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 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		 TBD
Cleveland Clinic 1. Trinity University
2. Rush University
3. Trinity University		 1. Cornell University
3. University of Southern California 		TBD
Cornell 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		 TBD
Penn State Health Administration Graduate Online MHA
1. George Mason University
2. Pennsylvania State University
3. Pennsylvania State University
Best Presence During Q&A: Michelle Henton, George Mason		 Fall 2021*
 

Penn State Health Administration 1st year

 

 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		 Fall 2021
UCLA 1. George Washington University
2. University of Michigan		 2. University of South Carolina
3. University of Minnesota		 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		 February 2022*
University of Kansas
School of Medicine		 first year
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*
University of Kansas
School of Medicine		 second year
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
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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