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ABOUT

The UCLA Center for Healthcare Management Case Competition provides healthcare management graduate students an opportunity to put what they have learned into practice. Student teams (up to four members) from around the world are challenged to provide solutions and recommendations to a real-time, real-world management challenge faced by a Southern California healthcare system. Teams have 88 hours in November to complete their analyses and the top eight teams visit Los Angeles to present their ideas to healthcare leaders in January. This format enables the exchange and dissemination of ideas, as well as professional networking.

FIRST PLACE: $12,000
SECOND PLACE: $8,000
THIRD PLACE: $4,000
FOURTH PLACE: $2,000

Tickets to the final presentations will be available in January.

PREMIER SPONSOR:

UCLA Health is the premier sponsor of the case competition. UCLA Health will provide the challenge to be analyzed and executive judges for the competition itself.

REGISTRATION

Registration will close on Monday, November 10, 2025. There is no charge for registration but teams are responsible for travel costs if they advance to the semi-finals in Los Angeles.

TIMELINE

Case release: Thursday, November 13 @ 5:00PM PST
Case submissions due: Monday, November 17 @ 9:00AM PST
Finalists notification: no later than December 12, 2025
Semi-final and Final presentations: Friday, January 30, 2026

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1.    Teams may have 3-4 members
2.    All team members must be active students in November when the case is released
3.    Teams must come from programs with national accreditation
4.    There is no limit on how many teams per school/program can register
5. All team members must attend the same college or university
6.    Team members may not have an employment connection to the sponsoring health system

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

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Contact 

Laura Erskine
Director
UCLA Center for Healthcare Management 
Email: lerskine@ucla.edu