy-style. Teams that advanced to the semifinals will represent their school or college of pharmacy in the live rounds of the competition to be held during the 2010 ACCP Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. The winning team will receive a championship trophy, a $1,500 cash award ($500 to each team member), and a congratulatory plaque for each team member. The second-place team will receive a congratulatory plaque and a $750 cash award ($250 to each member).
Ninety-four teams registered for the Clinical Pharmacy Challenge an encouraging start for a competition in its first year, far exceeding our initial estimates of 25–50 teams. However, because of the unexpectedly large number of last-minute entries, we were unable to expand the number of competitive rounds (either virtual or live) to better engage such a large field. Of the 48 teams that progressed to Online Round 2 of the competition, only the top four advanced to the semifinal rounds in Austin. To view the distribution of scores for Online Rounds 1 and 2, please visit the ACCP Web site at www.accp.com/stunet.
Based on early feedback, ACCP anticipates that even more teams will register next year. Therefore, changes in the number of online and live rounds are under way to accommodate a larger field for 2011’s Challenge.
Thanks to all the teams participating in this year’s competition. For more information about the ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge, please visit www.accp.com/stunet. Information about next year’s competition will be available in early 2011.