Newswise — MAYWOOD, Il. - A team of surgical resident physicians from Loyola University Medical Center took first place in a Jeopardy-style tournament during the 2013 annual meeting of the Metropolitan Chicago Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.

The tournament was modelled after the television quiz show, in which contestants are given clues in the form of answers and must phrase their responses in question form.Topics included basic science, clinical and operative questions, historical questions and questions about the American College of Surgeons,

Each team included a fourth year resident, a third year resident and a first or second year resident. “We had a great time,” said Loyola team member Dr. Michael Anstadt, a fourth year general surgery resident who will be chief administrative resident during his fifth year.

Anstadt’s teammates were third year general surgery resident Dr. Jennifer Plichta and first year general surgery resident Dr. Julia Ng.

There were five other teams -- from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, Mount Sinai Hospital and the Metropolitan Group Hospitals surgical residency program.

Loyola, Northwestern and Mount Sinai survived the first round. In the second round, Loyola defeated Northwestern and Mount Sinai to win the tournament.

“They were well prepared and exhibited a an impressive array of knowledge,” said Dr. Gerard V. Aranha, a professor in Loyola’s Department of Surgery. “They made Loyola proud.”

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