Epidemiology & Biostatistics
this term describes the number of new cases of a disease in a population over a specific period of time
What is incidence?
this five digit code is often a more accurate predictor of a patient's health outcome than their genetic code
What is a ZIP Code?
an actor from the show Grey's Anatomy passed away due to this disease, what is the actor's name in the show and what aliment did they have?
Who is Mark Sloan? What is ALS?
this is a primary US government program that provides health insurance for low income individuals and families
What is Medicaid?
How many times does Ross Geller in the show Friends get divorced?
3 times (Carol, Emily, Rachel)
this is a "gold standard" study design to minimize bias and determine the cause and effect relationship between an intervention and outcome
What is Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)?
this term refers to "the fair opportunity for every person to be as healthy as possible" requiring the removal of obstacles such as poverty and discrimination
What is 007?
this part of medicare covers prescription drugs
What is Medicare Part D?
Which artist made history in 2020 as the youngest winner of the Grammy's four main categories?
Billie Eilish
this metric represents the ability of a test to correctly identify those with the disease ("True Positive Rate")
What is Sensitivity?
these types of experiences, occurring before the age 18, are strongly linked to chronic diseases, mental illnesses and substance misuse in childhood
What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)?
What disease did Dr.Gregory House have on the show House?
A 22-year-old college student is no longer covered under their parents' insurance and cannot afford a private plan. Under the Affordable Care Act, what is the maximum age they could have stayed on their parents' plan?
What is 26?
What movie did Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones play as undercover agents?
Men in Black
in a clinical trial, this principle requires the participants are analyzed in group to which they are originally assignment regardless of whether they dropped out or switched treatments
What is Intent-to-Treat Analysis?
there are five domains of SDOH as defined by...
What are Economic Stability, Education Access/Quality, Healthcare Access/Quality, Neighborhood/Built Environment, and Social/Community Context?
What is the first name of Dr.Robinavitch, the senior attending in The Pitt?
Who is Michael?
A woman in active labor arrives at a private hospital's Emergency Department. She has no insurance. The hospital staff tells her she must go to the public county hospital across town. This is a violation of which federal law?
What is Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTLA)?
Who directed the movie Inception?
Christopher Nolan
this error occurs when a study fails to find a difference between groups that actually exists in reality
a historical practice in the US where maps were used to deny financial services to specific neighborhoods (often based on race) leading to long-term health disparities in those zip codes
What is Redlining?
in the series premier of The PITT, the ER faces with a gruesome "bloody horror" injury involving a subway accident and a women named Minu suffered this specific type of injury to her leg
What is degloving injury?
this type of health insurance plan usually limits coverage to care from doctors who work for or are contracted with the organization, generally requiring a referral from a Primary Care Physician (PCP) to see a specialist
What is an Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)?
this Kendrick Lamar and SZA collaboration, which won "Record of the Year" at the 2026 Grammys is named after an iconic R&B legend
What is "Luther" (named after Luther Vandross)?