College of Medicine Cup 2017: A healthy competition

Nothing says healthy competition like the battle for the COM Cup. The College of Medicine hosted its first Health and Wellness Day on Monday, March 27 on the Greenberg Greenway.

The action–packed afternoon was a competition between the four COM teams and consisted of events that included a water balloon toss, tug of war, relay races and pushup contest. This competition wasn’t just for the students, however. Medicine faculty participated in their own event — an inflatable horse race. 

One of the highlights of the day was the “Chopped” competition, modeled after the Food Network’s popular television show. Each team was required to use fresh ingredients from the Urban Farm and was tasked with turning it all into a dish that would wow the judges in just 35 minutes.

COM staff members judged the Chopped competition and enjoyed all four meals, but they ended up awarding COM Team D the victory. At the end of the day, points from all of the events were added up, and COM Team A was named the first COM Cup champion. 

“We hope this becomes a fun annual event that people look forward to and that it helps build inclusiveness in the College of Medicine through friendly competition,” said Elle Johnson, program coordinator for Student Affairs and Student Wellness, who organized the event with the help of COM students Annie Niehaus, Marian Hohenwarter, George Book, Harry Rockower and Matt DeMarco.