GT Team Members
Becky Byler - Biomedical Engineering
Warren Gray - Biomedical Engineering
Jacline Griffeth - International Affairs and Modern Languages
Chibueze Inhenacho - Biomedical Engineering
Henry Mei - Biomedical Engineering
Inthirai Somasunthram- Biomedical Engineering
"Although the Emory Global Health Case Competition uses a similar format to a business school case competition, it is unique in requiring students to work in multidisciplinary teams to analyze a real-world global health challenge requiring an interdisciplinary approach," says Jeffrey Koplan, MD, MPH, Emory vice president for global health and the founding director of the Emory Global Health Institute. "This competition, as the leading global health team event, is an outstanding demonstration of the creativity, energy and passion students bring to their global health education."
In addition to Georgia Tech and Emory, participating schools include Boston University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Georgetown University, Instituto Technológico Autónomo de México, Johns Hopkins University, National University of Singapore, Northwestern University, Princeton University, State University of New York, Tulane University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of California at San Francisco, University of Miami, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, University of Toronto, University of Virginia, U.S. Naval Academy, Vanderbilt University, Yale University, and Yeshiva University.
Previous years' case competition teams were charged with reducing severe childhood malnutrition in Ethiopia, childhood obesity in Mexico, and tobacco health burdens in Gujarat, India, developing program priorities for a refugee health agency in three east African countries, addressing social and health disparities in Sri Lanka, and developing health reform plans for the France's Union for a Popular Movement political party.
This year's signature sponsor was GE, with additional external sponsorship from Danya International, John Snow, Inc., the Pendleton Group, and the Red Brick Brewing Company.
