ACP Doctor's Dilemma® is a medical knowledge-based, multi-round competition where teams of residents, representing local chapters, compete over three days at ACP's annual Internal Medicine Meeting.
Volunteer Job Description
The American College of Physicians is seeking physician members to serve as judges for the Doctor's Dilemma Competition during ACP’s Internal Medicine Meetings.
This is an in-person activity at ACP’s annual Internal Medicine Meeting.
The next meeting will be in New Orleans, LA, Thursday through Saturday, April 3-5, 2025.
ACP Doctor's Dilemma® is a medical knowledge-based, multi-round competition where teams of residents, representing chapters domestically and internationally, compete over three days at the Internal Medicine Meeting.
Outreach to applicants will begin in January and February.
Purpose:
Judges serve as the authorized arbiters of the Doctor’s Dilemma competition. Judges are responsible for ensuring that all participants adhere to the rules and regulations and resolving any disputes that may arise during the competition in regard to questions, answers and overall sportsmanship.
Responsibilities:
- Attend assigned Doctor’s Dilemma games
- Work as a team with the moderator and fellow judges
- Maintain order throughout the competition
- Rule enforcement and dispute resolution
Qualifications:
- Registered for the Internal Medicine meeting or planning to register
- ACP member in good standing
- Strong English language verbal skills
- Post-residency internal medicine specialist or subspecialist
- FACP credential preferred
- Must have a broad knowledge of internal medicine and the ability to make confident, team-based decisions quickly
- Diplomatic and comfortable working under pressure before a highly charged, energetic, and competitive audience
- Ability to participate in a virtual orientation prior to the meeting as well as another session meeting before competition onsite
Goal:
The competition brings together some of the brightest residents from around the world in a friendly but highly competitive environment. It tests the medical knowledge of up to 60 teams, each representing an ACP chapter, while fostering resident education across several knowledge areas of internal medicine.
Volunteers will be expected to attend a virtual orientation via Zoom on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. ET and one onsite training session on April 4, 2025, at 10:45 a.m. ET at the Internal Medicine Meeting in New Orleans, LA. (Each training will be approximately a half hour.) Judges with a direct relationship to a participating team are not permitted to judge in the room where that team is competing.
Specific Requirements:
- Post-residency internal medicine specialist or subspecialist.
- FACP designation preferred.
- Must have a broad knowledge of internal medicine and the ability to make confident, team-based decisions quickly.
- Must be diplomatic and comfortable working under pressure before a highly-charged, energetic, and competitive audience.
Volunteer Participation Form
To volunteer as a judge at the Doctor's Dilemma Competition at the Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 in New Orleans, LA, please visit the Doctor's Dilemma Judge Application.