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
Healthcare is Hiring
This Challenge will run from September 7th through October 11th, 2026.
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!
Covista Leads the Way
Covista, the company behind this Challenge, is America's largest healthcare educator. Every year it helps 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)
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.
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.
