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UT Southwestern Wins the 2026 PEER Challenge at ACEP26

UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas took the top honors in the PEER Ultimate Championship Finals, beating out Florida State University at Sarasota in an exciting head-to-head match. The winning team receives free PEER for Programs for their residency program for the 2027-2028 academic year.

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PEER Challenge Bracket (Semi-Finals) PDF ↑

Want to join the fun? Enter the 2027 PEER Challenge through May 2027 at peer@acep.org.

2026 PEER Challenge Brackets (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) | 12:30 pm CT — Semi-Finals at ACEP26 Exhibit Hall
  • October 6 (Tuesday) | 12:30 pm CT — Finals at ACEP26 Exhibit Hall
 

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 2026 Winners

UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

  • Garrett Mamikunian, MD
  • Nicolas Ronkar, MD
  • Anna Rossini, MD
  • Keith Weissman, MD

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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