Clarion Competition
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What is the Clarion Case Competition?
Interprofessional teams of students compete by presenting a root cause analysis of a fictitious sentinel event to a panel of senior-level health executives. Students compete at the local level, and the winning team goes on to the national competition. Clarion provides students with an opportunity to focus on issues of quality and patient safety in healthcare. Scholarships are available to the top 3 teams in the national competition (see National Case Competition below). Both the local and national components of the competition will be in-person in 2026.
The competition focuses on the professional development of health professional students and allows them to develop in areas of leadership, teamwork, communication, analytical reasoning, conflict-resolution, and business practices. Participation in Clarion leads students to a more sophisticated understanding of the healthcare system in which they will practice.
Last Edited on 10-22-2025
Case Theme
2026 Case: How can interprofessional practice improve the colorectal cancer continuum of care, from prevention and screening through diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship?
2025 Case: The Air We Share: Developing Resilient Systems for a Changing Climate
2024 Case: Trust, communication, and equity in emergency response and preparedness.
2023 Case: Bringing Shared Visits to Primary Care: A Pilot Project at the Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC)
Local Competition
Dates for the Local Clarion Competition: Saturday, March 7, approx. 8 am - 2 pm (weekend leading into spring break)
A required online orientation will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.
Important Dates:
- Sunday, January 25, at 11:59 pm – Registration deadline
- Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 5:30 pm – Required online orientation
- Monday, February 2 – Team announcements
- Saturday, March 7, approx. 8 am - 2 pm (weekend leading into spring break) – Local Clarion Competition
- April 2 (Time TBD) – National Competition Dress Rehearsal at the IPER Research and Awards showcase (winning local team only)
- April 17-18 at the University of Minnesota – National Competition (winning local team only)
Contact: iper@tamu.edu
National Case Competition
The winning team of TAMU Health's local competition will go on to represent TAMU Health at the University of Minnesota’s National Competition on April 17-18, 2026. The top three teams in the National Case Competition win the Premier Richard Norling Scholarships:
1st place: $7500 team scholarship
2nd place: $5000 team scholarship
3rd place: $2500 team scholarship
The following universities have participated in the National Competition in the past:
Case Western Reserve University
Idaho State University
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine & EIN
Texas A&M University
Thomas Jefferson University
University at Buffalo
University of California - San Francisco
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rhode Island
University of South Florida Health
University of Texas at Austin
University of Virginia School of Nursing
University of Washington
Virginia Commonwealth University
Team Formation
Four students per team - no more than two students from the same profession.
IPER will work to the best of our ability to get everyone on a team. Many factors impact team formation, including interprofessional collaboration and the number of registrants. Given the complexity of team formation and CLARION rules, there is a chance that some students may not be assigned to a team. It is in the best interest of students to form their own team of 4.
Must represent at least two different professions:
Medicine
Nursing
Pharmacy
Dentistry
Public Health
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Social Work
+ any other medically-related field
Participants must be full-time students at the institution they represent.
Participants may only compete at the National Competition once.
Competition Format
Teams will have 15 minutes to present the results of their case analysis, followed by a 10-minute question and answer (Q&A) period with judges and a 5-minute feedback session.
Registration
Please complete this form https://tamu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0lA9SVR2PYiGWDI to register as an individual or a team by Sunday, January 25, at 11:59 pm. A required orientation will be held online on Tuesday, January 27, at 5:30 pm. Teams will be announced via email on Monday, February 2.
Individual Registration
IPER will make interprofessional team assignments, which will be announced on February 2.
Team Registration
Only one team member completes this registration form. The person registering a team will enter their own information along with information about their teammates. If a team registers with fewer than 4 team members, IPER may assign additional team member(s). Please gather the following information from each team member before you begin completing the form: first and last name, cell number, email address, college, student level, and campus location.