Name: 2020 International Emory Global Health Case Competition
Start: Fri Mar 13 2020 12:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
End: Sat Mar 14 2020 23:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

How many teams can each university send to the International Emory Global Health Case Competition?

Your university can send only one team to the competition. We limit universities to one team because we want to engage a wide range of universities in the competition. Emory University will only be sending one team to the competition as well. In 2020, Emory will accept up to 29 guest university teams located across the globe. 30 teams (29 guest universities plus Emory University) will compete with each other on the Emory University campus in Atlanta, Georgia. If your university is not one of the first 29 to apply, you will have the option of being placed on our wait list.

Who can participate in the International Emory Global Health Case Competition?
Graduate and undergraduate students enrolled at accredited universities are invited to participate. Teams should be comprised of four to six students, and at least three different schools from an applicant university must be represented. For example, your team could include students from your university's nursing, medical, and business schools. Or your team could include students from your university's public health, law, and theology schools. The combination of disciplines does not matter so long as you have at least three different schools represented. Post-graduate and post-doctoral fellows are not eligible to participate if they are not currently enrolled as students in a degree-seeking program at your university.

What is the time commitment for participants?

The case will be released at 12:00 pm Eastern time, Saturday, March 7, 2020. Presentations will be due the following Saturday morning, March 14th (exact time to be determined). Guest university teams typically arrive in Atlanta on the Thursday evening before the Saturday presentation day and participate in a team workday the Friday before the competition. Teams are encouraged to stay through Sunday because the competition typically does not end until early evening.

What is the topic of the 2020 case?

The case topic will not be made available until the case is released on Saturday, March 7th. However, it will require a multidisciplinary approach to develop recommendations to address it. It may include issues such as health care policy, public health implementation and planning, business partnership/investment, medical research, international development, logistics and management, faith/cultural understanding, international law, and other disciplines. Student team members can seek feedback from experts in the field on ideas, however, they must generate the ideas themselves. They cannot present and defend ideas that experts provide to them. The 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 cases are available for review online.

What are the important dates for the competition?

12:00 pm Eastern time, October 7, 2019 - 8:00 pm Eastern time, October 14, 2019 - Application Period - Applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis
October 2019 - January 2020 - Recommended time period to conduct your university's internal global health case competition if your university is holding one
December 15, 2019 - Deadline for our receiving your $1,000 application fee
December 2019 - Travel, accommodations, meal, and award payment information and the rules and code of conduct form made available under the 'Logistics and Rules' tab of this website
February 2020 - Event-specific logistics made available online under the 'Logistics and Rules' tab of the website
February 14, 2020 - Finalized team roster and individual team member information due, including individual travel and lodging information requested on our online form. We must have all individual team member information by February 14, 2020.
March 7, 2020 - Case subject released
March 12, 2020 - Teams arrive in Atlanta
March 13, 2020 - Competition Workday
March 14, 2020 - Competition Presentation Day

Why should I participate in the 2020 International Emory Global Health Case Competition?

You will have a lot of fun! You will learn about a real-world global health issue and have the opportunity to meet and network with students from around the world interested in global health issues. You will be able to meet and interact with experts from Emory University, the CDC, and other leading organizations who will serve as team case advisors and competition judges. Participants from past competitions have routinely stated that our global health case competition is one of the best educational opportunities that they have had. And finally, your team has a chance to win a cash prize!