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 | 2018 – 2019 | 2019 – 2020 | 2020 – 2021 | Next Date | ||||
Baylor University Robbins Institute |
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 |
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TBD | ||||
Business School Alliance for Health Management | 1. University of North Carolina 2. Baylor University |
1. Baylor University 3. Boston University |
February 2021** | |||||
Cleveland Clinic | 1. University of Michigan (a) 2. University of Michigan (b) 3. University of Minnesota |
1. Trinity 2. Rush 3. Trinity |
TBD | |||||
Emory International Global Health Case Competition |
2. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | March 13 – 21, 2021 | ||||||
George Washington University & Leading Age Post Acute Care | Postponed due to COVID-19 | TBD | ||||||
Gulf Coast MGMA | 1.University of Texas Health Sciences Center 2. Texas Woman’s University |
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 | 2. University of Washington | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | April 2021** | |||||
HIMSS Student Case Competition |
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) |
January 2021** | |||||
National Association of Health Services Executives(NAHSE) |
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 |
2. University of Minnesota 3.The Ohio State University |
Fall 2021* | ||||
Ohio State University Healthcare |
1. The Ohio State University 2. St. Louis University 3. Baylor University |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 | April 8 – 9, 2021 | |||||
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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 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 | March 22 – 25, 2021 | |||||
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 |
Fall 2021* | |||||
South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum (SFHEF) |
Postponed due to COVID-19 | April 2021** | ||||||
Trinity University | January 27 – 29, 2020 | |||||||
UCLA | 1. George Washington University 2. University of Michigan |
January 29, 2021 | ||||||
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
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 |
February 17 – 19, 2021 | |||||
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1. University of Iowa | 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 | 1. University of Kansas Medical Center 2. Saint Louis University |
Fall 2021* | |||||
University of Scranton | TBD | |||||||
Yale Healthcare | 1. Johns Hopkins University | 1. Johns Hopkins University 2. Cornell University |
February 13, 2021 | |||||
Yale Healthcare Services Innovation Case Competition | 1. University of Minnesota 2. Queen’s University |
Fall 2021* | ||||||
* Program in Candidacy ** tentative date, consult case competition page
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