What is the Duke Global Health Case Competition?
Do you want to find a way to contribute to the discussion about the earthquake aftermath in Haiti? Use your experience to generate innovative ideas that can translate into action on the ground through participating in the first annual Duke Global Health Case Competition.
This competition is a unique opportunity for Duke graduate and undergraduate students from multiple schools and disciplines to come together to promote awareness of and develop innovative solutions for 21st century global health issues. Common across U.S. business schools, a case competition features teams of four to six students working through a real-life case scenario with the goal of providing helpful strategic recommendations to move the case subject forward efficiently and effectively. The competition is centered on team presentations to judges, who then score student recommendations and award prizes.
Developed and driven by it the Duke Global Health Institute Student Council, the global health case competition focuses on a global health-related case that will require an interdisciplinary approach to formulate recommendations regarding the case that may involve issues such as health care policy, public health implementation and planning, business partnership/investment, medical research, logistics management, faith/cultural understanding, and international law.
Who can participate?
Students (graduate and undergraduate) from across Duke University are encouraged to participate in multidisciplinary, multi-school teams to ensure that interdisciplinary skills are represented on each team. Teams will be comprised of three to five students from three or more Duke schools. Students can sign up as individuals or in a team. Students who register as individuals will be grouped together to form interdisciplinary teams.
Space is limited so sign up now! Team Registration, Individual Registration
2010 Case Subject and Evaluation
A distinguished panel of judges from multiple disciplines selected by the Duke Global Health Institute will evaluate the teams’ recommendations on the selected case. In addition to receiving interactive feedback on their proposals, Case Competition participants will have the opportunity to interact with the judges at the Awards Lunch on Saturday, March 27th.
Important Dates
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Competition Kick-Off Event
Duke Global Health Institute, Trent Hall
Friday, March 26th, 2010
12:00pm - 11:00pm
Competition Team Workday (as needed)
Link Group Study Rooms
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
10:00am - 1:30pm
Case Competition Presentations and Awards Lunch
Sanford School, Rhodes Conference Room
Awards
At the Awards Lunch, the winning team will have the opportunity to deliver their presentation to a Duke affiliated community partner in Haiti via satellite link. Winning teams will be awarded prizes. Members of all teams will be recognized for their participation.
Contact
Frances Aunon
Duke University Class of 2010
