CMMP
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100

What does CMMP stand for?

What is Comprehensive Medical Mentoring Program.

100

This is the largest organ in the human body by surface area.

What is skin?

100

The Doc is in! What Doctor has her own show that features patients of the toy variety?

What is Doc McStuffins.

100

What is the proper Bison response to the call-out "HU?"

What is "You know"?

100

This vitamin, often called the "sunshine vitamin," is essential for healthy bones.

What is Vitamin D?

200

Who is eligible for membership in the HU CMMP Scholar Cohort? What is the GPA requirement?

What is Sophomore pre-health majors with a 3.3 GPA or higher.

200

This disease is caused by the lack of insulin production by the pancreas.

What is Type 1 Diabetes?

200

The popular medical drama in the Shonda Rhymes universe that featured physicians like Dr.Bailey and "McDreamy".

What is Grey's Anatomy.

200

What year was Howard University founded?

What is 1867?

200

This condition is characterized by an irresistible urge to sleep, even during the day.

What is narcolepsy?

300

Who is the HU CMMP Chapter advisor?

Who is Julie Andrist
300

Neurodegenerative diseases specifically target and damage this type of cell.

What are nerve cells (neurons)?

300

What drink is the popular remedy for an upset stomach in the black community? 

What is Ginger Ale.

300

Who is the current president of Howard University?

Who is Ben Vinson III?

300

What is the total number of bones in the adult human body?

What is 206?

400

When does the application for the upcoming HU CMMP Scholars Cohort program close?

September 

400

This is a term that refers to the spread of cancer cells throughout the body.

What is metastasis?

400

Doctors all over rate this comedic medical TV show (aired from 2001-2010) as the most medically accurate.

What is Scrubs?

400

What is the name of Howard University's radio station?

What is WHUR-FM?

400

This disease, transmitted by mosquitoes, is responsible for the most deaths globally.

What is malaria?

500

What term and year was the first undergraduate chapter of CMMP established?

What is fall of 2022.

500

This ancient Greek physician is often called the "Father of Medicine."

Who is Hippocrates?

500

"Doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?" What was the remedy for a bellyache in the popular song 'Coconut' by Harry Nilson.

What is put the lime in the coconut.

500

Name at least two of the four national historic landmarks on Howard's campus.

What is the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, Founders Library, and General Oliver Otis Howard House?

500

This common fruit contains a chemical that can help reduce the symptoms of heartburn.

What is a banana?

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