The CHEST Foundation and The Kellogg School of Management Case Competition

The CHEST Foundation and The Kellogg School of Management
Case Competition

If you missed the information session on January 28, 2008, at the Jacobs Center, Northwestern University, click here to learn more about the competition.


	Case Competition Benefits for Students Open to all NWU and U of C graduate students $3,000 in awards available Prominent judges, including former US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop Class credit available for Kellogg students Network with high power executives from Abbott Fund, Merck, Walgreens, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, and other pharmaceutical companies Gain real world experience by developing a sustainable business plan Make a positive difference in the community

Chicago is facing an asthma epidemic, which affects 630,000 children and adults each year. Asthma attacks send more than 70,000 Chicagoans to the emergency room annually, and Chicago’s hospitalization rate for children with asthma is 70% higher than the national average. Chicago’s annual asthma death rate is one of the highest in the nation at 120 deaths per year. Between 10% and 40% of people suffering from asthma remain undiagnosed. Among those who have been diagnosed and are experiencing breathing problems, 40% are not receiving treatment. The problem of undiagnosed and untreated asthma is particularly severe among Chicago’s least advantaged communities.

The purpose of this competition is to encourage teams of students to develop new and creative sustainable organizational models that will provide the informational and behavioral assistance required to substantially increase the identification, education, prevention, and treatment of asthma among underserved populations in Chicago. The winning team will receive $2,000 and the runner-up will receive $1,000.

Groups or individuals competing can register by emailing Taurean Egan at t-egan@kellogg.northwestern.edu by February 29, 2008, with names and contact information of group members.

Each team will be assigned an advisor on behalf of The CHEST Foundation who will provide counsel on the proposals, as needed. These advisors are seasoned professionals from the health-care industry and social enterprise whose insights will enrich the quality of the proposals and provide participants with additional knowledge of the subject area.

The Competition

This case competition is the collaborative effort of The CHEST Foundation, the Larry and Carol Levy Social Entrepreneurship Lab, and Kellogg’s Social Impact Club, Health Industry Management Program, and Healthcare and Biotechnology Club.

The two top teams will be selected as finalists and will give featured presentations at a dinner on May 8, 2008 that will be attended by the judges, along with leaders from business and government. At the conclusion of the dinner, the panel of judges will decide on a winner and a runner-up. The winning team and runner-up will receive $2,000 and $1,000 in prize money, respectively. In addition, Kellogg students will be eligible for course field credit for participating in this contest.