BU Team Takes Innovation Award at Global Health Case Competition
A creative and effective interdisciplinary team represented Boston University at the 2015 International Emory Global Health Case Competition in March. The five women representing the Schools of Medicine, Public Health and Business won the “Innovation Award” for their presentation, “Un Cuerpo Unido: Transforming the Judicial System in Honduras to Improve Effectiveness and Access.”
Ariel Falconer, SPH ‘15; Liz Nerad, QSB/SPH ’15; Kim Principe, QSB ‘15; Tess Timmes, BUSM ’17; and Karen Foo, MMSc, BUSM ’17, joined 24 teams representing academic institutions from Denmark, Australia and the US to develop recommendations for the President of Honduras to reduce rates of gun violence in that country by 2020.
The Global Health competition is designed to raise awareness of and develop innovative solutions for 21st century global health issues. Teams receive a global health-related case that requires an interdisciplinary approach to formulate recommendations that may involve issues such as health care policy, public health implementation and planning, business partnership/investment, medical research, logistics management, faith/cultural understanding, and international law.