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

Take part in a competition

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 2017 – 2018 2018 – 2019 2019 – 2020
Baylor University
Robbins Institute		 1. Army-Baylor
2. University of Pittsburgh
3. The Ohio State University		 1. University of Alabama-Birmingham
2. The Ohio State University
3. Trinity University		 1.Trinity University
2.University of Pittsburgh
3.University of Alabama at Birmingham
Business School Alliance for Health Management 1. University of Minnesota
2. University of North Carolina
3. University of Toronto		 1. University of North Carolina
2. Baylor University		 1. Baylor University
3. Boston University
Cleveland Clinic 1. The Ohio State University
2. The Ohio State University (Team 2)
3. Michigan University		 1. University of Michigan (a)
2. University of Michigan (b)
3. University of Minnesota		 1. Trinity
2. Rush
3. Trinity
Emory International Global
Health Case Competition 		2. University of Minnesota
(tie Participants’ Choice Award)
University of Florida (Honorable Mention)
University of Toronto (Video Competition Honorable Mention)		 2. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
George Washington University & Leading Age Post Acute Care Postponed due to COVID-19
Gulf Coast MGMA University of Incarnate Word 1.University of Texas Health Sciences Center
2. Texas Woman’s University		 University of Incarnate Word
Healthcare Leadership Network of the Delaware Valley 2. Temple University (A)
3. Temple University (B)		 2. University of Washington  Cancelled due to COVID-19
HIMSS
Student Case Competition		 1. Cornell University 2. University of Central Florida 3. University of Alabama at Birmingham 1. Cornell University
2. University of Alabama at Birmingham
3. George Washington University		 1. University of Alabama at Birmingham
2. Cornell University (Trillium)
3. Cornell University (Touchdown)
National Association of
Health Services Executives
(NAHSE)		 1. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2. St. Louis University 3. The Ohio State University 1. The Ohio State University
2. University of Illinois at Chicago
3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill		 1.University of Pittsburgh
2.University of Michigan
3.University of Minnesota
Ohio State
University Healthcare		 1. University of Michigan 2. The Ohio State University 3. Rush University 1. The Ohio State University
2. St. Louis University
3. Baylor University 		 Cancelled due to COVID-19
Penn State Health Policy and Administration 1. Pennsylvania State University
2. University of Pittsburgh
3. Pennsylvania State University
Richard J. Stull Student Essay Competition in Healthcare Management 1.University of Iowa Author: Marisa S. Polonsky 2. University of Minnesota Author: Jessica G. Maloy 3. University of the Incarnate Word Author: Lauren D. Navarro   1. University of Louisville Author: Rachel E. Parrill
Seton Hall University/HPMSNJ
Case Challenge		 1. Rutgers University*
2. Hofstra University*
3. Seton Hall University
South Florida Healthcare
Executive Forum (SFHEF)		 1. Florida International University Postponed due to COVID-19
UCLA 1. George Washington University
2. University of Michigan
University of Alabama
at Birmingham		 1. University of Minnesota 2. Rush University 3. John Hopkins University 1. University of Minnesota
2. University of Alabama at Birmingham
3. University of Iowa		 1. University of Southern California
2. University of Michigan
3. University of Minnesota
University of
Kansas School
of Medicine		 first year
second year

 
University of Kansas Medical Center University of Iowa 1. & 2. University of Iowa team A & B
3. Saint Louis University
University of Kansas Medical Center University of Kansas Medical Center 1. University of Kansas Medical Center
2. Saint Louis University
Yale Healthcare 2. Columbia University
3. Cornell University		 1. Johns Hopkins 1. Johns Hopkins University
2. Cornell University
3. Yale University
Yale Healthcare Services Innovation Case Competition 1. University of Minnesota
2.Queen’s University
*denotes CAHME Application is in process
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