DC Public Health Case Challenge

The application to represent Georgetown in an interdisciplinary team of three to six students opens at the start of each academic year. All undergraduate and graduate students from any school at Georgetown can apply.

Georgetown’s Winning Proposals

2025 – Harrison C. Spencer Interprofessional Prize

Team: Omar Anwar (C’26), Talia Korobkin (M’28), Harnoor Sachar (SFS’26), and Shivali Vora (SFS’26)

Project: Breathe Easy: Improving Air Quality, Respiratory Health, and Environmental Justice in Washington, DC

2023 – Harrison C. Spencer Interprofessional Prize

Team: Ayomide Aduloju (G’24), Erica Kim (SFS’24), Shereika Mills (L’24), Salvatore (Sal) Sulimay (G’24), Nicole Vernot-Jonas (H’24), and Allison Willett (M’26)

Project: DC Health

2022 – Wildcard Prize

Team: Bailey Smith (L’23), Guillermina Pappier (L’23), Harrison Tandy (G’23), Carrigan Rice (H’24), Alyaa Chase (L’23)), and Uttara Jhaveri (L’23)

Project: ICAN: IPV Counseling for Adolescents Now

2021 – Practicality Prize

Team: Carolina Andrada (G’23), Cat Gardiner (L’21), Chloé Jammes (H’19, M’23), Miller Richmond (M’24), Agrata Sharma (L’22), and Elaine Chen (L’18)

Project: SHAPE DC

2017 – Interprofessional Prize

Team: Caroline King (G’18, G’23, M’22), Noah Martin (H’17, G’19), Prakesha Mathur (G’19), Emily Shaffer (M’21), Katelyn Shahbazian (SFS’18), and Matthew Simmons (H’18)

Project: Project Resilience

2015 – Practicality Prize

Team: Caroline Kim (SFS’16), Claire Hong (C’16), DongHyun [Andrew] Hong (C’16), Ryan Jeffery (SFS’16), and Michelle White (M’16)

Project: VET UNITY

2013 – Grand Prize

Team: Chandani Desai (C’15), Claire Lang (C’14), Megan Prior (M’15), Suzanne Huszagh (NHS’14) and Darshana Prakasam (B’14)

Project: Violence Affecting LGBT Youth