Medical Diagnosis
An elderly patient presents with progressive memory loss, confusion, and difficulty performing daily tasks
What is alzheimer's?
This root refers to the heart
What is cardi/o?
This competitive event consists of two rounds. Round One will be a written, multiple-choice test and top-scoring competitors will advance to Round Two for the skills assessment. This event aims to inspire members to use critical thinking skills and be equipped with insight to treat patients in a clinical setting.
provides immediate on-site care and emergency transport for critically ill or injured patients
EMT
How many bones are in an adult body?
What is 206?
A patient develops severe right lower quadrant abdominal pain, fever, and nausea.
What is appendicitis?
This root means “lung”
What is pulmon/o?
This competitive event shall be a written test of information and knowledge gained from reading the selected books for the current year. Competitors will apply, analyze, synthesize, and/or evaluate the reading material in a multiple-choice test. This event aims to inspire members to be proactive future health professionals and apply the knowledge gained from reading medical and leadership books
Medical Reading
provides and coordinates patient care, educates patients and the public about various health conditions, and provides advice and emotional support
RN
Where was the very first HOSA meeting for our chapter?
Double Jeopardy
What is Science Collab Hub?
A 55-year-old man has crushing chest pain radiating to his left arm with sweating and nausea.
What is a myocardial infarction? (heart attack)
This suffix means “inflammation,” as in tonsillitis.
What is -itis?
This competitive event consists of 2 rounds, and each team consists of two (2) people. Round One is a written, 50 multiple-choice question test, and the top-scoring teams will advance to Round Two for the skills assessment. This event aims to inspire members to be proactive future health professionals who respond efficiently to complex community hazards in the absence of emergency services.
CERT Skills
diagnoses, treats, and manages patients requiring operative procedures to repair, remove, or treat diseased or injured tissues and organs
Surgeon
What is this years HOSA theme?
What is Champions of Change?
A 30-year-old woman presents with butterfly-shaped rash on her face, joint pain, and fatigue.
What is lupus?
This suffix means “condition of blood”
What is -emia?
This competitive event consists of two rounds, and each team consists of exactly four (4) members. Round One is a written test. Top-scoring teams advance to Round Two and compete by responding appropriately to items presented by a moderator in a “buzzer style” round. These items may be in the form of questions, incomplete statements, and/or definitions and may be multi-answer items. Winners will be determined by a series of elimination rounds as described in the event tournament bracket. This event aims to inspire members to be proactive future health professionals and motivate them to participate in teams while learning about health, HOSA, current health topics, and parliamentary procedure topics.
HOSA Bowl
valuating patients before surgery, administering anesthesia, monitoring vital life functions (heart rate, breathing, blood pressure) during procedures, and managing pain and recovery afterward
Anesthesiologist
When was the first successful organ transplant?
When is 1954?
A patient has tremors, weight loss, heat intolerance, and bulging eyes.
What is hyperthyroidism (Graves disease)?
This term means surgical removal of the gallbladder.
What is cholecystectomy?
This competitive event consists of two rounds, and each team consists of 3-4 people. Round One is a written test containing questions about the annual biomedical topic. The teams with the highest average score from the test will qualify for the Round Two debate(s). This event aims to inspire members to be proactive future health professionals by researching a given health topic, evaluating, discussing, and thinking critically about the issue, and refining verbal communication skills surrounding a complex biomedical issue.
Biomedical Debate
provide essential psychosocial support, discharge planning, and counseling to patients and families in medical settings
Social Worker
Who is our HOSA celebrity?
Who is Joel Johnson?