Courtesy photo Above left to right: Capt. Wayne Wolverton, Capt. Craig Ainsworth, Capt. Gina Kubowicz and Capt. Michelle “O.J.” Ojemuyiwa Members of Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center’s internal medicine residents staff have returned home as victors after winning top Army honors at recent competitions involving Medical Jeopardy awards ceremonies, as sponsored by the American College of Physicians.

During competitions which were held in San Antonio, TX from Nov. 18 through 22, medical teams from both the Army and Air Force participated in competitions which compare and test medical-related knowledge among the various teams and individuals.

Capt. Craig Ainsworth, a six-year Army member, was leader of Eisenhower’s four-member team which included fellow internal medicine physicians Gina Kubowicz and Wayne Wolverton. Michelle “O.J.” Ojemuyiwa, an alternate, also won an award for a poster presentation.

Brig. Gen. W. Bryan Gamble DDEAMC Commanding General Capt. Ainsworth, a three-time Medical Jeopardy participant, said his past experiences were beneficial in helping him lead his team onto success this year.

Capt. Lonnie Miller, chief of residency at Eisenhower, said he’s extremely proud of his team’s accomplishments, adding that winning top Army honors is a significant achievement and honor.

“Medical Jeopardy has been around annually for a long time,” said Dr. Miller.

“It’s a tradition that happens at every ACP meeting,” he said, noting that each state has its own ACP meeting where medical schools compete to ultimately determine a state winner to compete nationally.

This year’s national competitions will be held in Toronto, Canada on April 22 through 24, Dr. Miller said. Eisenhower’s trio of winners will represent the entire Army at the national meeting, he said.

In addition to Eisenhower Army Medical Center Soldiers, this year’s event also included competitors from Brook Army Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tripler Army Medical Center and William Beaumont Army Medical Center.

Dr. Miller said he’s overwhelmingly proud of the hard work and determination that resulted in the Eisenhower team winning the title.

“This victory is quite significant,” said Dr. Miller, adding that, “our team worked very hard for this. They would use their lunch breaks to study and countless hours of study after duty. They’ve been studying for this (Medical Jeopardy) event since the beginning of July,” he said.

Dr. Miller said success is not foreign to medical residents at Eisenhower.

“We had a Jeopardy team go to nationals within the past three years. We’ve always had strong Jeopardy teams,” he said. “We have always fared well through the years.”

Dr. Miller said it requires special individuals with special abilities and skills to achieve success at these pressurepacked competitions. He touts Eisenhower’s strong medical training program for assisting in the development and preparation of successful Jeopardy participants.

“I can’t really say it’s all because of our training program, but typically our residents do well when it comes to national rankings and national scores,” he said with an air of modesty.

“In these (game) situations, it takes a unique person to process and come up with appropriate responses – quick thinkers,” he added. The selection process for Jeopardy teams typically involves participants who are usually second- and third-year residents, Dr. Miller said.

Once selected, these three-member teams are expected to immerse themselves in detailed, research-oriented projects. In other words, says Dr. Miller, “in order to participate in Jeopardy, team members must also be conversant on various research topics.”

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