Who can participate?
• Students who, during the 2026/2027 academic year , are enrolled in the second year of the “ high school diploma ” program at a educational school located in Spain and who, in their first year, high school diploma achieved a score of 8.5 or higher on the grade average .
- Participants should form teams of three or four members.
- The members of each team can be from the same or different schools.
- Several groups from the same centre can register educational.
- In each group there will be a member who will assume the role of captain and who will be in charge of managing the speech with the Clinical Case Competition organisation.
- Each team must have the approval of a teacher from the academic centre where they study.
What is it about?
The Clinical Case Competition is divided into three phases:
Phase One
After registration closes, the Clinical Case Competition organisers will provide instructions and equipment to all teams.
Each group must submit the work specified in the instructions and submit it during an interview with their tutor, to be held online, before Wednesday, December 16, 2026. This first phase is not evaluated, but completing it is essential to continue in the competition.
Second Phase
Once the first part has been submitted, the organizers will send the remaining documentation to the groups. Following the new instructions, each team must create a video providing a detailed explanation of the clinical case and diagnosis. The deadline for submitting this video is Saturday, January 23, 2027.
The videos will be evaluated by a panel composed of physicians from Clínica Universidad de Navarra. They will take into account: hypothesis statement, correct resolution of the case, presentation and communication and originality.
Phase Three
Among all the videos submitted, the panel will choose the ten teams that will go on to the final. The organization will then announce the finalist groups by e-mail and will confirm with each group that they can attend the final in person at attend .
The final is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 6, 2027, at the Alumni Building of the University of Navarra’s “ Campus ” in Madrid. During the final “ workshop ,” the selected teams must present a complete “ presentation ” of the case in person before a panel of medical experts and the other finalist teams. All participating teams are invited to attend the final.
From this final, there will be a first, second and third classified, plus a specialaccredited specialization to a team for its presentation and communication of the case.
Registration
Through Monday, November 16, 2026.
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis registration.
If you don't have any classmates to form a " group" with, please email mterrerosll@alumni.unav.es.
Phase I
Through Wednesday, December 16, 2026.
After registration closes, the Clinical Case Competition organisers will assign a tutor to each group, provide instructions and relevant material to the participants.
Before the end of deadline, each team should contact agreement with their tutor for the online interview in which they will present the work indicated by the organization for this first part. This first part is not evaluable; the teams will only receive feedback on the work done so far and future recommendations.
Phase II
Through Saturday, January 23, 2027.
Once the first part of the Clinical Case has been presented, the organization will send the rest of the documentation to the groups. With the new instructions, each team will have to make a video explaining in detail the clinical case and its diagnosis; in addition, they will have to propose ideas to prevent the diseases treated in the cases.
When the time comes, the teams will be told how to send the video file to the organization.
Phase III - Final
Saturday, March 6, 2027.
The selected teams will have to present their clinical case before a medical board and members of the School of Medicine in the Alumni Building of the Campus of the University of Navarra in Madrid.
Awards
All registered students who submit the second part of the clinical case will receive, upon completion of the competition, a diploma certifying their participation in the 13th edition of the Clinical Case Competition.
In addition, all members of the three winning teams will be able to choose one of the following prizes:
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Littmann Classic III Stethoscope
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Smartphone
If they wish, the students of the first placed team can choose one of the prizes of the second or third placed team.
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eBook
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Sports camera
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Wireless headphones
If they wish, the pupils of the second-placed team can choose one of the prizes of the third-placed team.
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Atlas of Anatomy (Frank H. Netter)
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Activity bracelet
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Intelligent speaker
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certificate + surprise detail
