Internal medicine residents place fourth in academic competition

Haris Manan, M.D., Muhammad Areeb Ashfaq, 

M.D., and Karan Bir Singh, M.D., attend the ACP

annual meeting.

Three residents from USA Health placed fourth earlier this summer in an academic competition at the American College of Physicians (ACP) Alabama & Mississippi Chapters 2023 Scientific Meeting in Meridian, Mississippi.

Haris Manan, M.D., Muhammad Areeb Ashfaq, M.D., and Karan Bir Singh, M.D., represented the Department of Internal Medicine. Though USA Health didn’t win the overall trophy at the state chapters’ meeting, plans are underway to prepare for next year’s competition.

The competition, called Doctor’s Dilemma, is a medical knowledge contest in which teams of three residents put their command of topics, including internal medicine, cardiology, endocrinology and more, up against other programs.

ACP’s annual conference features the finals of the fast-paced Jeopardy-style contest, in which more than 50 teams of residents from around the world vie for the ultimate prize, the Osler Cup.

ACP is the largest medical specialty organization in the United States, with members in more than 145 countries worldwide. Its more than 161,000 members include internal medicine physicians, related subspecialists and medical students.