The 2021 UAB Global Health Case Competition took place virtually on Saturday, February 6, 2021. Twelve teams of students representing ten schools across UAB presented to panels of judges with their recommendations and plans for addressing dengue prevention & management with a special focus on vaccine hestitancy. The case presented three countries: Vietnam, Indonesia & Cambodia. Each team focused on one of the countries. In the morning, they competed against the other teams working on the same country.
The top three teams proceed to a final round with a new panel of judges. From there, the first, second and third place positions were awarded. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone for participating!
2021 UAB Global Health Case:
"Dengue Management and Prevention in Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia"
A special thank you to all the students who participated, mentors that guided student teams, and judges who offered their time, thoughts and feedback to the process! Both the Lister Hill Center for Health Policy and the Sparkman Center for Global Health are appreciative of everyone that made this virtual GHCC a success. We look forward to seeing you next year!
1st place: Case Crushers
Team Members: Amy Jasani (captain - BS, Neuroscience & MPH, Health Behavior), Molly Beardslee (MPH, Health Behavior), Alice Kim (BS, Psychology & MPH, Health Behavior), and Helen Zhou (BS, Economics)
Mentor: Dr. Sadeep Shrestha
2nd place: Blazer Visionaries
Team Members: Porsha Edwards (captain - BS, Public Health), Jillur Rahim (PhD, Health Services Administration), & Hannah Reyes (MPH, Epidemiology & graduate certificate in Global Health)
Mentor: Dr. Luz Padilla
3rd place: For the Health of It
Team Members: Divya Annamalai (captain - BS, Neuroscience, graduate certificate in Global Health), Dorris DaGama (BS, Public Health), Vani Mittal (BS, Biology & BS, Public Health), Emma Kate Sellers (BS, Public Health; MPH, Health Care Organization & Policy, graduate certificate in Global Health), and -not pictured- Katie Oglesby, (BS, Nursing)
Mentor: Dr. Tina Reuter