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PEER Challenge

The 2026 PEER Challenge is heating up

The top 8 teams have advanced to Round 3, where they'll go head-to-head with the designated team in their bracket in another knockout round. The top 4 residency programs will then advance to the semi-finals held live at ACEP26.

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PEER Challenge Bracket (Round 3) PDF ↑

The competition continues with Round 3 on September 3.

PEER Challenge Bracket: Round 3 (PDF)

The PEER Challenge is a single elimination tournament that matches up residency programs against each other in a showdown of clinical knowledge.

The winning program is crowned after a live competition, the PEER Ultimate Championship, each year at ACEP Scientific Assembly. In addition to valuable bragging rights, the grand prize includes a full year of complimentary PEER for Programs.

The 2026 Schedule

Inquire about the competition at peer@acep.org.

  • June 4 (Thursday) | 4 pm CT — Qualifying Round
  • July 9 (Thursday) | 4 pm CT — Round 1
  • August 6 (Thursday) | 4 pm CT — Round 2
  • September 3 (Thursday) | 4 pm CT — Round 3
  • October 5 (Monday) — Semi-Finals at ACEP26
  • October 6 (Tuesday) — Finals at ACEP26
 

The Competition

Each round features clinical questions from the PEER suite of board prep content. Every match will be moderated by one of the PEER Editors-in-Chief.

Speed matters — the quicker a question is answered, the more points earned.

Multiple residents from each program can play in the first three rounds — the program’s score is averaged, and different residents can play in each round.

PEER Board Prep

The Prizes

  • Complimentary ACEP26 registration for four residents from each of the final four residency programs
  • Free PEER for Programs for the entire winning program for the 2027-2028 academic year
  • Bragging rights for an entire year, plus some championship bling!

 

The 2025 Winners

Good Samaritan University Hospital in New York

  • Christopher DiNicola, DO
  • Sunil Shah, MD, MBA
  • Sherif Shehata, MD
  • Arthur Speziale, DO

The 2024 Winners

The inaugural competition resulted in a tie: 

Good Samaritan University Hospital in New York

  • Paxton P. Aung, DO
  • Sunil Shah, MD, MBA
  • Sherif Shehata, MD
  • Arthur Speziale, DO

University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare

  • Natalie Diers, MD
  • Drake Dixon, MD
  • Darielys Mejias Morales, MD
  • Nicole Vuong, MD
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