2022 APRU Global Health Case Competition

9 February 2022

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This 2022, the 7th annual APRU Global Health Virtual Case Competition will take place. Are you up for the challenge?  

ABOUT THE CHALLENGE

Case competitions are increasing popular around the world as a way for students to exercise critical thinking skills using a “real world” challenge. For this international, virtual competition, teams of 4-6 students will receive a challenge relating to a pressing global health problem. Teams will be given up to ten weeks to prepare a video of up to 10 minutes in English proposing a realistic, well-designed, innovative solution to the challenge. Teams will save their videos on YouTube or Vimeo and submit the link via email for judging by an international panel of APRU Global Health Program members and other global expert judges. 

Three videos will be chosen by an international panel of judges for the final round, which will be held as part of a special event in Nov 2022. The winning team will be announced at the conference and a prize of US$1,000 will be awarded. 

TIMELINE

  • January 25 – Registration open 
  • March 25 – Case challenge sent out via email at 11:59am Pacific Time
  • April 25 – Deadline to register teams (teams registering after March 25 will still only have until June 2 to submit their videos)
  • June 2 – Final video submissions due by 11:59pm Pacific Time
  • August 1 – Three finalist teams announced via email
  • November – Final judging of competition held during an APRU GH virtual event.

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

  • There is no cost to participate.
  • All team members must come from the same university. There is no maximum number of teams per each university.
  • All teams must come from APRU member universities.  Membership in APRU is required. To determine if your university is an APRU member, please visit: Members – APRU
  • A representative from each team must register by April 25, 2022 at 11:59pm Pacific Time through our online registration system. 
  • The team must be comprised of currently enrolled university students (as of April, 2022). Students of all disciplines and stages in their training are welcome including undergraduate, graduate and medical students.
  • Student are allowed to be part of more than one team.
    Postdoctoral students and medical residents/interns are not eligible. Individuals holding faculty appointments also do not qualify.
  • The teams must be comprised of 4-6 students. Changes can be made to the team members after registration. But an email must be sent to Dr Withers at mwithers@usc.edu informing about the changes prior to the competition deadline.
  • The solution to the challenge must be student-driven. Although we encourage that students draw on faculty and outside mentorship and support, it should not be the work/research output of a faculty member.  

THE PRIZE

  • The winning team will be announced online in Nov 2022.
  • A prize of US$1,000 will be awarded to the winning team.
  • All students who participate will receive a certificate of participation via email.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

For competing teams, please submit the following materials by email by June 2 at 11:59pm Pacific Time to mwithers@usc.edu.

  • Provide a link to your video on YouTube, Vimeo, Bilibili or similar site. 
  • Video MUST be no more than 10 mins or it will not be eligible.
  • At the beginning or end of the video, please provide a slide with full name, discipline of study, affiliated department and institution, and academic status (e.g. undergraduate, graduate, medical, etc.) for each team member. Please make sure to clearly identify your team name. 
  • PowerPoint slides, animations, or other audiovisuals should be used in conjunction with the oral presentation.
  • All team members should appear on the video at some point and should actively participate in the development of the proposal. Everyone on the team needs to physically show at some point in the presentation. So, they can appear talking next to a set of slides like a presentation. Or, talking with another person, etc. 
  • All teams automatically grant permission for APRU to screen their videos at the workshop and to post their videos on our website.

For more information, please visit: https://apruglobalhealth.org/education-opportunities/casecompetition/2022-apru-global-health-case-competition/