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Gurney race teams to vie for Golden Stethoscope​

UMMC Gurney Race 2019 - Win the Golden Stethoscope

When: Thursday, May 16, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: In front of the student union

Description:

The race will be on for the coveted Golden Stethoscope. In celebration of National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week, 26 five-person UMMC clinical, non-clinical and student teams will take part in a gurney relay race from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, in front of the student union.

Gurney teams also will employ wheelchairs and crutches in their quest to win. The team to beat is the reigning racers from 2018, Smooth Operators of the Batson Children's Hospital OR.

The event will include a "celebrity" dunking booth, food trucks and music by DJ Chris Young.