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HOSA - Future Health Professionals

What is HOSA?

HOSA is a global student-led organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services and several federal and state agencies. HOSA’s mission is to empower HOSA-Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community, through education, collaboration, and experience. HOSA actively promotes career opportunities in the health industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. HOSA’s goal is to encourage all health science instructors and students to affiliate and be actively involved in the HSE-HOSA Partnership.

HOSA provides a unique program of leadership development, motivation, and recognition exclusively for secondary, postsecondary, middle school, adult, and collegiate students enrolled in health science education and biomedical science programs or have interests in pursuing careers in health professions. HOSA is 100% health care!

Mission

The mission of HOSA is to empower HOSA-Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration, and experience.

Vital Signs

55 Chartered Associations

6,200 Chapters around the Globe

100% Health Industry Alignment

$6,400,000 in Scholarships

103 Competency-Based Competitive Events

330,000+ Members

Partners

HOSA Partners advocate for and align with the organization through a variety of relationships and touch points to support our mission to recruit and retain qualified students to the health professions and provide personal, career and leadership development opportunities to be academic, college and career ready. HOSA Partners provide support as:

  • Advertisers
  • Advisory council members
  • Career awareness, internship and mentorship opportunities
  • Conference, competitive event and scholarship sponsors
  • Competitive event technical advisory council members
  • Community service and service learning partners
  • Exhibitors
  • HOSA National Service Project organizations
  • Professional development and professional introductions
  • Providers of competitive event, curriculum and technical resources
  • Services as competitive events judges and event sites and tour sites
  • Workshop presenters and more!

Competitions

The Competitive Events Program is designed to motivate HOSA members and provide a system for recognizing the competencies developed by members through Health Science and Biomedical Science class instruction, related job training, and HOSA related activities. 

Competitive events are designed to motivate HOSA members to improve their knowledge and skills.  HOSA does not provide competition for competition’s sake. HOSA provides a national competitive events program as a means of recognizing those students who are willing to pursue excellence by preparing for competition and having the determination to attend a conference and participate in a competitive event.

  • Fall Leadership Rally (October)
  • Fall Leadership Conference (November)
  • State Leadership Conference (February)
  • International Leadership Conference (June)

 

 

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Advisor: Ms. Jen Lester

Membership Fee: $20

Monthly Meetings: Typically 3rd week of the month in Ms. Lester’s Room 3:15-4:30