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Mohammad Alsit Alkhabbaz, M.D.; Hussein Haidari, M.D.; and Matt Carr, M.D., with the trophy. |
First-year internal medicine resident Mohammad Alsit Alkhabbaz, M.D., second-year internal medicine resident Hussein Haidari, M.D., and second-year med-peds resident Matt Carr, M.D., represented USA Health, the academic health system for the University of South Alabama, on the winning team.
Multiple programs throughout Alabama and Mississippi were represented, including University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Mississippi Medical Center, in Doctors’ Dilemma, a medical knowledge competition that dates to the 1990s within ACP.
“It was exciting to be able to participate in the Doctors’ Dilemma and represent the internal medicine residency,” Carr said. “The other programs all proved to be very knowledgeable and great competitors. We were fortunate to come out on top!”
Teams of residents compete in a multi-round format, culminating in a championship round. The contest aims to foster resident and medical student learning and engagement in a friendly, competitive environment.
USA Health’s team is now qualified to compete in the national competition in San Francisco at the 2026 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.
The American College of Physicians is a prestigious organization that recognizes specialists from the internal medicine field and strives to improve patient care. Founded in 1915, ACP is the largest medical specialty organization in the world with 161,000 members in more than 172 countries. It promotes the science and practice of medicine, and it supports internal medicine physicians in their quest for excellence.
