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魅影直播HSC College of Public Health's Master of Health Administration students take home top prize at case competition

Thursday, December 19, 2024

魅影直播HSC MHA first place team winners student team at The recently won first place at the 2024 Chapter鈥檚 student case study competition.

Winning students Darshan Amin, Philip 鈥淧J鈥 Hamilton,  Michael 鈥淛ustin鈥 Hilton, Alyssa Manzano and Emily Sander worked together to analyze and provide recommendations for a challenging case involving a health care biotech start-up facing significant operational and financial hurdles. The team used critical thinking, collaboration and the development of innovative ideas to solve and present their case. Each member brought their unique perspectives, experiences and knowledge to the project, working together as seasoned health care executives would do in a real-world situation. This exercise not only challenged the students, but helped them sharpen their skills and practice the role of a future health care leader.

The ACHE competition is based on a case study topic reflecting the latest issues or challenges in the health care industry. Teams were required to submit a written case study resolution to the issue presented, including an executive summary, with the top three teams selected for an oral presentation. Students from other North 魅影直播 MHA programs also competed in the program.

鈥淧articipating in the ACHENTX Student Case Competition was an invaluable opportunity for our team to apply the knowledge and skills gained throughout the MHA program at HSC, as well as our diverse personal and professional experiences,鈥 said winning team member Manzano said.

鈥淲e utilized financial, operational and strategic insights to conduct our analysis and develop comprehensive, public-health centered recommendations 鈥 which we believe set us apart from the competition. It was a challenging case, but our ability to collaborate as a team and leverage each other鈥檚 strengths ultimately contributed to our first-place win. This achievement was incredibly rewarding and would not have been possible without the support of our faculty, staff and peers,鈥 Manzano added.

Amin, who was also part of HSC鈥檚 winning team, called the case competition 鈥渁n incredibly enriching experience.鈥

鈥淣ot only did it challenge us to think critically and solve a complex health care problem, it also allowed us to compete with brilliant minds and foster relationships with current and future health care executives. Working alongside my talented teammates and friends to bring home the first-place prize was an honor and a testament to the power of teamwork and dedication,鈥 Amin noted.

For Hilton, taking part in the competition was an 鈥渋nvaluable opportunity鈥 to apply the knowledge he has gained at HSC.

鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 have asked for a better team to share this experience with; we all truly gave our best effort in tackling the case together, and had fun doing it. Considering this was our first time participating in a case study competition, I am extremely proud of what we accomplished.鈥

鈥淚 am really excited about the future of the MHA program here at HSC and how we continue to grow beyond this milestone,鈥 Hilton said.

 


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