2025 AstraZeneca National Healthcare Case Competition

Transforming Breast Cancer Care through Precision Diagnostics and Innovative Medicine

Hosted by Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

Friday, November 21 and Saturday, November 22, 2025

We recommend that applicants build interdisciplinary teams to include all critical business skillsets and a variety of backgrounds and experience to address this unique and challenging case.

Key dates

Friday, Oct. 17: application deadline

Monday, Oct. 27: 10 selected teams will be notified via email

Wednesday, Oct. 29, noon ET: selected team registration deadline; teams will receive case packets via email after registering

Thursday, Nov. 20: student team slide decks due (no revisions permitted)

Friday, Nov. 21, 5 - 7:30 p.m.: Welcome and networking reception

Saturday, Nov. 22, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Competition and awards  

What to expect

• The competition will include a first round of presentations in the morning.
• Judges will select five teams to continue to the afternoon round.
• The event will close with an awards ceremony and networking reception.
• The top three teams will receive awards of $8,000, $5,500, and $3,000, respectively. 

Competition rules and regulations

• This competition is for graduate students only; MD and PhD candidates are permitted.
• Teams must include between three and five students; at least one team member must be an MBA student.  \
• All team members must be from the same university.
• If your team is selected to compete, the team must then register. The registration fee is $100, payable by credit card. The team will receive the case packet after registering.
• Competing teams must submit presentation slide decks by noon ET Thursday, Nov. 20. Teams may not revise the deck after submitting.
• Competing teams must present in person at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, 100 International Dr., Baltimore, MD 21202
• To prevent bias, judges will not know which teams are from which universities. Do not identify your university on your slide deck, clothing, or accessories, or in interactions with judges.
• Teams may have an advisor, and that advisor may attend the competition, but is not permitted to provide advice the day of the competition.