The UNC Healthcare Case Competition is an interdisciplinary event designed to leverage students’ unique learning, development, and career experiences by challenging them to develop an innovative solution to a relevant healthcare issue. This is a great venue for graduate students to showcase their leadership, critical thinking, creativity, and network with other future healthcare leaders—in addition to winning a prize! Graduate students from top-tier universities (to be confirmed) across the United States will be invited to participate.

The case competition also provides an opportunity for finalist teams from participating universities to attend UNC’s annual Healthcare Conference (held virtually this year)—providing additional networking opportunities and a chance to attend workshops and panels led by industry leaders.

Am I eligible to participate?
Graduate students across disciplines (business, public health, pharmacy, medicine, nursing, dentistry, etc.) are encouraged to participate. Each team must have 4-5 graduate students in current programs spanning at least two disciplines (dual-degree students may fulfill this requirement).

How is the case competition structured?
The UNC Healthcare Case Competition will include two virtual rounds:

Internal Round – UNC will host its own internal competition to identify its finalist team. If preferred, other universities may nominate their finalist team without hosting an internal competition.
Click here to register for the internal round!

Final External Round – One finalist team from each participating university will present their case solution. The competition will be judged by an interdisciplinary panel of healthcare industry experts.
Complete this form and email to Kristen Koepsell (MBA Healthcare Club President) at Kristen_Koepsell@kenan-flagler.unc.edu to register.

Key Dates
Internal Round – UNC will host its own internal round to identify its finalist team. If preferred, other universities may nominate their finalist team without hosting an internal competition.
September 17 – October 8: Team Registration (virtual)
October 15: Virtual Competition Kick-Off & Case Distribution (virtual)
October 22: Internal Round Case Submissions (virtual)
October 23: Virtual Internal Round Case Presentations (virtual); Finalist Team Announced

Final External Round – One finalist team from each participating university will present their case solution. The competition will be judged by an interdisciplinary panel of healthcare industry experts.
October 15: Case Distribution (virtual)
October 22: Final Round Case Submissions (virtual)
October 29: Final Round Case Presentations
November 5: Top 3 teams from final round will present at the 2021 UNC Business of Healthcare Conference and winner will be announced.

Prizes
Internal Round (UNC-Specific)
1st Place: $1,000
2nd Place: $500
3rd Place: $250

Final External Round
1st Place: $10,000
2nd Place: $5,000