ACC FIT Jeopardy Competition Nkechi Ijioma MD Kristin West, ACC Staff

Background Current ACC FIT Jeopardy competition was introduced by Gautam Kumar, MD, FACC Current FIT Jeopardy competition solicits three randomly created FIT teams Large annual audience reveals its popularity

Identified areas of need Small number of teams (3), limits the number of FIT participation Random team selection does not engage large audience in the success of the team Current FIT participation in state/national activities highlights research activities, potentially excluding a large section of FITs

Goals and Objectives Increase FIT engagement and participation in state chapter & national ACC activities Provide an avenue for clinically-oriented FITs to showcase their talent at ACC events Promote healthy team dynamics Promote mentorship for FITs and faculty with development of Jeopardy content

Proposed New Jeopardy Competition Format Two (2)-day competition at national ACC Day 1: Inter-state chapter competition (regional) competition Day 2: Inter-regional competition

Proposed New Jeopardy Competition Format Day 2: Final (inter-regional) Jeopardy Competition State ACC chapter Jeopardy Competition Day 1: Regional (inter-state) Jeopardy Competition FIT team winner represents state-chapter on Day 1 at annual national ACC meeting Regional team winners represent region on Day 2 of inter-regional competition

Chapter Expectations Cost: Audiovisual costs, conference room Equipment: Projector & projector screen, computer/laptop for PowerPoint, buzzer, timer Question content: State FIT council Volunteers: 3 judges, 3 moderators (FITs), 1 faculty moderator Teams: Institution based (recommended)

Planning Number of rounds: Varies w/ number of teams Size of teams: Recommend 3 FITs per team Time allocation: 30 mins (1 round, 16 questions, 4 categories, tie breaker) 1 hour (2 rounds, 32 questions, 8 categories)

Question design Time commitment from state FIT council Goal: Estimated time burden to design and create 16 questions for 1 round < 1 day Difficult part: deciding what categories of questions (echo, clinical trials, cardiac math etc) Goal: Ownership and autonomy to state chapters Recognize heterogeneity of state chapters

National ACC Jeopardy Competition State Jeopardy team will take part in inter-regional competition Similar to national ACC poster presentation, travel is the responsibility of the FITs As public awareness increases, anticipate institutions will provide travel funds for FITs.

Alternatives What if my state chapter has only one training institution? What if my state chapter has multiple training institutions? What if my state chapter doesn’t have an FIT council to create questions? What if my state chapter has already planned/hosted our 2015 annual meeting?

Summary Goal is to increase FIT engagement in state chapter and national ACC activities Goal is to promote clinically-oriented FITs who may not necessarily have research activities but are still highly talented Infancy stage and anticipate on-going modification after initial implementation

Appreciation Ms Gwen Goldfarb – Mentor, Ohio ACC Ms Alice Betz - Michigan ACC Scott Lilly MD – Past FIT council chair ACC Leadership and staff

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