Healthcare is Hiring
+400 Points
$10000
You're in charge. How would you fix the healthcare worker shortage?
Healthcare is running out of people, and the future is counting on your generation. In this Challenge, you'll dream up a bold solution to help fix the healthcare worker shortage and improve the future of care. Your idea could be a product, business, or marketing campaign that helps attract, support, or inspire the next wave of healthcare professionals. Get ready to impress the Covista judges and win big $$$!
September 7-October 11
Prizes:
🥇1st Place: $5,000
🥈2nd Place: $3,000
🥉3rd Place: $2,000
Please note: For team entries, prize amounts will be divided equally among team members.
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Skills you'll develop
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Social Awareness
Let's Explore!
In this section, you’ll explore healthcare careers, discover where workers are needed most, and learn what’s driving the healthcare worker shortage in the United States today. Get ready to become an expert!
Welcome to the Healthcare is Hiring Challenge!
Learn what the Healthcare is Hiring Challenge is all about. You'll be addressing the question: How would you fix the healthcare worker shortage and get more people into the careers that need them most? Get ready to wow the Covista judges with your pitch video and win $$$. Good luck!
What the Stats Say
Check out some statistics about the healthcare worker shortage. Be aware that these numbers are approximate, may change daily, and are most likely to increase.
Healthcare Workers Needed Now!
Take a peek at the healthcare jobs needed right now. You may not have known about these or considered them.
Urban and Rural Healthcare Shortages
Rural areas and under-resourced urban neighborhoods face a steep healthcare worker shortage, which often means fewer appointments, cut services, and longer waits for the same care that's easier to access in other urban areas.
Changes in Healthcare Jobs
Explore some of the changes that have taken place in certain healthcare jobs to better understand what the future may be for these occupations and how you might fit in as a potential healthcare worker.
Hear from Workers
Listen to healthcare workers explain their daily jobs, what some of the challenges are, and how the healthcare workforce shortage impacts them. Who knows, maybe you'll fill one of these jobs.
Covista Leads the Way
Covista is the parent company of Chamberlain University, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, and Walden University. Together, these institutions make Covista America's largest healthcare educator. Every year, they help 24,000 people become nurses, doctors, vets, and more. Many of them never thought this path was open to them, like career changers, working parents, and first-generation students. The exact problem you're solving in this Challenge is the problem Covista works on every single day. Watch the videos below to learn more!
Healthcare Education Leaders (1:01)
Supporting Communities (1:21)
The Healthcare Staffing Shortage (0:49)
Going to the Source for Information
It may be helpful for you to interview actual healthcare workers to find out what their struggles are and how the healthcare shortage impacts them.
See What's Possible
Now that you understand the shortage, discover what's already being tried, explore how a strong idea takes shape as a product, business, or campaign, and reflect on where your own idea might begin.
Student Examples
Check out some students' ideas that will help shape their final video pitch.
Mentor Moment: Ask Questions!
Did you know that there are professionals, who created the Challenge, standing by to help you? They will also be judging your final pitches, so be sure to take advantage throughout the Challenge and post your questions on your dashboard. They want you to win!
What are you curious about? Ask them any questions that came up for you during the Explore phase.
You've met careers you never knew existed. You've heard workers describe what their days are really like. You've seen what people are already doing about the shortage, and where there's still room to do better. Now it's your turn to design a solution that helps bring the next wave of healthcare workers in. Enter the Focus Phase and start building.
