International Medicine Olympiad

International Medicine Olympiad (IMDO), one of the thirteen International Science Olympiads, is an international competition for high school students held at the beginning of August each year. It tests competitors’ knowledge of cell biology, human physiology, and human disease.
Aims of IMDO
According to the official website of the International Medicine Olympiad, the goals of IMDO are to stimulate a desire to learn more about the workings of the cell and the human body among today’s youth, to inspire these youth to care more about their fellow human beings through the studying of the diseases that afflict humanity and cause human suffering, and to encourage these youth to pursue careers in medicine, healthcare, and biomedical research.
Procedure
The competition has two components: first, a series of three multiple choice exams on the first day of the competition; second, a team competition in the format of the Science Bowl, called the Medicine Bowl, on the second day of the competition. The three multiple choice exams are on the subjects of Cell Biology, Human Physiology, and Human Disease, in that particular order. The Medicine Bowl tournament has either five or six rounds, depending on the number of teams participating in the competition. The winning team of the Medicine Bowl is declared the IMDO world team champion. The competitor who has accumulated the most points from both the multiple choice exams and the Medicine Bowl is declared the IMDO world individual champion.
Results
In 2016, the first IMDO was held on the campus of the University of California, San Diego, from August 1st to August 3rd. 26 teams and 103 competitors from 5 countries—China, Canada, Singapore, South Korea, and USA—competed in the event. After two days of competition, Walnut High School in California, USA, won the Medicine Bowl, and Shubham Gupta from Del Norte High School in California, USA, won the individual competition. 25 gold medals, 25 silver medals, and 25 bronze medals were awarded to the top 75 competitors. Trophies were also awarded to the top 3 teams and top 3 individuals.

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