MDSC Challenge Point Prizes
MDSC Challenge will be back for 2023!
While the team is hard at work determining the prizes and challenges for this year, take a look at what we were able to offer last year below!
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MDSC2022 Challenge Point Information:

Check out the Activities:
Sponsorship Tasks
Task |
Task Description |
Points Awarded |
How to achieve this |
Went to the Market |
Visit a sponsor stall/exhibition booth at lunch time. |
200 for the first visit, 100 for every subsequent stall. |
Visit one of your friendly stalls at lunch and they will display the QR code for scanning. |
Attendance Tasks
Task |
Task Description |
Points Awarded |
How to achieve this |
Welcome to MDSC! |
Attend a Keynote. Points are awarded for every keynote attended. This is mandatory, and you need this to pass! |
125 per keynote |
Scan one of the QR codes will be supplied prior to the keynotes (session tracking will occur virtually automtaically). |
Curious George |
Ask a question! Points awarded to best contributors in an academic session or an MD Research Oral Presentation, |
300 |
3 students will be selected from each session by MDSC committee members. |
Look at me now! |
Stand out in your workshop or wellness session! |
300 |
3 students will be selected from each session by MDSC committee members. |
A Moment to Reflect |
Debrief at the end of a long day at The Daily Debrief. Points are awarded for attendance each day. |
50 |
On attendance, a QR code will be available for participants to scan for their attendance |
Publications and Promotions Tasks
Task |
Task Description |
Points Awarded |
How to achieve this |
Social Butterfly! |
Post a boomerang story doing something new. Tag @unimelbmdsc with 2+ friends with #MDSCChallenge. |
200 |
Make sure to set your stories to public so we can identify your story, and follow and tag @unimelbmdsc in your story so we can award you points |
Kitted Up! |
Selfie/story with MDSC merch, Tag @unimelbmdsc with #MDSCmerch. |
100 |
Make sure to set your stories to public so we can identify your story and follow and tag @unimelbmdsc in your story so we can award you points |
Don’t Touch the Merch! |
Find the P&P Merch stall, come say hi and sign up to participate in the daily merch giveaway!
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100 for each giveaway |
Scan the QR code at the MDSC Merch Stall to enter into the merch giveaway before the end of lunch (1pm) each day.
Winners will be messaged during the afternoon tea break over Instagram to collect immediately or either end of the day… plus some cheeky MDSC Challenge points |
Puzzled! |
Solve the daily MDSC puzzle every day to pick up some points and some hard-earned bragging rights! |
500 points per puzzle, with 500 point bonuses for completing within the time limit |
Go to http://mdscpuzzles.com/ to view and submit your answers to the daily puzzles |
Tell Elon Your Thoughts |
Tweet #MDSC2022 with your favourite quote from the day! |
200 |

Wellness Tasks
Task |
Task Description |
Points Awarded |
How to achieve this |
Morning Mindfulness |
Go to a morning yoga session! |
200 (once off) |
Sign up for the morning yoga session here: https://forms.gle/LtZzHSKnf4vLvb6w5 |
MDSC Love Letters |
Submit an entry into our MDSC Love Letters! |
100 (caps at one letter) |
Enter your Love Letter here: https://forms.gle/jebNbwWAKh54fQvz9 |
MemeDSC |
Submit your best meme to the MDSC Meme Competition (winner announced at the end of conference)! |
500 |
Enter your Meme here: |
Lucky Seven |
Submit BINGO in the Wellness Bingo. |
100 |
Submit BINGO here: |
The Golden Ticket |
There is a secret Golden Ticket hidden somewhere in the conference… |
1000 |
Look out for the daily clue. If you find the golden ticket, present it to your nearest exec member to collect your points. |
#Fitspo |
Think you can walk for miles? Post your steps for a day at MDSC using your favourite health app. Winner announced at the end of the conference! |
500 |
Submit your miles in this form for a chance to win: https://forms.gle/TwAF4MFNxTLUYDou8 |
Sweet Tooth |
Think you know your candy? Come to the Wellness Hub and take a guess at how many sweets are in the jar... |
500 |
Submit your guess here: https://forms.gle/vPGzwyab9qPuW4bz7 |
I am Picasso! |
Take a photo of your contribution to the Wellness mural and add it to Instagram #Wellnessmural |
200 |
Make sure to set your stories to public so we can identify your story, and follow and tag @unimelbmdsc in your story so we can award you points |