The three-member team from East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy captured the 2016 Clinical Pharmacy Challenge title in an exciting match with Oregon State University College of Pharmacy. From an initial field of 112 teams, these two institutions advanced through four online rounds of competition as well as the live quarterfinal and semifinal matches held at the ACCP Annual Meeting in October to face each other in the final round.
The Clinical Pharmacy Challenge, now in its seventh year, afforded teams of three pharmacy students representing institutions from 46 states and one international institution the opportunity to compete in a “quiz bowl”–type competition. Each round of competition consisted of questions in three segments: Trivia-Lightning, Clinical Case, and Jeopardy-style items. Items were written and reviewed by an expert panel of ACCP members. The victory by East Tennessee State is their second crown, having also captured the Clinical Pharmacy Challenge title in 2013.
The two teams were virtually tied after the Trivia/Lightning segment of the final round. However, East Tennessee pulled ahead of Oregon State during the Clinical Case segment. In the final segment of the round, teams were presented items in the Jeopardy categories of Cardiovascular Disorders, Critical Care, Immunology/Transplantation, Pain and Palliative Care, and Potpourri. The two teams employed strategic choices as they navigated the Jeopardy grid, selecting the item categories they felt matched their own unique strengths and taking their chances in the Potpourri category, which addressed items in nutrition, vaccinations, and pediatrics. Ultimately, East Tennessee State prevailed with its strong performance in the Jeopardy segment.
Please join ACCP in congratulating the teams from both universities on their outstanding academic achievement. To view a complete listing of teams who participated and progressed through this year’s competition, please visit www.accp.com/stunet.
East Tennessee State
Oregon State