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HOSA Whats It All About?

• Leadership
• Scholarships
• Networking
• Resume building
• Competition
• Opportunities

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What is HOSA???

• 120,000 members in 47 states
• Co-curricular organization
• Student-run organization
• HOSA Mission Statement
• The mission of HOSA is to enhance the delivery of
  compassionate, quality health care by providing
  opportunities for knowledge, skill and leadership
  development of all health science technology
  education students, therefore, helping students
  to meet the needs of the health care community.

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Leadership Opportunities

• Food drives
• Blood drives
• Campus health screenings and education programs
• Projects with other CTSOs
• Raising money for HOSA National Service Project
  Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
• and/or local service projects

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Competition Opportunities

• 9th 12th graders in Healthcare Science
• Students choose and prepare one competitive event
• Students who qualify though school and regional
  competition may go compete at HOSA State
  Leadership in March in Athens

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Oops almost forgot

• Scholarships
• Networking
• Allows you to personalize your Health Care
  Science experience

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How do I qualify?

• Place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the event you have
  chosen during regional competition
• If the event you choose does not have a regional
  competition then you must place 1st or 2nd in AR
  Johnsons school competition

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What will I do at HOSA SLC

• Compete in your event
• Events are CLOSED to spectators
• Attend educational seminars
• Serve as courtesy corps

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What happens if I win at SLC?

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each category
  qualify to attend the National Leadership
  Conference in June.

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Do you want to go to Disney World?
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HOSANational Leadership Conference

• June, 2014 Disney World
• Orlando, FL
• June, 2015 Disneyland
• Anaheim, CA

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HOSA NLC

• Meet other students from all over the United
  States and Puerto Rico
• Over 7,000 students!!
• Attend educational seminars
• Go to Disney Parks

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Competitive Events Categories

• 5 Categories
• Individual and Team events
• Designed to measure who knows the most

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Health Science Events (R)

• Written Test only
• Dental Terminology
• Medical Spelling
• Medical Terminology
• Medical Reading
• Medical Math
• Knowledge Tests
• Human Growth and Development
• Pathophysiology
• Pharmacology
• Nutrition
• Medical Law and Ethics
• Transcultural Health Care

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2013-14 Medical Reading Books

• Fragile Beginnings Discoveries and Triumphs in
  the Newborn ICU
• The Pact Three Young Men Make a Promise and
  Fulfill a Dream
• Making Rounds with Oscar The Extraordinary Gift
  of an Ordinary Cat
• What Ails the White House An Introduction to
  Medical History of the American Presidency
• Lessons from the Mouse A Guide for Applying
  Disneys Worlds Secrets of Success to Your
  Organization, Your Career, and Your Life

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Health Professions Events (R)

• Written test and skills test
• Biotechnology 
• Clinical Nursing 
• Dental Science
• Home Health Aide  
• Medical Assisting
• Nursing Assisting
• Physical Therapy
• Sports Medicine
• Veterinary Science

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Health Professions Events

• Clinical Specialty Allows the student to choose
  career area not tested in other HOSA events.
  Includes portfolio, shadowing, and skill

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Emergency Preparedness Events

• Written test only
• Epidemiology (1 person)
• Written test and skills
• CPR/First Aid (Team of 2)
• Emergency Medical Technician
• (Team of 2)
• Community Emergency Response Team (Team of 2)

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Emergency Preparedness Events

• MRC Partnership (Team of 2-6) Plan and execute
  three or more activities in cooperation with the
  local Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) that promote
  the mission of the MRC, HOSA, or the Surgeon
  General.

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Emergency Preparedness Events

• Public Health Emergency Preparedness (Team of
  2-6, presentation on assigned topic can use any
  medium to prepare effective presentation).
• 2013-14 Topic
• Open Pandoras Box Start the
• Conversation about Community
• Mental Health

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Leadership Events

• Extemporaneous Health Poster
• Extemporaneous Writing
• Medical Photography
• Job Seeking Skills
• Healthy Lifestyle

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Leadership Events

• Prepared Speaking
• 2013-14 Topic The Future Starts Now
• Researched Persuasive Speaking
• Speech and research paper
• 2013-14 Topics (Choose one)
• Vitamin Supplements Help or Hype?
• Obesity Disease or Choice?

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Teamwork Events

• Community Awareness (Team of 2-4)
• Team chooses a specific health
• issue, need or concern and plans
• activity to educate the community
• Creative Problem Solving(Team of 3-4)
• Written test, 30 minutes to solve
• given problem, 10 minutes to
• present solution to judges

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Teamwork Events

• Forensic Medicine (Team of 2)
• Written test
• 6 minutes to analyze crime scene
• 30 minutes to write conclusions
• HOSA Bowl (Team of 3-4)
• Written test
• Round 2 - 0pen questioning
• with buzzer

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Teamwork Events

• Health Career Display (Team of 2) Poster display
  and presentation regarding specific health or
  medical career
• Biomedical Debate (Team of 3-4) Written test,
  debate affirmative
• or negative assigned at random
• 2013-14 Topic The US Government is
• failing war injured service members.

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Teamwork events

• Health Education (Teams of 2-4)
• Select a health-related concept or
• instructional objective
• Prepare, deliver and evaluate lesson for
• specific group of learners
• May use any type of media

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Teamwork events

• Public Service Announcement(Team of 3-6)
• Produce 30 second public service
• announcement and air
• 2013-14 Topic Child Hunger Ends
• Here Educating Your
• Community on How to
• Prevent Child Hunger

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Teamwork events

• Parliamentary Procedure (Team of 5-8)
• Written test
• Conduct 10 minute meeting for
• judges

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Recognition Events

• Barbara James Service Award
• (very similar to ARJ Senior Portfolio
• that is required for ALL Health
• Science track seniors)
• Health Care Issues Exam
• (all ARJ students attending SLC will
• take this test)
• HOSA Happenings

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More Recognition Events

• MRC Volunteer Recognition
• National Service Project
• Outstanding HOSA Chapter
• Outstanding State Leader

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When will HOSA meet and when will I work on my
project?

• On your own time
• During class in days designated by your
  instructor..
• Remember HOSA is
• CO-Curricular!!

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If you choose a team event

• Carefully consider who you choose for team mates.
• Only 25 of a team can be replaced between
  regional and state or between state and nationals

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Participation Guidelines

• NO record of problems with
• Grades
• Discipline
• Attendance

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Find out more at

• www.hosa.org
• www.georgiahosa.org

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HOSA Parent Information Night
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Any

• Questions??????????????