What is Healthcare Supply Chain?

The Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) is the leading professional association for healthcare supply chain professionals, representing chapters and members across the United States. The healthcare supply chain profession ensures that hospitals, clinics, and care providers have the products, equipment, technology, medications, and services needed to deliver patient care.

Why It Matters

• Healthcare supply chain is the business engine behind patient care.
• The healthcare supply chain ecosystem represents more than $1 trillion in economic activity and plays a critical role in ensuring products, medications, and technology reach providers and patients when needed.
• Career opportunities span operations, procurement, logistics, analytics, technology, consulting, project management, and executive leadership.
• Emerging technologies such as AI, automation, robotics, cloud platforms, and advanced analytics are rapidly transforming the profession.
• Healthcare organizations face a growing need for skilled supply chain professionals.
• Despite its size and importance, very few universities offer healthcare-specific supply chain education, creating a significant talent gap across the industry.
  
  

Why the Student Case Competition Was Created

The AHRMM Student Case Competition was established to introduce students to one of healthcare's most important and fastest-growing professions while helping healthcare organizations build the next generation of supply chain leaders.

The program helps students:

• Solve real-world healthcare business challenges.
• Develop analytical, strategic, and presentation skills.
• Network with healthcare executives and industry leaders.
• Explore internship and career opportunities.
• Gain exposure to a profession that directly impacts patient care.
  
  

A Unique Industry-Led Program

Unlike most collegiate competitions, the AHRMM Student Case Competition is sponsored by the healthcare industry and operated through local AHRMM chapters.

• Students compete by analyzing a real healthcare supply chain case and presenting their recommendations to industry judges.
• Competitions are held in conjunction with chapter conferences, providing direct access to healthcare providers, suppliers, and potential employers.
• Local chapters build relationships with universities while creating regional talent pipelines for healthcare organizations.
• Winning teams advance to larger regional and national competitions for recognition, prizes, and expanded career opportunities.
  
  

Connect With Your Local Chapter

Student Case Competitions are organized through local AHRMM chapters across the country. Connect with a chapter in your area to learn more about upcoming competitions, university partnerships, sponsorship opportunities, volunteer judging, and career pathways in healthcare supply chain.

West Region Chapters

Colorado AHRMM (CAHRMM) Student Case Competition
Learn about Colorado's chapter competition, participating universities, and upcoming events.

Rocky Mountain AHRMM (RMAHRMM) Student Case Competition
Learn about Utah's chapter competition, participating universities, and upcoming events.