EMRA MedWAR 2017
The Second Annual EMRA MedWAR, in collaboration with the ACEP Wilderness Medicine Section, was a wildly successful and highly entertaining challenge. The event kicked at sunrise in Seneca Creek State Park outside Washington, D.C.
Congratulations to our MedWAR winners!
- First Place: Medical College of Georgia : 37 min
- Second Place: Lakeland Health (Mancini's Mistakes) : 3 hr 11 min
- Third Place: Scott & White EM (Texas Curanderos) : 3 hr 29 min
- Best Sportsmanship: Johns Hopkins University SOM (MSII's)
- Drama Queen: Cassie Edmark
- Drama King: Justin Hensley
- Best Team Name: Johns Hopkins University SOM (MSII's)
- Most Correct Answers: Medical College of Georgia
In addition to the top 3 finishing teams, the EMRA Wilderness Division congratulates all the racers whose participation made the day so successful:
- Florida Hospital East Orlando (East the Beast)
- University of Utah (#UtahEM)
- Madigan Army Medical Center (Team Rambo)
- Stanford University (Wild Things)
- Staten Island University Hospital (BAER Attack)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (Fibromyalgia Storm)
- Johns Hopkins University SOM (MSII's)
- Mt. Sinai (Team Sianide)
- Doctors Hospital (DHEM 1)
- Einstein Philadelphia (Team Einstein)
Additional pictures from EMRA MedWAR 2017
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