About the challenge

Join us at E-Med Hacks on September 28th at SFBU's campus in Fremont! From 9 AM to 10 PM, create innovative coding projects that help a real nonprofit, compete for a $2k+ prize pool, and network with like-minded peers. Our hackathon will also host inspiring guest speakers/workshops from institutions such as UCSF, SJSU, and more!

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Requirements

What to Build

Build a project relating to one of the tracks announced at the opening ceremony. Your coding project should provide an innovative solution to a problem, or should benefit society in some way (for example, a skin disease detector, a game spreading awareness about anxiety, etc).

What to Submit

Submit a link to your project's Github. No demo video needed, since you'll present in front of everyone irl. Descriptions are OPTIONAL when submitting to Dev Post.

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Prizes

$875 in prizes
Overall First Place
1 winner

+ 3 NordVPN subscriptions
+ 1 glass medal

Overall Second Place
1 winner

+ 3 NordVPN Subscriptions
+ 1 glass medal

Overall Third Place
1 winner

+ 1 glass medal

Track Winner (Wellness & Healthcare)
1 winner

+ 3 prizes

Track Winner (Patient Literacy & Education)
1 winner

+ 3 prizes

#CodeForCause Award
1 winner

+ internship opportunities

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Zach Pearson

Zach Pearson
UCSF Developer

E-Med Hacks Team

E-Med Hacks Team

CodeForCause Team

CodeForCause Team

Bio-Sim Team

Bio-Sim Team

Judging Criteria

  • E-Med Hacks
    Anything goes!

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