Case Competitions
Case competitions allow students to work together in a competitive setting against other teams to try and develop the best solution to a business case study within an allocated time frame. Judges rate teams’ presentations based on their proposed solution to the case study problem. Case competitions allow students the opportunity to work together, use their education and experience in a time-sensitive situation and exposes them to industry executives.
![]() About Case Competitions Case competitions are ways for students to apply the skills learned in the classroom to analyze a business challenge and recommend a course of action. |
![]() Why Participate Case competitions provide students with the ability to network with other future professionals from leading schools to meet high-profile executives, and to experience the pressures of the real world in a learning environment. |
![]() Opportunity While some competitions are open to other schools, some are only open to CAHME-accredited programs. Many provide significant prize awards and recognition. |
S H O W C A S E Y O U R T A L E N T
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Case competitions are an excellent way to highlight your skills, be a part of a team and put yourself in front of industry leaders. Looking for a graduate program to attend? Ask about what competitions they participate in. Already enrolled? Ask your advisor how you can participate!
Below is a table of selected case competitions, and the CAHME programs that came in the top three spots. Certain competitions are open only to CAHME-accredited programs. Other competitions are open to other schools. CAHME-accredited programs typically excel because of the robust training and high curriculum standards.
CAHME Program Success in Case Competitions |
Case Competition | 2019 – 2020 | 2020 – 2021 | 2021 – 2022 | Next Date | ||||
Baylor University Robbins Institute |
1.Trinity University 2.University of Pittsburgh 3.University of Alabama at Birmingham | TBD | ||||||
Business School Alliance for Health Management | 1. Baylor University 3. Boston University |
1. Strathmore University, Kenya, (In partnership with Wharton) Strathmore is a global applicant for CAHME Accreditation
Peoples’ Choice: Baylor |
1. Baylor University 2. University of Minnesota 3. Boston University |
TBD | ||||
Cleveland Clinic | 1. Trinity University 2. Rush University 3. Trinity University |
1. Cornell University 3. University of Southern California |
TBD | |||||
Cornell | 1.Cornell University 2. NYU Wagner 3. University of Alabama at Birmingham |
March 24 – 25, 2022 | ||||||
Emory Morningside Global Case Competition |
3. University of Pittsburgh | March 13 – 21, 2021 | ||||||
George Washington University & Leading Age Post Acute Care | Postponed due to COVID-19 | TBD | ||||||
Gulf Coast MGMA | 1. University of the Incarnate Word | 1. Texas Woman’s University 2. Texas Woman’s University |
Fall 2021* | |||||
Healthcare Leadership Network of the Delaware Valley | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | April 2021* | ||||||
HIMSS Student Case Competition |
1. University of Alabama at Birmingham 2. Cornell University (Trillium) 3. Cornell University (Touchdown) |
1. University of Alabama at Birmingham | August 11, 2021 | |||||
National Association of Health Services Executives(NAHSE) |
1. University of Pittsburgh 2. University of Michigan 3. University of Minnesota |
2. University of Minnesota 3. The Ohio State University |
1. The Ohio State University 2. St. Louis University 3. University of Southern California |
Fall 2021* | ||||
Ohio State University Healthcare |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 | 1. University of Alabama at Birmingham 3. University of Michigan |
1) University of Minnesota 2) University of Alabama-Birmingham 3) University of Kentucky |
TBD | ||||
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1. George Mason University 2. Pennsylvania State University 3. Pennsylvania State University Best Presence During Q&A: Michelle Henton, George Mason |
Fall 2021* | ||||||
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1. Pennsylvania State University 2. University of Pittsburgh 3. Pennsylvania State University |
1. Columbia University 2. Cornell University 3. University of Southern California Best Presence During Q&A: Angela Lu, Columbia University |
Fall 2021* | |||||
Richard J. Stull Student Essay Competition in Healthcare Management | 1. University of Louisville Author: Rachel E. Parrill | 1. University of Minnesota (E. Johnson) 2. Baylor University (E. Ferreira) 3. George Washington (C. Lawrence) |
TBD | |||||
Seton Hall University/HPMSNJ Case Challenge |
1. Rutgers University 2. Hofstra University 3. Seton Hall University |
1. Rutgers University 2. Pennsylvania State University 3. University of Pittsburgh |
1. Seton Hall 2. University of Pittsburgh 3. Rutgers |
Fall 2021* | ||||
South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum (SFHEF) |
Postponed due to COVID-19 | April 2021* | ||||||
Trinity University | Best in Show: Baylor University Best in Class: Texas State University University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Baylor University |
Best in Show: University of Minnesota Best in Class: St. Louis University Baylor University |
Fall 2021 | |||||
UCLA | 1. George Washington University 2. University of Michigan |
2. University of South Carolina 3. University of Minnesota |
1. Columbia University 2. University of Southern California 3. University of South Carolina |
January 2022* | ||||
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
1. University of Southern California 2. University of Michigan 3. University of Minnesota |
1. University of Alabama at Birmingham 2. University of Southern California 3. George Washington University |
1. University of Minnesota 2. University of Alabama at Birmingham 3. University of Washington -Seattle |
February 2022* | ||||
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1. University of Iowa (A) 2. University of Iowa (B) 3. Saint Louis University |
1. Saint Louis University 2. University of Kansas 3. Saint Louis University |
Fall 2021* | |||||
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1. University of Kansas Medical Center 2. Saint Louis University |
Fall 2021* | ||||||
University of Minnesota: Clarion Case Competition | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | 1. Texas A&M University 2. Virginia Commonwealth University 3. University of Virginia School of Nursing |
TBD | |||||
University of Texas School of Public Health | 2. Rutgers University 3. Rutgers University |
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Yale Healthcare | 1. Johns Hopkins University 2. Cornell University |
February 2022* | ||||||
Yale Healthcare Services Innovation Case Competition | 1. University of Minnesota 2. Queen’s University |
Fall 2021* | ||||||
* tentative date, consult case competition page
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