“Our future depends on the care we provide today”

H.O.S.A. is the Health Occupations Students of America. HOSA is a national student organization providing a unique program of leadership, development, motivation and recognition for secondary, post-secondary, adult and college students enrolled in a health occupations education course or instructional program. The mission of H.O.S.A. is to enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skills, and leadership development of all health occupations education students; thereby, helping the students meet the needs of the health care industry.

Though participation in the H.O.S.A. club, an indivudal will learn more about the health care field and the opportunities available. Our goal is to strengthen our weaknesses and become caring health care professionals. In our chapter, we perform a number of community projects and help others.

National Recognition Program

A variety of opportunities are available for all HOE-HOSA Partners to be recognized for their leadership and technical occupations skills. Recognition opportunities include:

• AHA/HOSA Recruitment Campaign Competition
• American Red Cross Award of Merit
• Children’s Miracle Network
• Award of Merit
• Outstanding Service Award
• Outstanding Achievement Award
• National Recognition Program
• Honorary Life Membership

Benefits to Members:

• An organization that is directly related to career interests
• Leadership skills
• Improves communication skills
• Networking
• Recognition through participation in competitive events
• Career enhancement
• Fun
• Develop skills in being a contributing member of a team
• Provides technical skill training
• People oriented
• Provides an opportunity to attend a national conference

Benefits to Technical Colleges:

• Linkage with the health care industry
• Recruitment
• Networking
• Leadership roles of students for college and community

Health Care Industry:

• Health care graduates skilled in leadership and technical skills
• Opportunities/Networking for developing health care programs for new technologies

HOSA Competitive Events

• Advanced Nursing (ADN) Nutrition
• Nutrition
• CPR/First Aid
• Creative Problem Solving
• Dental Assisting
• Extemporaneous Writing
• Extemporaneous Health Display
• HOSA Bowl
• Job Seeking Skills
• Knowledge Test
• Gerontology
• Pathophysiology
• Medical Assisting
• Medical Lab Assisting
• Medical Math
• Medical Spelling
• Medical Terminology
• National Health Care Issues Exam
• Practical Nursing
• repared Speaking
• Researched Persuasive Speaking
• Respiratory Care
• Surgical Technician