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MHA Students Organize Inaugural Case Competition Examining Integrated Care

The event was an important way for students to apply what theyӰԭve learned in the classroom and could help position the UniversityӰԭs MHA program for future participation in local and national competitions.

June 8, 2023

By Pavani Rangachari, Ph.D., CPH

Student panelists and judges pose for a phoot.
The inaugural MHA case competition brought together students and faculty.

The student organization held its inaugural MHA Case Competition this spring, following on the heels of the programӰԭs first-ever appearance in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Case Competition earlier in the semester.

Three teams, comprising three MHA students each, participated and presented their work on the UAB Case Topic (ӰԭCreating an Integrated Care Delivery Model for Serious Illness CareӰԭ). Following a similar set of rules, they received the topic three weeks in advance and worked as a team to develop and present their solutions before a panel of four judges, including MHA faculty members and healthcare executives from local health systems.

All three teams did remarkably well! Every team had worked hard to put their best foot forward, and it was a difficult choice for the judges. Ultimately, Team 2 prevailed.

MHA students.
MHA students excelled in the inaugural MHA case competition.

Overall, it was a fabulously engaging and productive evening for everyone in attendance, and a proud moment for the UniversityӰԭs MHA program.

Faculty hope that this initiative serves to usher in a new era of experiential (case-based) learning and real-world healthcare administration problem-solving by MHA students. Importantly, this experience provides a foundation for the program to explore the possibility of establishing an ӰԭMHA Case Competition ClubӰԭ coordinated by SOHA.

This type of student-led club in turn could enable the program to provide a recurring option of participating in national and local case competitions for curriculum credit to interested MHA students.

The panel of judges at the event.
The panel of judges at the event.

A big thanks to the judges, and a hearty congratulations to all three participating teams!

TEAM 1


TEAM 2


TEAM 3


Kudos to the winning team:
Kashyap Ramadyani Ӱԭ24 MHA
Hiba M. Jaidi Ӱԭ24 MHA
Sara Tarascio Ӱԭ24 MHA

A big thank you to the panel of judges.



Thank you to the original team of students who represented the UniversityӰԭs MHA program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Case Competition this year and who played a major role in coordinating this event for MHA students.



Pavani Rangachari, Ph.D., CPH is a professor and director of the Master of Healthcare Administration program at the University of New Haven.

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