University of Iowa Health Management & Policy

An informal photo of the Iowa UAB Case Competition team. From left: Marisa Polonsky (MHA '19); Dan Gentry, MHA Program Director; Zoe Ribar (MHA'18), Rob McDonagh (MHA '18), Kim Ogden (MHA '18), and Garrett Danelz (MHA '19) A favorite tradition of the Iowa MHA program is sending a team to the Health Administration Case Competition at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The competition was held on March 1 and 2, and Iowa was represented by team captain Zoe Ribar (MHA ’18), team members Rob McDonagh (MHA ’18) and Kim Ogden (MHA ’18), and first-year observers Marisa Polonsky (MHA ’19) and Garrett Danelz (MHA ’19). This year’s case focused on a real rural hospital in the town of Jellico, Tennessee. Although Iowa’s team did not advance, the competition was a great learning experience. Reflections from the team members are shared below: Team Captain Zoe Ribar (MHA ’18): “The Iowa MHA program focuses on practical applications of the health admini