2010 ZRT Cup

For the third year in a row, ZRT Laboratories, Inc. sponsored the popular ZRT CUP Competition, which is presented by the Naturopathic Medical Student Association (NMSA) and National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM). The six-round competition took place on Wednesday, August 11 and Thursday, August 12, during the annual American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) Conference in Portland, Oreg.

The ZRT Cup is a collegiate quiz-bowl competition. Student contestants test their mettle by successfully answering 400 basic science questions from the naturopathic curriculum in a double-elimination game. The first and second place teams win awards of $7,500 and $2,500 respectively. Student competitors decide how they want to use their ZRT winnings.

All seven CNME accredited naturopathic schools in North America and their students are eligible to participate in the ZRT Cup: Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences (SCNM), National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM), Bastyr University, University of Bridgeport College of Natural Medicine (UBCNM), National University of Health Sciences (NUHS), Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine (BINM), and Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM). SCNM students Jennifer Coomes, Sonya Johnson, Jordan Hoffman, Roselynde Bryant, and DeAdrea Fontaine comprised SCNM’s tag team of scholars. Dr. Mona Morstein was the team’s coach.

For the first time, Bridgeport (UBCNM) took home the 2010 ZRT Cup 1st place trophy. Second place went to Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine. For more information on the ZRT cup visit http://www.zrtcup.com/index.html