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Penn State students earn fourth place in global health competition
Out of 52 teams, a group from Penn State, including five students from Penn State College of Medicine, placed fourth in this year s Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition. Pictured clockwise from the top left are Savanna Ledford, Krista Harmann, Brian Drury, Xingyan Wang, Emma Baker and Laura Guay.
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Penn State students earn fourth place in global health competition
Tracy Cox
April 15, 2021
HERSHEY, Pa. An interdisciplinary team of Penn State students placed fourth in the 2021 Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition on March 20. Penn State was one of 52 universities worldwide to compete in this year’s challenge, which focused on implementing a COVID-19 vaccination plan.
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