Past Competition: Fall 2018 Health Equity

Fall 2018 Case Competition:

HEALTH EQUITY

In Fall 2018, Munger Graduate Residences partnered with Michigan's Medical School and Michigan Public Health to ask teams of students to address issues of health equity in the state of Michigan.

Challenge for Student Teams

Using a fictional $100,000 of seed money, your challenge is to create an action plan to effectively address issues of health equity. Teams are free to address specific issues that impact local communities, nation-specific issues, and/or globally-pervasive topics.

Related Events

September 25: Dr. Kyriaki Marti, Interprofessional Education Discussion

October 4: Roland "Red" Hiss Lectureship

October 6: Formulation of Solid Dosage Form of Lippia Multiflora for Managing Stress and Hypertension

October 10: No Food For Thought: How Food Insecurity Gets Under the Skin for Children and Parents

October 18: The Roles and Status of Indigenous Medicine for Primary Health Care Services in the Amhara National Regional State (ANRS), Ethiopia (second offering: Michigan League, Koessler Room (3^rd floor) 3-5:30pm )

October 22: Michigan Public Health Scholars Presentation on Health Equity

October 23: Preventing Firearm Injuries Among Children and Teens: A Public Health Approach

October 24: Policy Change as Political Strategy: America’s Health Reform Mosaics in Comparative Perspective

October 31: Interprofessional Drug Abuse Panel

November 9: Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Learning Health Systems (ELSI-LHS) Symposium

November 15: Case Competition Showcase

Winning Projects

First-place Project- Complex Care Management for Healthcare Super-Utilizers at the University of Michigan Student Run Free Clinic
Stuart HammondKatie AllanCorey FitzgeraldTory Lowy
Runner-Up Project- Addressing Asthma Burden Disparities: Rise Above Environmental Pollution
Jill SchaeferMackenzie MannDelia Mayor
Runner-Up Project- Increasing Care & Prevention Through Telehealth: Making Access Equitable in Urban Settings
Sharon ThomasJennifer Lauren CruzBevneet GrewalSarah Thornburgh

Judges

Ebbin Dotson, Ph.D, M.H.S.A., Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy; Director, The Collaborative; Faculty Director, UMSEP

Steven Gay, M.D., M.S., Assistant Dean for Admissions; Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Clarissa Love, Project Associate Manager, Office of Health Equity & Inclusion