The Valsalva Bowl is a fast-paced quiz-show–style game featuring teams of three medics competing in a contest of speed, luck and medical knowledge. Each winning team member receives $100, a Texas-sized trophy and, of course, bragging rights! Each runner-up team member will receive $50.

The teams (made up of ECA, EMT-B, EMT-I, EMT-P or LP, RN, MD, DO) compete against each other and the clock to correctly answer questions from EMS practice. The questions will vary in difficulty—60 percent basic level, 30 percent ALS and 10 percent trivia. Each team member will have a buzzer, and the fastest hand gets the chance to answer. The questions and answers will be displayed on screen, so even if you are not on a team, you can play along.

The competition preliminaries will take place on Sunday night, November 21 at the Hilton Austin at 7:00 p.m. The finals will be at 12:45 p.m. on Monday, November 22, on the exhibit hall stage.

The first 16 teams of three to sign up will get a chance to play. Competitors are highly encouraged to wear matching uniforms, shirts or whatever to show team spirit!

The MC, game show host and all-around amusing guy is Bob Page, native Texan and winner of the Valsalva Bowl in 1992. Submit your team information or any questions to James Shiplet at jshiplet@collin.edu.