HOSA
HOSA
HOSA is a national organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Technology Education Division of ACTE. HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. HOSA's goal is to encourage all health occupations instructors and students to join and be actively involved in the HSTE-HOSA Partnership.
HOSA provides a unique program of leadership development, motivation, and recognition exclusively for secondary, postsecondary, adult, and collegiate students enrolled in HSTE programs. HOSA is 100% health care!
Since its inception in 1976, HOSA has grown steadily reaching 76,012 students through thirty-six (36) affiliated state associations with involvement in four (4) unaffiliated states and 2,281 chapters in the 2003-04 membership year.
HOSA is not a club to which a few students in a school join. Rather, HOSA is a powerful instructional tool that works best when it is integrated into the HSTE curriculum and classroom. HSTE instructors are committed to the development of the total person. Those who join the HSTE-HOSA Partnership recognize the importance of providing students with training far beyond the basic technical skills needed for entry into the health care field. The rapidly changing health care system needs dedicated workers who, in addition to their technical skills, are people-oriented and capable of playing a leadership of followership role as a member of a health care team.
HOSA's mission is especially critical when considering the acute shortage of qualified workers for the health care industry. It is essential that the HSTE-HOSA Partnership maintain its momentum and encourage all HSTE instructors to integrate HOSA into their curriculum and classrooms.
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The mission of HOSA 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, therefore, helping the student meet the needs of the health care community.
HOSA's mission is especially critical when considering the acute shortage of qualified workers for the health care industry. It is essential that the HOE-HOSA Partnership maintain its momentum and encourage all HOE instructors to integrate HOSA into their curriculum and classrooms.
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The Goals that HOSA believes are vital to every member are to. . .
- promote physical, mental, and social well-being
- develop effective leadership qualities and skills
- develop the ability to communicate more effectively with people
- develop character
- develop responsible, citizenship traits
- understand the importance of pleasing oneself as well as being of service to others
- build self-confidence and pride in one's work
- make realistic career choices and seek successful employment in the health care field
- develop an understanding of the importance in interacting and cooperating with other students and organizations
- encourage individual and group achievement
- develop an understanding of current health care issues, environmental concerns, and survival needs of the community, the nation, and the world
- encourage involvement in local, state, and national health care and education projects
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Active HOSA members gain the opportunity to compete at both the state level and national levels. At the state competition, members that place first, second, or third are given the opportunity to compete at the national competition during the National Leadership Conference.
The National Leadership Conference (NLC) is the highlight of the year for HOSA members and advisors - with dynamic general sessions, informative business sessions, nationally known speakers, health care industry tours, competitive events, awards, and much more. The NLC is held annually in June and attracts the very best HOSA members and advisors for four days of testing, learning, and recognition.