HPM Healthcare Delivery and Management Case Challenge

The HPM Healthcare Delivery and Management Case Challenge creates opportunities for students to apply classroom learning to a real-world healthcare case and executive management presentation. Teams of 3-5 students from various professional schools at Columbia—Public Health, Business, Medicine and Public Affairs—prepare a comprehensive analysis and consulting presentation for a healthcare case. Teams present their analysis and recommendations to an expert panel of faculty and industry professionals who act as judges. Winning teams from preliminary rounds advance to the championship round, and winners of the competition receive prizes. 

Teams 

While teams can include members from the same school, we encourage teams to draw on members and resources from other schools as the case will require management, policy, and clinical/outcomes analyses. Further, the analysis should not be constrained by the information articulated in the case. We expect teams to think outside the box in terms of issues and impacts of case solutions on the client organization. 

Registration

Registration for the 2026 Case Challenge will open in September 2026. Contact Professor Paul Thurman with questions about the competition.

2025 HPM Healthcare Delivery and Management Case Challenge Winners

First Place: Strategic Care Unit

• Andrew Cheng (Captain)
• Nitya Gudru
• Martina Scapolo
• Jiayi Li

Second Place: Apex Advisory

• Gieun Im (Captain)
• Syed S. Islam
• Lindsay A. Heyer

Third Place: PathWise Advisory

• Rithanaya Saravanan (Captain)
• Hannah Ellen
• Maghana Sinnappan
• Danielle Wallace

Most Innovative Solution: PathWise Advisory

• Rithanaya Saravanan (Captain)
• Hannah Ellen
• Maghana Sinnappan
• Danielle Wallace

Best Individual Presenter

• Alan Xie (FourFront Health)

Best Individual Q & A

• Athena Li (HJKAY)