HOSA: Future Health ProfessionalsHOSA: Future Health Professionals

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HOSA is a national student led organization for secondary and HOSA is a national student led organization for secondary and postsecondary/collegiate career and technical education students postsecondary/collegiate career and technical education students

enrolled in health science (and pre-technical health science) enrolled in health science (and pre-technical health science) programs, or for students who are interested in or are programs, or for students who are interested in or are

planning to pursue a health career.planning to pursue a health career.

HOSA develops the physical, mental and social well-being of its HOSA develops the physical, mental and social well-being of its members by building confidence in their ability to develop skills members by building confidence in their ability to develop skills that will lead to career entry and advancement in their chosen that will lead to career entry and advancement in their chosen

health profession.health profession.

To enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality To enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skill and leadership development of all Health Science skill and leadership development of all Health Science Education students, therefore, helping students meet Education students, therefore, helping students meet

the needs of the health care community.the needs of the health care community.

• HOSA members practice, refine and seek recognition for skills HOSA members practice, refine and seek recognition for skills gained in the Health Science Classroom.gained in the Health Science Classroom.

• The Health Science instructor serves as the HOSA Chapter The Health Science instructor serves as the HOSA Chapter Advisor. Advisor.

• The Health Science classroom and HOSA provide students with The Health Science classroom and HOSA provide students with thethe skills required to enter or advance in their chosen health skills required to enter or advance in their chosen health

profession.profession.

• HOSA members are engaged HOSA members are engaged in a variety of activities in a variety of activities

outside the classroom and outside the classroom and develop a practical develop a practical understanding understanding of health care of health care issues, issues, environmental environmental concerns and concerns and survival needs survival needs of the of the community, nation and community, nation and world.world.

• HOSA will serve more than HOSA will serve more than 140,000140,000 students in over students in over

3,200 local chapters in 47 3,200 local chapters in 47 state state associations.associations.

HOSA…HOSA…

• is committed to attracting qualified is committed to attracting qualified students to the health professions.students to the health professions.

• offers opportunities to develop, practice offers opportunities to develop, practice and refine leadership skills.and refine leadership skills.

• creates an environment that motivates creates an environment that motivates learners.learners.

• recognizes high performing members recognizes high performing members and teams through HOSA’s National and teams through HOSA’s National Competitive Events Program.Competitive Events Program.

• is endorsed by the U.S. & California is endorsed by the U.S. & California Department of Education and the Health Department of Education and the Health Science Technology Education Division Science Technology Education Division of ACTE.of ACTE.

• To promote opportunities To promote opportunities in the health professions.in the health professions.

• To develop effective To develop effective leadership qualities and leadership qualities and skills.skills.

• To develop character.To develop character.

• To build pride and self-To build pride and self-confidence.confidence.

• A HOSA chapter is formed by A HOSA chapter is formed by Health Science students who are Health Science students who are pursuing a career in the health pursuing a career in the health professions. HOSA chapters are professions. HOSA chapters are encouraged to recruit students encouraged to recruit students interested in health care but are interested in health care but are unable to enroll in a Health unable to enroll in a Health Science course.Science course.

• Chapter members elect local Chapter members elect local officers.officers.

• Chapter members participate in Chapter members participate in school, community, regional, state school, community, regional, state and national activities.and national activities.

• HOSA members are involved in HOSA members are involved in community-oriented, career-related community-oriented, career-related and leadership development and leadership development activities.activities.

• Members from local chapters Members from local chapters attend regional and statewide attend regional and statewide conferences for leadership training conferences for leadership training and chapter management and chapter management workshops. workshops.

• Members prepare themselves for a Members prepare themselves for a variety of competitive events that variety of competitive events that reinforce classroom learning. reinforce classroom learning.

• HOSA’s Competitive Events test HOSA’s Competitive Events test students’ competencies and skills in students’ competencies and skills in their chosen health profession. their chosen health profession.

• HOSA State Associations are led by HOSA State Associations are led by elected state officers.elected state officers.

• A HOSA State Advisor represents A HOSA State Advisor represents the sponsoring state agency and is the sponsoring state agency and is responsible for state officers.responsible for state officers.

• Chapter members participate in Chapter members participate in local, regional and state meetings local, regional and state meetings and conferences.and conferences. 47 State Associations

• The student-led organization is highly motivationalThe student-led organization is highly motivational

• 56 standard-based competitive events comprise 56 standard-based competitive events comprise the National Competitive Events Programthe National Competitive Events Program

• High level involvement by the health care High level involvement by the health care community in HOSA projects and activitiescommunity in HOSA projects and activities

Since 2006, HOSA has been honored to have a partnership with Since 2006, HOSA has been honored to have a partnership with the Medical Reserve Corps, a national network of local the Medical Reserve Corps, a national network of local volunteers committed to improving the health, safety and volunteers committed to improving the health, safety and resiliency of their communities. MRC volunteers include resiliency of their communities. MRC volunteers include medical and public health professionals, as well as others medical and public health professionals, as well as others interested in strengthening the public health infrastructure and interested in strengthening the public health infrastructure and improving the preparedness and response capabilities of local improving the preparedness and response capabilities of local jurisdiction. MRC units identify, screen, train and organize the jurisdiction. MRC units identify, screen, train and organize the volunteers and utilize them to support routine public health volunteers and utilize them to support routine public health activities and augment preparedness and response efforts.activities and augment preparedness and response efforts.

If you would like to learn more about MRC or participate in the If you would like to learn more about MRC or participate in the MRC Partnership event please find information at the following MRC Partnership event please find information at the following locations: locations: www.hosa.org (Emergency Preparedness Category) (Emergency Preparedness Category) or for more information on the Medical Reserve Corps please or for more information on the Medical Reserve Corps please visit their web site at visit their web site at www.medicalreservecorps.gov. .

The U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) Commissioned Corps is an The U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) Commissioned Corps is an elite team of more than 6,000 well-trained, high qualified public elite team of more than 6,000 well-trained, high qualified public health professionals dedicated to delivering the Nation’s public health professionals dedicated to delivering the Nation’s public health promotion and disease prevention programs and advancing health promotion and disease prevention programs and advancing public health science. public health science.

The HOSA-PHS Partnership will result in activities in the Health The HOSA-PHS Partnership will result in activities in the Health

Science classroom and the HOSA Chapter to inform HOSA Science classroom and the HOSA Chapter to inform HOSA members of the opportunities in joining one of America’s seven members of the opportunities in joining one of America’s seven uniformed services, the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned uniformed services, the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.Corps.

Don’t forget to look on HOSA’s web site for the competitive event Don’t forget to look on HOSA’s web site for the competitive event called Public Health Emergency Preparedness!called Public Health Emergency Preparedness!

For more information: For more information: www.usphs.gov or contact 1.800.321.HOSA or contact 1.800.321.HOSA

6,0006,000 HOSA members participated in HOSA members participated in 5757 recognition and competitive events at therecognition and competitive events at the

2011 NLC in Anaheim, California. 2011 NLC in Anaheim, California.

Health Science EventsHealth Science Events

• Dental SpellingDental Spelling

• Medical SpellingMedical Spelling

• Dental TerminologyDental Terminology

• Medical TerminologyMedical Terminology

• Medical MathMedical Math

• Knowledge TestsKnowledge Tests

Concepts of Health CareConcepts of Health Care

Human Growth and Human Growth and DevelopmentDevelopment

PathophysiologyPathophysiology

PharmacologyPharmacology

NutritionNutrition

Health Science EventsHealth Science Events

• Dental SpellingDental Spelling

• Medical SpellingMedical Spelling

• Dental TerminologyDental Terminology

• Medical TerminologyMedical Terminology

• Medical MathMedical Math

• Knowledge TestsKnowledge Tests

Concepts of Health CareConcepts of Health Care

Human Growth and Human Growth and DevelopmentDevelopment

PathophysiologyPathophysiology

PharmacologyPharmacology

NutritionNutrition

Health Professions EventsHealth Professions Events

• BiotechnologyBiotechnology

• Clinical NursingClinical Nursing

• Clinical SpecialtyClinical Specialty

• Dental AssistingDental Assisting

• Home Health AideHome Health Aide

• Medical Assisting Medical Assisting

• Nursing AssistingNursing Assisting

• Personal CarePersonal Care

• Physical TherapyPhysical Therapy

• Sports MedicineSports Medicine

• Veterinary AssistingVeterinary Assisting

Health Professions EventsHealth Professions Events

• BiotechnologyBiotechnology

• Clinical NursingClinical Nursing

• Clinical SpecialtyClinical Specialty

• Dental AssistingDental Assisting

• Home Health AideHome Health Aide

• Medical Assisting Medical Assisting

• Nursing AssistingNursing Assisting

• Personal CarePersonal Care

• Physical TherapyPhysical Therapy

• Sports MedicineSports Medicine

• Veterinary AssistingVeterinary Assisting

Team Leadership EventsTeam Leadership Events

• Community AwarenessCommunity Awareness

• Creative Problem SolvingCreative Problem Solving

• Forensic MedicineForensic Medicine

• HOSA BowlHOSA Bowl

• Parliamentary ProcedureParliamentary Procedure

• Career Health DisplayCareer Health Display

• Biomedical DebateBiomedical Debate

• Medical ReadingMedical Reading

• Health EducationHealth Education

• Public Service AnnouncementPublic Service Announcement

Recognition EventsRecognition Events

• Outstanding HOSA ChapterOutstanding HOSA Chapter

• Outstanding State LeaderOutstanding State Leader

• National Recognition ProgramNational Recognition Program

• Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Issues ExamIssues Exam

• National Service ProjectNational Service Project

• Barbara James Service AwardBarbara James Service Award

• Outstanding Alumni MemberOutstanding Alumni Member

• Chapter NewsletterChapter Newsletter

• HOSA WeekHOSA Week

Leadership EventsLeadership Events

• Extemporaneous Health Extemporaneous Health PosterPoster

• Extemporaneous SpeakingExtemporaneous Speaking

• Extemporaneous WritingExtemporaneous Writing

• Interviewing SkillsInterviewing Skills

• Job Seeking SkillsJob Seeking Skills

• Medical Photography Medical Photography

• Prepared SpeakingPrepared Speaking

• Researched Persuasive Researched Persuasive SpeakingSpeaking

• Speaking SkillsSpeaking Skills

Local HOSA Chapter & Health Science ClassroomLocal HOSA Chapter & Health Science Classroom Members are Chosen to Represent their Chapter in Regional or State CompetitionsLocal HOSA Chapter & Health Science ClassroomLocal HOSA Chapter & Health Science Classroom Members are Chosen to Represent their Chapter in Regional or State Competitions

Regional CompetitionRegional CompetitionOnline Competition Held Each WinterRegional CompetitionRegional CompetitionOnline Competition Held Each Winter

State Leadership ConferenceState Leadership ConferenceHeld in the Spring – See HOSA Handbook Section B for Rules

State Leadership ConferenceState Leadership ConferenceHeld in the Spring – See HOSA Handbook Section B for Rules

National Leadership ConferenceNational Leadership ConferenceHeld Annually in June

National Leadership ConferenceNational Leadership ConferenceHeld Annually in June

HOSA UniversityHOSA University

NetworkingNetworking

RecognitionRecognition

CompetitiveCompetitiveEventsEvents

Educational Educational SymposiumsSymposiums

FriendshipsFriendships

Community Service Opportunities with our National Partners at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Thousands of dollars in state and national scholarships

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Cal-HOSA Honor Roll recognizing members with a 3.7 GPA on a 4.0 scale

HOSA Medical Leadership Institute designed for future leaders in healthcare

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HOSA members develop qualities and skills HOSA members develop qualities and skills to assume leadership roles in their future to assume leadership roles in their future

health care professions.health care professions.

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6%6%5%5% 4%4%

NursingNursingMedicineMedicine

Other Other Medical Medical CareersCareers

DentalDentalPharmacyPharmacyPhysicalPhysical

TherapyTherapy

• SecondarySecondary• Postsecondary/Postsecondary/

CollegiateCollegiate• ProfessionalProfessional• AlumniAlumni• HonoraryHonorary

The Secondary Division is composed of secondary The Secondary Division is composed of secondary students who are or have been enrolled in a Health students who are or have been enrolled in a Health Science program or an organized career awareness Science program or an organized career awareness program program or or who are interested in, planning to pursue, who are interested in, planning to pursue, or are pursuing a career in the health professions. or are pursuing a career in the health professions.

The Postsecondary/Collegiate Division is composed of The Postsecondary/Collegiate Division is composed of students enrolled in a 2-year, 4-year or certificate students enrolled in a 2-year, 4-year or certificate program.program.

The Alumni Division is composed of persons who have The Alumni Division is composed of persons who have been a member of HOSA. Alumni Division membership been a member of HOSA. Alumni Division membership is free to all previous HOSA members. HOSA Alumni is free to all previous HOSA members. HOSA Alumni members may run for a position on the HOSA, Inc. members may run for a position on the HOSA, Inc. Board of Directors.Board of Directors.

The Professional Division is composed of persons who The Professional Division is composed of persons who are associated with or are participating in Health are associated with or are participating in Health Science in professional capacities. Professional Division Science in professional capacities. Professional Division members pay affiliation fees, but may not vote, make members pay affiliation fees, but may not vote, make motions, hold office or compete in events. motions, hold office or compete in events.

Honorary members are those Honorary members are those who have made significant who have made significant contributions to the contributions to the development of HOSA and/or development of HOSA and/or have rendered outstanding have rendered outstanding service to the organization. service to the organization. Honorary members have access Honorary members have access to all privileges of membership to all privileges of membership except voting, making motions, except voting, making motions, holding office and competing in holding office and competing in events. events.

• Health careers Education Health careers Education through Competitive through Competitive Events.Events.

• Networking Networking opportunities to meet people in the health opportunities to meet people in the health care industry.care industry.

• Learn about a Learn about a variety variety of different health care specialties of different health care specialties and explore what the health professions offersand explore what the health professions offers

• LeadershipLeadership and professional development opportunities and professional development opportunities

• Meet people with different backgrounds, life Meet people with different backgrounds, life experiences and future goals and discover HOSA’s experiences and future goals and discover HOSA’s diversitydiversity..

• HOSA offers HOSA offers inspirationinspiration to excel in health science to excel in health science and accomplish goals.and accomplish goals.

• HOSA connects you with the health care HOSA connects you with the health care industry industry and offers exciting opportunities for internships, and offers exciting opportunities for internships, scholarships and professional mentors.scholarships and professional mentors.

Region IRegion I Region IIRegion II Region IIIRegion IIIAlaskaAlaska

ArizonaArizona

CaliforniaCalifornia

ColoradoColorado

HawaiiHawaii

IdahoIdaho

KansasKansas

LouisianaLouisiana

MississippiMississippi

MissouriMissouri

MontanaMontana

NebraskaNebraska

NevadaNevada

New MexicoNew Mexico

OklahomaOklahoma

OregonOregon

TexasTexas

UtahUtah

WashingtonWashington

AlabamaAlabama

ArkansasArkansas

FloridaFlorida

GeorgiaGeorgia

IllinoisIllinois

IndianaIndiana

IowaIowa

KentuckyKentucky

MinnesotaMinnesota

Puerto RicoPuerto Rico

TennesseeTennessee

WisconsinWisconsin

ConnecticutConnecticut

MaineMaine

MarylandMaryland

MassachusettsMassachusetts

MichiganMichigan

North CarolinaNorth Carolina

New HampshireNew Hampshire

New JerseyNew Jersey

New YorkNew York

OhioOhio

PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

South CarolinaSouth Carolina

VermontVermont

VirginiaVirginia

Washington D.C.Washington D.C.

West VirginiaWest Virginia

• Send chapter updates to National Send chapter updates to National HOSA for publication in E-Magazine to HOSA for publication in E-Magazine to encourage HOSA involvement in your encourage HOSA involvement in your state/regionstate/region

• School visitsSchool visits

• Promote HOSA in Middle SchoolsPromote HOSA in Middle Schools

• Local officers and members work Local officers and members work together with other schools to increase together with other schools to increase membership within state and regionmembership within state and region

• Promote community interest in HOSAPromote community interest in HOSA

• Use fliers, posters, announcements, Use fliers, posters, announcements, etc. to inform students about HOSAetc. to inform students about HOSA

• Come up with your own ideas to Come up with your own ideas to campaign for membership. campaign for membership. Be Be creative!creative!

HOSA: Committed to Building HOSA: Committed to Building A Pipeline of Future A Pipeline of Future

Health Care ProfessionalsHealth Care Professionals

National HOSANational HOSA6021 Morriss Road, Suite 1116021 Morriss Road, Suite 111

Flower Mound, TX 75028Flower Mound, TX 75028

Phone:Phone: 800.321.HOSA 800.321.HOSA (4672)(4672)

972.874.0062972.874.0062Fax:Fax: 972.874.0063972.874.0063Website:Website: www.hosa.orgwww.hosa.orgE-Mail:E-Mail: info@hosa.orginfo@hosa.orgTwitter:Twitter: @NationalHOSA@NationalHOSA

California HOSACalifornia HOSAP.O. Box 21739P.O. Box 21739

Long Beach, CA 90801Long Beach, CA 90801

Phone:Phone: 916.905.0031916.905.0031Fax:Fax: 916.471.6538916.471.6538Website:Website: www.cal-www.cal-hosa.orghosa.orgE-Mail:E-Mail: coach@cal-coach@cal-hosa.orghosa.orgTwitter:Twitter: @CalHOSA@CalHOSA

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