How can we improve health equity and prevent the next pandemic?
Students from across 11 U21 HSG member universities participated in this year’s IPE International Student Challenge. This is an annual event where over 50 students worked as an international team of trainee health professionals to address a specific task.
The theme of this year’s Challenge Event was ‘How can we improve health equity and prevent the next pandemic’. The student teams worked together virtually over a three-week period with the aim of helping prepare for the next viral pandemic by formulating evidence-based recommendations for improving health equity around the globe via a 5 minute video presentation.
The Challenge culminated in a final reflection session with a keynote presentation by Dr Sudhvir Singh, Technical Officer, Equity and Health, Department of Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organisation. The students also had time to share their experiences of Challenge as well as hear the final results from the judges on their submitted team projects.
Student Video Presentations
Winning Team
Group 1 Team 5 - Winning Team: Elmira Somosierra, (University College Dublin), Dilpreet Kaur, Robin Yang (University of Auckland), Sipo Manjingolo, Megan Jane Baker (University of Johannesburg) and Yeung Wing Ying (University of Hong Kong)
Highly Commended Teams
Group 1 Team 1 - Highly Commended: Ruth Gardiner (University College Dublin), Zarin Lubina (University of Johannesburg), Abbie Kaitlin Thomas, Mandy Qiu (University of Auckland), Shaye Liddell (University of Queensland) and Haotian (Allen) Xio (University of Melbourne)
Group 1 Team 3 - Highly Commended: Sue Yee Goh (University College Dublin), Vanessa Molokomme (University of Johannesburg), Baraa Abuharbid, Uma Lavanya Shubra Sreedhar (University of Auckland) and Chan Cheuk Yuen (University of Hong Kong)
Group 1 Team 4 - Highly Commended: Zahra Jabir Abdullah Al Lawati (University College Dublin), Kahayelihle Sibonile Khumalo (University of Johannesburg), Callum Mark Chalmers (University of Auckland), Leung Yan (University of Hong Kong) and Sean Gannon (University of Queensland)
Commended Teams
Group 1 Team 2 - Commended: Farhana Nabi Luisa Alisha Guedes, Naoise Fitzwilliam (University College Dublin), Ann Mary Anson (University of Auckland), Yee Ngoi Laam (University of Hong Kong), Keiko Mishiro (University of Queensland) and Caden Lee (University of Melbourne)
Group 2 Team 3 - Commended: Saivarsha Ganesan (University of Birmingham), Aminah Kadri (McMaster University), Morgan Mavunda (University of Johannesburg), Kevin Bernal Medina (Tec de Monterrey), Rocio Marino Tabraj (Lund University) and Francisca Alejandra Bascur Gutierrez (PUC Chile)
Group 2 Team 1 - Commended: Ishita Paliwal Claudio Alejandro Carrasco Mococain, Tracy Wang (McMaster University), Alejandra Valdivia Padilla (Tec de Monterrey), Cecilia Wong (University of Birmingham) and Francisca Antonia Viñuela Morales (PUC Chile)
Group 2 Team 4 - Commended: Kiran Verma (McMaster University), Hermann Patrick Mies Goldschmied, Francisco Alonso Moreno Ferrer (PUC Chile), Khanyisa Hlulani Mutemba (University of Johannesburg), Luis Fernando Alonzo Mendoza, Valeria Monserrat Velázquez Gutiérrez (Tec de Monterrey) and Mehnaz Munir (McMaster University),
Group 2 Team 2: Commended: Eva Chloë Van Zwieten (University of Amsterdam), Diego Ignacio Lohmann Cañete (PUC Chile), Idah Mondlane, Callin Fry (University of Johannesburg), Alexandra Venegas Galvan, Carlos Badillo Guzmán (Tec de Monterrey) and Paul Xu (McMaster University)
How to apply
Applications for this year are now closed. We will update our website about the 2023 event.
University representatives details can be found here.
Timeline
University Representatives to review applications received and to select 5-7 applicants to be put forward as final nominees to the IPE Student Global Challenge sub-group by Monday 13th June
IPE Student Global Challenge - Introduction/task setting session – Monday 27th June
Student project submission – Wednesday 20th July
IPE Student Global Challenge - final reflective session – Tuesday 26th July
Contact us
For queries about the IPE Student Challenge, please contact:
Corrina Greenwood, U21 HSG Operations Manager via email: u21health@gmail.com