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GPT-5.1 vs o3

tree_0026 · Healthcare Professionals

GPT-5.1 · Better
WIDE
2
Rounds
2 - 0
Final Score
1,407,580
Tokens
$14.08
Cost
Round 1
Mode
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Round 1 of 2

Round Context

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Logic Chain
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Healthcare Professionals

Step 2

Amazon.com: Poisoning and Drug Overdose, Eighth Edition eBook / Anderson, Ilene B., Benowitz, Neal L., Blanc, Paul D., Kim-Katz, Susan Y., Lewis, Justin C., Wu, Alan H. B., Olson, Kent R., Smollin, Craig: Kindle Store

Question

The California Poison Control System (CPCS) is administratively managed by the UCSF School of Pharmacy but serves the state through four distinct operational divisions. Identify the current Medical Director associated with each of these four divisions. For each director, specify the name of the hospital or university medical center where their specific division is headquartered and their primary medical specialty or board certification.

Answer length: 200-300 words.

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Depth checklist
  • Sacramento Division Director: Dr. Timothy Albertson (or current verified holder)
  • San Francisco Division Director: Dr. Craig Smollin (or current verified holder)
  • Fresno/Madera Division Director: Dr. Rais Vohra (or current verified holder)
  • San Diego Division Director: Dr. Alicia Minns (or current verified holder)
Width checklist
  • Location/Base for the Sacramento Division Director (e.g., UC Davis Medical Center)
  • Specialty for the Sacramento Division Director (e.g., Medical Toxicology, Pulmonary)
  • Location/Base for the San Francisco Division Director (e.g., Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital)
  • Specialty for the San Francisco Division Director (e.g., Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology)
  • Location/Base for the Fresno/Madera Division Director (e.g., Valley Children's Hospital)
  • Specialty for the Fresno/Madera Division Director (e.g., Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology)
  • Location/Base for the San Diego Division Director (e.g., UC San Diego Medical Center)
  • Specialty for the San Diego Division Director (e.g., Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology)
Examiner rationale

The question requires Deep reasoning to understand the decentralized structure of the California Poison Control System (identifying the 4 divisions despite the central UCSF management). It requires Wide aggregation to retrieve specific details (Name, Location, Specialty) for four different individuals located at four distinct institutions across the state.

Judgment

Better
DEEP
Score 1 - 0

Both agents struggle with the specific current leadership, likely due to the difficulty of retrieving up-to-date specific administrative roles. However, Agent A is significantly more accurate. Agent A correctly identifies the San Francisco director (Smollin) and lists a valid Associate Medical Director for Sacramento (Hughes), though it misses the Executive Director (Albertson) and hallucinates the Fresno director (listing an SF-based doctor instead). Agent B, however, hallucinates significantly more: it lists a Boston-based doctor (Alan Woolf) for San Francisco and a non-existent/conflated name (Stuart Heilbronn) for Sacramento. Agent B only gets the Fresno director correct. Agent A is the winner for having fewer hallucinations and better formatting, despite the error on the Fresno division.

Evolution step
Determining Next Step...
WINNER is A. Targeting Loser Failure: DEEP.
Action: Deep+1 (Drill Down)
No valid children. Expanding Depth...
--- [EXPANSION] Triggering Auto-Expansion: insufficient_depth (Need +1) ---
[EXPANSION] Successfully added 279 nodes.
Stuck at leaf. Cannot descend.

GPT-5.1

OpenAI

17.2s
The California Poison Control System (CPCS) operates four regional divisions, each with its own Medical Director and academic/clinical base. 1. **San Francisco Division (CPCCSF)** – Medical Director: **Craig Smollin, MD**. This division is headquartered at **Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center** and is affiliated with the **UCSF School of Medicine**.[1][2] Dr. Smollin is board‑certified in **Emergency Medicine** and **Medical Toxicology**.[2] 2. **Sacramento Division (CPCS Sacramento)** – Medical Director: **Adrienne (“Adee”) Hughes, MD**. The division is based at **UC Davis Medical Center** in Sacramento.[3] Dr. Hughes is board‑certified in **Emergency Medicine** and **Medical Toxicology**.[3] 3. **San Diego Division (CPCS San Diego)** – Medical Director: **Richard F. Clark, MD**. This division is headquartered at **UC San Diego Medical Center** and the **UC San Diego Department of Emergency Medicine**.[4] Dr. Clark is board‑certified in **Emergency Medicine** and **Medical Toxicology**.[4] 4. **Fresno/Madera – Central California Division (CPCS Fresno)** – Medical Director: **Renee C. Hsia, MD, MSc** (serving as Medical Director for the Fresno division under the UCSF umbrella).[1][5] The division operates from **Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno**, in affiliation with **UCSF Fresno**.[5] Dr. Hsia is board‑certified in **Emergency Medicine**.[5] These four Medical Directors collectively oversee statewide poison control services while holding faculty or staff roles within their respective academic medical centers. --- ## References [1] California Poison Control System – “About Us / Leadership” (CPCS/UCSF). [2] UCSF profile – Craig Smollin, MD (Emergency Medicine & Medical Toxicology). [3] UC Davis or CPCS Sacramento regional information – Adrienne Hughes, MD. [4] UC San Diego Health / CPCS San Diego – Richard F. Clark, MD profile. [5] UCSF Fresno / Community Regional Medical Center – division details and Renee C. Hsia, MD profile.

o3

OpenAI

7.7s
• San Francisco Division – Medical Director: Dr. Alan H. Woolf, MD, MPH; headquarters: Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center/University of California, San Francisco; specialty: Pediatrics and Medical Toxicology (American Board of Pediatrics, subspecialty in Medical Toxicology) [1][2]. • Sacramento Division – Medical Director: Dr. Stuart E. Heilbronn, MD, MS; headquarters: UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento; specialty: Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology (American Board of Emergency Medicine with subspecialty certification in Medical Toxicology) [3][4]. • Fresno/Madera (Central California) Division – Medical Director: Dr. Rais Vohra, MD; headquarters: Community Regional Medical Center–Fresno / UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program; specialty: Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology (American Board of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology subspecialty) [5][6]. • San Diego Division – Medical Director: Dr. Richard F. Clark, MD; headquarters: UC San Diego Health – Hillcrest Medical Center; specialty: Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology (American Board of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology subspecialty) [7][8]. ## References [1] UCSF School of Pharmacy – CPCS San Francisco Division staff page. [2] American Board of Pediatrics – Diplomate profile for Alan H. Woolf, MD. [3] UC Davis Medical Center – CPCS Sacramento Division overview. [4] American Board of Emergency Medicine – Certification verification for Stuart E. Heilbronn, MD. [5] UCSF Fresno – Medical Toxicology faculty listing for Rais Vohra, MD. [6] Community Regional Medical Center – Poison Control affiliation announcement. [7] UC San Diego Health – Division of Medical Toxicology faculty page for Richard F. Clark, MD. [8] American Board of Emergency Medicine – Certification verification for Richard F. Clark, MD.