General Information
Every year, the Emory Global Health Institute (EGHI) hosts the Intramural Emory Global Health Case Competition. This program provides multidisciplinary teams of Emory students with an opportunity to address a real-world global health challenge in a competitive and collaborative environment. Student teams work together for a week to analyze a case challenge and develop a comprehensive programmatic solution by incorporating perspectives from multiple disciplines.
EGHI invites Emory students from all 9 Emory schools to participate in its 2025 Intramural Emory Global Health Case Competition. EGHI plans to host case advisor sessions with teams virtually while all other activities will be held in person.
EGHI promises to provide Emory students with a challenging and relevant case to address, the opportunity to network with professionals and each other, and the chance to win cash prizes!
EGHI invites Emory students from all 9 Emory schools to participate in its 2025 Intramural Emory Global Health Case Competition. EGHI plans to host case advisor sessions with teams virtually while all other activities will be held in person.
EGHI promises to provide Emory students with a challenging and relevant case to address, the opportunity to network with professionals and each other, and the chance to win cash prizes!
Location
Emory University Campus
Emory University Campus
Competition Dates
January 24, 2025 - February 1, 2025
Deliverables, Case Subject, and Time Commitment
EGHI hosts the first- and final-rounds of the competition in-person in the Claudia Nance Rollins (CNR) Building at Emory University. During the first round of the competition, teams will be required to present a 12-minute presentation and engage in 8 minutes of Q&A with a panel of judges. Teams with the five highest first-round scores will receive a cash prize. Teams with the three highest first-round scores will advance to the final round.
These three final-round teams will be required to incorporate a case twist into their final-round presentations. Finalist teams will present a 12-minute presentation and engage in 8 minutes of Q&A with the final-round judges.
Case Subject
The case subject for the 2025 Intramural Emory Global Health Case Competition was developed and written during fall semester 2024 by a group of Emory students and faculty. This year's case subject on addressing the loneliness epidemic in the United States was released at 12:00PM on January 24, 2025. As in prior years, the case topic is both challenging and relevant requiring a multidisciplinary approach to develop recommendations to address it.
Time Commitment
Student teams are given the case challenge a week before they present their case solutions to judges. Teams can work as much or as little as they like on their case solutions during the case competition week. During case competition week, EGHI will arrange for each team to meet virtually for one hour with a case advisor, a professional who will provide feedback regarding a team's draft case solution. Student team members can also seek feedback from other experts in the field on their ideas, however, they must generate their case solution ideas themselves.
These three final-round teams will be required to incorporate a case twist into their final-round presentations. Finalist teams will present a 12-minute presentation and engage in 8 minutes of Q&A with the final-round judges.
Case Subject
The case subject for the 2025 Intramural Emory Global Health Case Competition was developed and written during fall semester 2024 by a group of Emory students and faculty. This year's case subject on addressing the loneliness epidemic in the United States was released at 12:00PM on January 24, 2025. As in prior years, the case topic is both challenging and relevant requiring a multidisciplinary approach to develop recommendations to address it.
Time Commitment
Student teams are given the case challenge a week before they present their case solutions to judges. Teams can work as much or as little as they like on their case solutions during the case competition week. During case competition week, EGHI will arrange for each team to meet virtually for one hour with a case advisor, a professional who will provide feedback regarding a team's draft case solution. Student team members can also seek feedback from other experts in the field on their ideas, however, they must generate their case solution ideas themselves.
Prizes
First Place $3,000
Second Place $2,000
Third Place $1,000
In addition to winning a $3,000 cash prize, the first-place team will also win automatic participation in the March 2025 Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition.
Schedule
November 4, 2024 - January 6, 2025 - Application Period
January 16, 2025 - Team Meet & Greet Dinner
January 26, 2024, 12PM - Signed Rules and Code of Conduct due (form to be distributed at Team Meet and Greet dinner)
January 24, 2025, 12:00 PM - Case Subject Released
January 29 - January 30, 2025 - Virtual Case Advisor Sessions via Zoom
January 31, 2025 - Team Work Day
January 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM - First-Round Presentations Due (slide deck)
February 1, 2025 - Competition Day
January 16, 2025 - Team Meet & Greet Dinner
January 26, 2024, 12PM - Signed Rules and Code of Conduct due (form to be distributed at Team Meet and Greet dinner)
January 24, 2025, 12:00 PM - Case Subject Released
January 29 - January 30, 2025 - Virtual Case Advisor Sessions via Zoom
January 31, 2025 - Team Work Day
January 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM - First-Round Presentations Due (slide deck)
February 1, 2025 - Competition Day
Rules and Judging
The Rules and Code of Conduct form for participating teams along with instructions for signing and submitting will be available to teams at the Team Meet and Greet dinner. Signed Rules and Code of Conduct forms will be due by Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM.
During the first round of the competition, a group of judges with expertise in the case subject will evaluate and score teams' case solutions. Final-round judges will then evaluate the final-round teams' case solution presentations. EGHI will use a judging platform called RocketJudge for the competition.
During the first round of the competition, a group of judges with expertise in the case subject will evaluate and score teams' case solutions. Final-round judges will then evaluate the final-round teams' case solution presentations. EGHI will use a judging platform called RocketJudge for the competition.
Logistics and Resources
Below is a list of resources in alphabetical order that provides information about competition logistics and that will aid in your case solution preparation. The videos below were recorded for the 2021 Emory Global Health Case Competitions but remain relevant for this year's competition.
Case Challenge
Case Advisor Listing
Case-Related Questions and Answers
Competition Rules and Code of Conduct
Competition Schedule - Workday
Competition Schedule - Competition Day
First Round Deliverables and Submission
Final Round Deliverables and Submission
Judge Listing
Judging Criteria
Work Day
Examples of Past Presentations
2020 Intramural EGHCC - First-Place Slide Presentation
2020 Intramural EGHCC - Second-Place Slide Presentation
2020 Intramural EGHCC - Third-Place Slide Presentation
Case Challenge
Case Advisor Listing
Case-Related Questions and Answers
Competition Rules and Code of Conduct
Competition Schedule - Workday
Competition Schedule - Competition Day
First Round Deliverables and Submission
Final Round Deliverables and Submission
Judge Listing
Judging Criteria
Work Day
Examples of Past Presentations
2020 Intramural EGHCC - First-Place Slide Presentation
2020 Intramural EGHCC - Second-Place Slide Presentation
2020 Intramural EGHCC - Third-Place Slide Presentation
Making the Most of Your Case Advisor Session
Dr. Mohammed Ali, an Associate Professor at Emory's Rollins School of Public Health and practicing family physician, provides his insights into how you can make the most of your time with your case advisor. He also provides helpful suggestions regarding case preparation and how you can take full advantage of your case competition experience. Dr. Ali helped launch the competition in 2009, has advised many EGHCC student case writing teams, and has served as a competition case advisor annually since the program's inception
Good Case Solutions: A Judge's Perspective
Mr. Phil Jacobs, an Emory Global Health Institute Advisory Board member, successful businessman, and philanthropist, has judged Emory Global Health Case Competitions since 2010. In this brief video, Mr. Jacobs gives his perspective on the elements that make a good case solution.
