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Get ready for the annual IPHPRP Global Health Case Competition

Published on November 6, 2025

Start preparing for the 9th annual IPHPRP Global Health Case Competition! This event is open to all graduate and undergraduate students currently enrolled at the University of Iowa.

View a recorded information session.  

AWARDS: Up to $2500 available for the 1st place team (the top 3 teams receive cash awards)! 

The IPHPRP Global Health Case Competition brings students together to engage in a unique, practical experience tackling some of the world’s most complex health challenges. Student teams work together to pitch creative solutions in a competitive and collaborative environment that simulates future workplace settings. Teams with diverse disciplines and colleges represented tend to place exceptionally well. Participation is limited to nine teams with five students on each team.

 Benefits to participating in the case competition:

  • Applying evidence-­based decision-­making to industry focused issues
  • Prioritizing resources in a reality-based environment
  • Developing problem solving and project management skills
  • Interdisciplinary networking with faculty and students
  • Building your resume and experience

To learn more about the competition, past cases and solutions, rules, and eligibility requirements, visit the case competition web site. You can sign up there to receive notification when registration opens.

If you have any questions, please email cph-iphprp@uiowa.edu.