INDIANAPOLIS (WLKI)- Four Trine University physician assistant students won a statewide academic competition after answering a sudden-death question to break a tie with Valparaiso University.
The Student Challenge Bowl took place Oct. 30 in Indianapolis during the Indiana Association of Physician Assistants conference. Students from eight universities competed in several rounds, each featuring 25 questions modeled on a board exam.
Trine and Valparaiso were tied before Trine answered the deciding question to win the championship. It was the second year Trine had entered the competition.
The team represented Trine's Master of Physician Assistant Studies program. Its members were Rhiana Brown of Zionsville, Indiana, Emily Duchine of Granger, Indiana, Elizabeth Vacante of Rochester, Michigan, and Collin Durre of Hicksville, Ohio.
Morgan Nilles Comsia, an assistant professor in the program, praised the students for the knowledge they brought to the competition and the composure they showed under pressure.