Raritan Bay Medical Center Resident Physicians Win State Championship   

Raritan Bay Medical Center Resident Physicians Win State Championship

April 04, 2019

Raritan Bay team will represent New Jersey in national competition in April

Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center’s team of resident physicians defeated three other hospital teams to win the final round of the American College of Physicians’ (ACP) Resident Challenge Bowl on March 22. Sponsored by the nation’s largest medical-specialty organization, the 2019 bowl began in December with several preliminary rounds of competition and concluded at the New Jersey Chapter of the ACP’s Scientific Meeting in Princeton, N.J.

Likened to “medical Jeopardy,” the annual trivia showdown engages about 20 medical education facilities around the state, and hundreds throughout the country, in a serious, yet fun-spirited competition that enriches medical training. Kanwal Farooq, M.D., Ali Nadhim, M.D., and Sana Najib, M.D., represented Raritan Bay’s Internal Medicine Residency Program in the competition, and will now move on to represent New Jersey in the national Resident Challenge Bowl competition at the ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting in Philadelphia, P.A., April 11 to April 13, 2019.

“I’m very happy for the resident team from Raritan Bay. Obviously they put a lot of effort into their studies, time well spent as they hone their clinical knowledge,” said David Kountz, M.D., vice president and co-chief academic officer, Hackensack Meridian Health. “I wish them good luck in the national competition as they go on to represent our network and New Jersey.”

Shuvendu Sen, M.D., associate program director and director of medical education for Raritan Bay’s Internal Medicine Residency Program, serves as mentor for the team. “I’m very proud of the team as they trained intensely for the competition, which covered a vast range of topics, from identifying various syndromes to diagnosing diseases,” says Dr. Sen. “The challenge bowl provides a great opportunity for residents to learn and apply their clinical expertise. Along the way they gained a tremendous amount of knowledge, self-confidence, and a sense of accomplishment.”

“It’s actually a fun way of acquiring knowledge,” said Dr. Najib, incoming chief resident and challenge bowl team member. “The entire medical center rooted for us, and we are proud to place Raritan Bay Medical Center at the very top of the state.”

Medical residency training is required to practice as a physician in the U.S., and begins after graduation from medical school. Since 1980, Raritan Bay Medical Center has trained more than 300 residents. In 2018, Jersey Shore University Medical Center became Raritan Bay’s sponsoring institution, expanding opportunities for residents.

About Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center

For more than 100 years, Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy and Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge have provided a full continuum of health care services to residents of Central Jersey. Raritan Bay Medical Center is one of less than one percent of hospitals in the world to achieve Magnet Recognition, the “Gold Standard” for nursing practice, quality, and safety in patient care, four times. U.S. News & World Report, ranked Raritan Bay Medical Center as the #10 best hospital in New Jersey and #20 in the New York Metro area in 2018, and as a high performer in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nephrology, and Heart Failure treatment.

The medical center is a New Jersey state designated Primary Stroke Center and recipient of the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association’s 2018 Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award, recognizing optimal treatment of stroke patients. Raritan Bay is also a recipient of The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the AHA’s Heart Check Mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers and the AHA’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award recognizing high-quality care of patients experiencing a severe heart attack.

The Joslin Diabetes Center, Affiliate at Raritan Bay-Old Bridge, provides the latest advances for treating diabetes and its complications as well as other metabolic and endocrine disorders. Among its flagship programs are the Human Motion Institute, a comprehensive orthopedic program, and Institute for Weight Loss at Raritan Bay-Old Bridge and Center for Bariatric Surgery at Raritan Bay-Perth Amboy, both specializing in weight loss surgery. As part of Hackensack Meridian Health, one of New Jersey’s most comprehensive health networks, patients have access to advanced specialized services with a seamless continuum of care, close to home.

For more information, visit www.rbmc.org. To make an appointment for an outpatient test or treatment, call 732-324-5270. For a free physician referral, call 1-800-560-9990.

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