Friendly Competition Research Articles

Orchestrating National Occasions: The formation of the Irish American athletic league in New York City (1904–1920)

AbstractThis article explores the significance of fun and solidarity in constructing national belonging. Drawing inspiration from Erving Goffman's analysis of social occasions, the article examines the establishment of an Irish‐American Gaelic Athletic League in New York City from 1904 to 1916. Tracing the gradual shaping of the games, it shows how organizers used sporting competitions to draw participants and regulate the interactions between immigrants from different counties in Ireland. Successful regulation of the games allowed immigrants from various counties in Ireland to engage each other in a spirit of friendly competition and develop solidarity. Far from being an obstacle to national belonging, these differences became the basis for fun sociability, leading to broad Irish belonging and pride. The enjoyment derived from participation in well‐regulated occasions contributes to the formation of social bonds and solidarity among potential members, ultimately fostering national identification.

Charalampos (Babis) Pappas.

"If I could be granted a superpower, it would be the ability to fluently speak and understand every language (especially German) in the world because it would allow me to connect with people from all cultures and backgrounds … My group has fun by challenging each other in basketball matches, fostering friendly competition and team spirit both in and out of the lab …" Find out more about Babis Pappas in his Introducing… Profile.

Motivate Member Chapters With Friendly Competition

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GRAMMAROUS Revolutionizing English Vocabulary Acquisition for Children through Gamified Learning

Interactive Learning through Gamified Activities: The Grammarous App This paper presents Grammarous, a novel Android application that revolutionizes children's English vocabulary acquisition through interactive and gamified activities. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies and principles of gamification, Grammarous incorporates a diverse range of engaging features tailored to cater to various learning styles, making vocabulary acquisition an enjoyable and highly effective process for young learners. The app employs innovative techniques such as Shake-to-Spell, where children can rearrange scrambled letters into words by shaking their devices, fostering both visual and kinesthetic learning. Other features include Fill-in-the-blanks to reinforce memory and spelling, Spelling Bees for friendly competition, Rearrange Words to stimulate critical thinking, Matching Games for solidifying vocabulary relationships, and Shake Alphabets for letter recognition and mastery. Grammarous leverages Firebase Authentication for secure user management and real-time data retrieval to facilitate personalized learning experiences. By seamlessly integrating education and technology, the app creates an immersive and adaptive learning environment that actively engages children and promotes cognitive development. With its innovative approach to gamifying language learning, Grammarous has the potential to revolutionize the field of educational technology, providing a fun and effective platform for children to acquire essential English vocabulary skills crucial for academic and personal growth. Keywords: android app, vocabulary, gamification, spelling bee, innovative, educational games, language expansion, interactive learning, cognitive development, personalized education

Quality improvement collaboratives as part of a quality improvement intervention package for preterm births at sub-national level in East Africa: a multi-method analysis

BackgroundQuality improvement collaboratives (QIC) are an approach to accelerate the spread and impact of evidence-based interventions across health facilities, which are found to be particularly successful when combined with other...

Digital RMB vs. Dollar Hegemony? Friendly Foes in China-US Currency Competition

Digital transformations are impacting inter-state currency politics in strategically important ways. This article contributes to growing debates over the nature of US-China competition as the Chinese RMB rapidly digitizes in ways said to challenge the hegemony of a slower digitizing greenback. We categorize existing views of currency competition in the digital age into two categories: ‘conventional transformation’ and ‘transformative continuity’. Both these presently dominant perspectives, we argue, are overly techno-deterministic and stand in contrast to a third perspective we propose called ‘probabilistic flux’. Emphasizing the unanticipated and error-prone nature of technological change through Social Construction of Technology theory and informed by the IPE of monetary relations, we provide a more nuanced assessment of digital RMB’s challenges to dollar dominance stressing the functions, benefits and powers of international currency hegemony. Our conclusions are three-fold. First, wider digital currency alternatives to both the dollar and RMB have enriched the international currency functions of the former over the latter. Second, this broader array of digital currency alternatives combines with Chinese RMB digitization to gradually erode the functional base and benefits of dollar dominance position, as well as diminish the US’s international monetary power in both Asia and beyond. Third, what we see as largely friendly digital currency competition focused on domestic imperatives currently remains unpredictable. These findings pose present possibilities for greater international cooperation but equally for less friendly competition and flux particularly as US dollar digitization also unfolds in ways that are difficult to anticipate.

Using technology to make learning fun: technology use is best made fun and challenging to optimize intrinsic motivation and engagement

Educators have incorporated technologies designed to “gamify” or increase the fun and reward of classroom learning, but little is known about how these resources can be employed to create positive learning climates. Informed by self-determination theory (SDT), two experiments investigated a number of strategies teachers can use to frame one such technology, the student response system (SRS), when they use it as an educational tool to enhance its fun and contribution to positive learning environments. Participants (n = 30) in a pilot experiment were randomly assigned to a 2-month experiment that showed that using SRS versus non-technology-based learning increases academic well-being. A primary study (n = 120 students) experimentally manipulated the use of SRS with and without motivational framing strategies that were anticipated to enhance its effects, specifically by employing teamwork, friendly competition between students, and giving students a choice to participate. Results showed that motivational framing strategies enhanced students’ need satisfaction for autonomy (sense of choice), competence (sense of efficacy in relation to learning), relatedness (to others in the classroom), and academic well-being (interest and engagement). In short, the use of interactive technology and how it was implemented in class was vital for enhancing students’ learning outcomes.

Alternative Dispute Resolution of Chinese Enterprises: Learning from Foreign ADR Application Experience

With the development and prosperity of China's market economy, enterprise disputes have become more and more frequent. The perfection of the ADR mechanism applicable to enterprise disputes is an effective guarantee for friendly commercial competition between enterprises and an essential cornerstone for maintaining enterprise development and social stability. This article focuses on the types and characteristics of Chinese enterprise disputes, and starts from the case to analyze the difficulties and challenges faced by enterprises in the process of using ADR to resolve the dispute, and learn from the successful experience of foreign ADR. This article believes that the legislative, institutional design and implementation agencies in enterprise disputes should be found to find the ADR model suitable for Chinese enterprise disputes.

Street soccer and homelessness: Exploring social identities, health, and well-being

Membership in social and physical activity groups has the potential to help people with a range of physical and mental health challenges. The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of members of a unique physical activity group: people who were formerly or currently homeless participating in a street soccer program in Western Canada. Ten participants in the Vancouver Street Soccer League (VSSL) were interviewed about the extent to which this program fostered a sense of community, social connectivity, and quality of life among people with experience of homelessness. Interviews were augmented with a Social Identity Mapping activity and observations from the first author who took part in weekly practice with the VSSL for over a year. The data were analysed using thematic analysis, in which four themes were developed to reflect the findings. These included (1) Coming together through soccer, (2) Dynamics motivating continued involvement in the league, (3) Leaders and leadership: Social influence in the league, and (4) The league and health outcomes. The findings provide insight into how a street soccer program which fostered shared social identity, psychological safety, friendly competition, and social support contributed to the well-being of people impacted by homelessness, various traumas, and marginalisation.

A preceptor development program using an interactive board game

Background and purposeColleges and schools of pharmacy and residency programs must be engaged in the purposeful development of their preceptors. Preceptor development needs vary widely from a new preceptor needing foundational preceptor skills to a more experienced preceptor who may wish to incorporate more sophisticated precepting methods such as layered learning or interprofessional precepting. It can be challenging to create preceptor development activities that meet these varied needs and keep preceptors of all levels engaged. Educational activity and settingThe Preceptor's Game of Life was developed to incorporate serious gaming into preceptor development to increase engagement and promote learning across all precepting levels. This game was designed to review precepting fundamentals and focused heavily on the application of these principles to authentic precepting scenarios. An element of friendly competition, collaboration, and storytelling created a safe and fun environment where participants could discuss solutions to scenario-based problems. FindingsThe Preceptor's Game of Life has been well received by state and national audiences. Audience members were engaged and invested as they discussed the scenarios presented. Individual, informal feedback following the session and formal session evaluations were positive. SummaryThough the Preceptor's Game of Life required careful logistical planning, the outcome was positive. High levels of engagement amongst the participants were noted in the form of note taking and audience participation. Audience members appreciated activating their prior knowledge and experiences and applying that to future scenarios. This manuscript serves as a tool for others interested in novel preceptor development methods.

Shared Tasks as Tutorials: A Methodical Approach

In this paper, we discuss the benefits and challenges of shared tasks as a teaching method. A shared task is a scientific event and a friendly competition to solve a research problem, the task. In terms of linking research and teaching, shared-task-based tutorials fulfill several faculty desires: they leverage students' interdisciplinary and heterogeneous skills, foster teamwork, and engage them in creative work that has the potential to produce original research contributions. Based on ten information retrieval (IR) courses at two universities since 2019 with shared tasks as tutorials, we derive a domain-neutral process model to capture the respective tutorial structure. Meanwhile, our teaching method has been adopted by other universities in IR courses, but also in other areas of AI such as natural language processing and robotics.

178 Academic Quadrathlon as an In-Service Training Tool

Abstract The Animal Science Extension team at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture provides a yearly joint in-service training for county agents. In previous years, in-service trainings were held on a regional basis, with one one-day training in each region of the state for a total of 3 trainings. In 2021, the Animal Science team took a difference approach by offering a centrally located, conference style in-service training that lasted for 3 days. There were separate tracks for 4-H and Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) with concurrent sessions, and a few combined sessions with general program updates. A range of topics were covered in species-specific sessions, covering beef, dairy, small ruminant, equine, and poultry. On day 3, to increase agent interaction during the in-service training, the Animal Science Extension team created a mini-academic quadrathlon (AQ) to test the agents in a friendly competition. The AQ had species-specific hands-on lab sections and a quiz bowl competition. Teams were created by Specialists to ensure that each team comprised agents with varying levels of knowledge and experience. In December 2021, fifty-two agents participated in the training. An evaluation was administered at the end of the training to gauge effectiveness of each session. Of the 28 respondents, 15 were ANR agents, 7 were 4-H agents, 5 were ANR/4-H agents, and 1 was an area specialist. When asked to give an overall rating for the quiz bowl session of AQ on scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being poor and 5 being excellent, 71% of respondent responded “5: excellent.” When asked the same for hands-on lab portions of AQ, 95% of agents responded “5: excellent.” Selected comments regarding the AQ during in-service training included: “Day 3 by far was the most fun I have had at an in-service. I loved it.” and “I thought the stations and quiz bowl was a great way to tie in everything that was covered in the first two days. Fun and educational!” Specialists concluded that the AQ was a highly effective way to deliver in-service training to agents in an exciting way. Due to the success of the program, the 2022 in-service training taking place in December, will follow the same format.

An overview of the Together Everyone Achieves More Physical Activity (TEAM-PA) trial to increase physical activity among African American women

BackgroundThe Together Everyone Achieves More Physical Activity (TEAM-PA) trial is a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of a group-based intervention for increasing physical activity (PA) among insufficiently active African American women. DesignThe TEAM-PA trial uses a group cohort design, is implemented at community sites, and will involve 360 African American women. The trial compares a 10-week group-based intervention vs. a standard group-delivered PA comparison program. Measures include minutes of total PA/day using 7-day accelerometer estimates (primary outcome), and body mass index, blood pressure, waist circumference, walking speed, sedentary behavior, light physical activity, and the percentage achieving ≥150 min of moderate to vigorous PA/week (secondary outcomes) at baseline, post-intervention, and 6-months post-intervention. InterventionThe intervention integrates elements from Social Cognitive Theory, Self-Determination Theory, Group Dynamics Theory, and a focus on collectivism to evaluate different components of social affiliation (relatedness, reciprocal support, group cohesion, and collective efficacy). The intervention integrates shared goal-setting via Fitbits, group-based problem-solving, peer-to-peer positive communication, friendly competition, and cultural topics related to collectivism. Compared to the standard group-delivered PA program, participants in the intervention are expected to show greater improvements from baseline to post- and 6-month follow-up on minutes of total PA/day and secondary outcomes. Social affiliation variables (vs. individual-level factors) will be evaluated as mediators of the treatment effect. ImplicationsThe results of the TEAM-PA trial will determine the efficacy of the intervention and identify which aspects of social affiliation are most strongly related to increased PA among African American women. Trial registrationThis study was registered on Clinicaltrials.gov (# NCT05519696) in August 2022 prior to initial participant enrollment.

A National Medical Student Diagnostic Radiology Competition Initiative: Survey and Outcomes of the RadiOlympics

Diagnostic radiology residents may participate in an annual diagnostic imaging tournament that enables residents to engage in friendly competition, network with peers, and practice for board examinations. Medical students would likely enjoy a similar activity, which could increase their interest and knowledge in radiology. Given the lack of initiatives designed to promote competition and learning in medical school radiology education, we designed and implemented theRadiOlympics, the first known national medical student radiology competition in the United States. A draft version of the competition was emailed to many medical schools in the United States. Medical students interested in assisting with implementation of the competition were invited to a meeting to refine the layout.Ultimately, the format of seven rounds of five questions each and a final round of ten questions all over four months was decided. Questions were written by students and approved by faculty. At the conclusion of the competition, surveys were sent out to gather feedback and gauge how this competition has influenced their interest in radiology. Out of 89 schools that were successfully contacted,16 schools' radiology clubs agreed to participate, which made up 187 medical students on average per round. At the conclusion of the competition, feedback from students was very positive.Students' confidence in interpreting imaging studies increased after the competition (p < 0.001), although there was not an increased interest in radiology as a career (p=0.77). TheRadiOlympicsis a national competition that can besuccessfullyorganized by medical students for medical students and is an engaging opportunity for medical students to be exposed to radiology.

Reminiscing With Bob [MicroBusiness

I was fortunate to join a group that was at the forefront of GaAs MMIC technology in the early 1980s, at the Raytheon Research Division. At that time, there were a number of organizations leading the development of the technology. We had a friendly competition with research and advanced technology groups and a number of companies, including Texas Instruments, Hughes Aircraft, TRW, Westinghouse, HP, and GE in the United States. NEC in Japan, Plessey in the United Kingdom, and LEP in France also had groups working on the technology. I’m sure I’m forgetting some companies that were working in this area, to say nothing of the many government labs, academic institutions, and other organizations that made important contributions.

Putting Politics Aside: The Congressional Baseball Game

Putting Politics AsideThe Congressional Baseball Game Dylan Garvin (bio) and Rick Burton (bio) overview For many Americans, watching representatives from the two major US political parties locked in fierce political battles is nothing new. And while legislative disagreements and challenges have traditionally taken place inside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, the two parties that have dominated American politics for more than 150 years have annually taken their combative spirit to nearby settings (most recently Washington Nationals Park) to settle their perceived and very real differences via competitive baseball. This contest, the Congressional Baseball Game (CBG) played between Democrats and Republicans in the nation’s capital, stands as an American cultural tradition unlike almost any other. Despite receiving limited national media coverage, this annual baseball event serves as a symbolic strand in America’s foundational and social DNA. From a historical standpoint, the Congressional Baseball Game started as a friendly competition between the two opposing parties. It has since grown into a significant public fundraising event raising millions of dollars for various charitable causes. It has also enjoyed visitations from sitting American presidents, including Woodrow Wilson, the first to attend the game in 1917. Years later Dwight D. Eisenhower threw out the first pitch for the 1953 contest.1 The most recent presidential attendee was Joe Biden, who made a brief appearance during the 2021 game.2 The CBG has also showcased three future presidents. Both the thirty- eighth president, Gerald Ford, and forty- first, George H. W. Bush, played for the Republican team during their time in the House of Representatives. Ford is credited with hitting the first recorded grand slam in the game’s history in 1957.3 Bush, who captained Yale’s baseball team during his time in New Haven, Connecticut, was a mainstay in the Republicans’ infield during his two terms [End Page 89] in Congress (1967–71).4 The third future president to play in the game, Joe Biden, is the only Democratic president to do so. Biden made three appearances during his time in the Senate and during the 1974 matchup wore a Philadelphia Phillies uniform, which he described as having been “stolen” from the team. The uniform happened to be the number forty- six, the same number as his future presidency.5 Interestingly, since its inception more than 112 years ago, the game has built a distinct political legacy filled with numerous narrative twists and turns, perhaps befitting of a game that has often been described as America’s national pastime. The game has also featured former professional baseball players, including a National Baseball Hall of Fame member, widely celebrated as one of the greatest major league pitchers ever. But of all the politicians to ever play the game, the best player ever to compete in the congressional game (by a wide margin) never played past the inter-collegiate (NCAA) level. the father of the game The first game between congressional Democrats and Republicans took place in 1909. This initial contest was organized by John Tener, a first-year congressman from Pennsylvania and former Major League Baseball (MLB) player. The event was designed as a change of pace for the lawmakers, who were used to contesting legislation within the walls of the Capitol, but as the proposed game date drew closer, members became more excited.6 At the price of seventy-five cents per ticket, more than one thousand attendees filed into Washington’s American League Park to watch something far removed from an elite baseball game. In staging the game, however, the modestly talented politicians could suggest their patriotism (by playing America’s symbolic game) but also show a “down- home” linkage to their constituencies (by rolling up their figurative sleeves and taking turns in the batter’s box). This first game ended after a full seven innings with the Democrats’ 26– 16 victory. The Associated Press summed the game up by claiming, “More varieties of baseball were played in that game than [were] ever crowded into seven innings before.”7 The game included fourteen errors in total, nine by the Republicans. The Washington Times (which was published between 1894 and 1939 and should not be confused with the contemporary conservative...

Gamification resources in education: A theoretical approach

Introduction. The modern education system has undergone serious changes in recent years – the content of educational programmes is being revised; electronic, mixed, mobile learning is being actively introduced; the practical activities of future specialists are being strengthened. The use of computer networks, web applications, and interactive services makes education more accessible, stimulating the cognitive interests of students, increasing motivation for education. One of the most significant innovative trends in modern education is gamification, which is most often considered as a system that uses components of computer games in non-gaming situations. Aim. The current research aims to analyse the conceptual foundations of gamification in education, to determine a system of tools that can present unique opportunities for gamification, features of its promising use for turning into an innovative experience in the development of higher professional education. Methodology and research methods. The study of the problem of gamification involves the analysis of pedagogical and psychological literature of foreign and Russian authors; systematisation and generalisation of pedagogical concepts, practice-oriented materials, and facts. The gamification methodology includes systematic, personality-oriented, activity-based approaches. An attempt is made to determine the components of the gamification system and their role in the organisation of modern education. The analysis of gamification resources makes it possible to identify approaches to increase motivation and involvement of students, and, in addition, to find out ways to include elements of game design (task definition, feedback, levels, creativity), computer games in the educational environment. On the basis of a personality-oriented approach, the influence of gaming technologies on the development of student personality is considered. The activity approach makes it possible to identify the basics of the organisation and management of the activities of subjects of education, to establish the features of the use of educational technologies, practices and methodological techniques. The activity-based approach in the context of gamification determines an active, ever-increasing activity as a source of personal development of students. Results. In the course of the research, the theoretical foundations of the use of gamification in modern higher education were formulated; tools for the prospective inclusion of gaming practices in the training system were identified; mechanisms of internal and external motivation of students, regulation of the behaviour of future specialists when using game elements were identified. Scientific novelty. The concept of gamification of education is part of the concept of the game and reflects the current trends in the development of education based on the strategy and tactics of gaming activities, structured in a special way taking into account the resources of game principles, mechanics, methods and techniques. Gamified learning can become a leader in the process of training specialists using innovative practices, stimulating motivation, regulating behaviour, implementing ideas of friendly competition and creative cooperation in various educational contexts. Practical significance. In the context of determining the promising foundations for the development of modern higher education, the ideas of original technological support for personnel training are proposed. The implementation of practical measures to develop the involvement of students in the educational process, the regulation of motivation, behaviour and practical activities of students, emotional self-realisation, and the system of relationships will contribute to improving the quality of education in higher education. An important result of the study was the conclusion about the expedient combination of traditional and innovative options for conducting training sessions with students, the inclusion of a variety of gaming practices in the educational process.

A family-based approach examining perceptions of an Australian TRYathlon series on children's health and development.

Regular physical activity supports children's physical and psychological health and wellbeing, and provides opportunities to build social and emotional skills such as resilience, confidence, and self-efficacy. Research has demonstrated that mass participant sporting events can serve as important social and environmental correlates of physical activity. This study sought to explore parents and children's perceived motivations and perspectives of participation in the Australian Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon (a non-competitive triathlon series), on children's health and well-being. An exploratory qualitative design utilizing seven focus groups were conducted with 27 family units including 31 parents and 61 children (age 7-15 years old). Data were recorded, professionally transcribed and then analyzed using thematic analysis. Three overarching themes were identified, including (1) motivations for event and physical activity participation, revealing social interaction, peer support and friendly competition as motivators for participation as well as parents' interest in supporting the development of healthy habits; (2) Perceived physical activity, fitness, and developmental benefits, detailing changes to the types of physical activity children performed as well as opportunities for children to develop physical skills and competencies; and (3) Perceived psychosocial benefits of participation, highlighting opportunities for children to develop and demonstrate independence and autonomy through event participation. Notably, parents and children identified benefits beyond immediate participation including increased family engagement and social support. Mass participant events hold the potential to elicit a range of benefits for children and their families; however, further efforts may be needed to engage less active or disengaged families.

The effects of applying an augmented reality English teaching system on students' STEAM learning perceptions and technology acceptance.

With the inherently interdisciplinary and hands-on nature of the STEAM system, this study changes the way the English language is taught, no longer confining it to monotonous tests and dull textbooks. Teaching via Augmented Reality (AR) technology tends to pique students’ interest, making them more willing to participate in learning. This study used AR technology in conjunction with gaming, where the participants were split into pairs, which promoted friendly competition among themselves, and, in turn, drove them to learn more. Moreover, the ability to track their own performance was added to the system, as well as an in-depth explanation for every question. The teacher used our teaching aids system in the lessons to make the teaching process more interesting and enjoyable. There were two English course experiments, each lasting for 4 weeks. The goal of the first experiment was to gain a general understanding of how students felt about the lessons and how well they could operate the system. After analyzing the results, some improvements for problems that arose were made in the second experiment. The goal of the second experiment was to find out how students felt about the lesson content and teaching aids and to compare the results of the two experiments. To help us find potential oversights and check how participants felt about this approach, surveys regarding STEAM learning and overall ease of use were administered. The results showed that AR English learning was widely considered helpful by the students, and also, our system was easy to operate, and competing with peers really motivated them to do better.

Power of pedaling: Physician well-being as a collaborative effort in social media-based cycling

Background The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of radiation oncologists, from the attending to trainee level, has been multifactorial. One such notable shift has been the limitation of colleague interactions to Zoom-type calls for over two years. Moreover, work-related stress has significantly risen largely due to additional and increasingly complex patient management secondary to COVID-related precautions. As part of the run-up to the ACRO 2022 Annual Meeting, we initiated a friendly competition utilizing a social media-based cycling platform to promote physician well-being as part of #TOURdeACRO. The goal was to support both formation of new connections and strengthening of existing ones between colleagues. Methods Team members were solicited via email, social media, the ACRO websites, and word of mouth. #TOURdeACRO occurred between 1/1/2022 and 2/28/2022. Team members competed based on the number of miles they completed using a social media-based cycling platform. Participants were asked to post their rides on social media platforms so that other Team Members could view the rides and offer positive encouragement. Interval updates were given to encourage friendly competition and reinforce continued investment of teammates in one another's progress. At the Annual meeting, all Team Members were given an official ACRO Racing Jersey to strengthen the unified team culture. Results A total of 7 female and 5 male team members participated, including3 resident physicians and 9 attending physicians. Female riders were significantly more productive than male riders, as evident by total combined mileage. The overall winner was determined on the last day of the #TOURdeACRO. The top three productive team members produced 1066 miles, 834 miles, and 787 miles over the two months. Eight riders reported significant increases in weekly and monthly mileage over their baseline in preceding months. Discussion A social media-based cycling platform was useful and effective in creating and fostering a team culture for a demographically diverse group of radiation oncology physicians. Moving forward, additional riders will be recruited and other social media-based platforms that involve exercise (other than cycling) will be explored to further strengthen this inclusive team environment to enhance physician well-being. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of radiation oncologists, from the attending to trainee level, has been multifactorial. One such notable shift has been the limitation of colleague interactions to Zoom-type calls for over two years. Moreover, work-related stress has significantly risen largely due to additional and increasingly complex patient management secondary to COVID-related precautions. As part of the run-up to the ACRO 2022 Annual Meeting, we initiated a friendly competition utilizing a social media-based cycling platform to promote physician well-being as part of #TOURdeACRO. The goal was to support both formation of new connections and strengthening of existing ones between colleagues. Team members were solicited via email, social media, the ACRO websites, and word of mouth. #TOURdeACRO occurred between 1/1/2022 and 2/28/2022. Team members competed based on the number of miles they completed using a social media-based cycling platform. Participants were asked to post their rides on social media platforms so that other Team Members could view the rides and offer positive encouragement. Interval updates were given to encourage friendly competition and reinforce continued investment of teammates in one another's progress. At the Annual meeting, all Team Members were given an official ACRO Racing Jersey to strengthen the unified team culture. A total of 7 female and 5 male team members participated, including3 resident physicians and 9 attending physicians. Female riders were significantly more productive than male riders, as evident by total combined mileage. The overall winner was determined on the last day of the #TOURdeACRO. The top three productive team members produced 1066 miles, 834 miles, and 787 miles over the two months. Eight riders reported significant increases in weekly and monthly mileage over their baseline in preceding months. A social media-based cycling platform was useful and effective in creating and fostering a team culture for a demographically diverse group of radiation oncology physicians. Moving forward, additional riders will be recruited and other social media-based platforms that involve exercise (other than cycling) will be explored to further strengthen this inclusive team environment to enhance physician well-being.