NEWS

Hello everyone! With the start of Spring semester behind me and the idea of state leadership conferences beginning, I thought it might be a good time to check in. I remember being really nervous before my first SLC in 2010 - I was competing in HOSA Bowl and it’s certainly not the most low-stress of competitions. Suffice it to say that I sympathize with those of you who may be getting nervous.

Do you like to sing? Do you play a musical instrument? Want to showcase your special talent in front of 11,000 HOSA members are the 2018 International Leadership Conference? 

HOSA is looking for talented singers, musicians or other special acts to participate at one of the General Sessions at the International Leadership Conference.  Submissions can include the National Anthem and/or inspriational songs that would be appropriate for one of the General Sessions.  

The 2018 National Health Science State Leaders Annual Meeting was held in San Antonio, Texas, January 30 in advance of the National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE) 2018 Board of Directors Annual Meeting. Jeswin Vennatt, Western Region Vice President was invited to participate as a guest speaker prior to the HOSA sponsored luncheon.

Source: Advance CTE

Source: Advance CTE.  

Source: Advance CTE Posted December 15, 2017

As Congress wraps up its final weeks in session before the winter recess, there has been a flurry of activity. Read below to find out more about the postsecondary education legislation that advanced out of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, the next step in the appropriations process for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) and an update on the tax reform legislation moving through Congress.

The HOSA-Future Health Professionals announced the election of its Board officers. The HOSA, Inc. Board of Directors conducted an election of the 2018 Chairman, Chair-Elect, and Board Secretary.

Peg Enslen, RN, Ed.D., State Advisor of Delaware HOSA, was elected Chairman, HOSA, Inc. Board of Directors. Peg has been the First State’s HOSA Advisor since 2011. She currently serves on the National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE) Board. Prior to becoming the Delaware HOSA State Advisor, Peg was a registered nurse in multiple health systems in Delaware.

HOSA is excited to share that applications are now open for the 2018 CDC Science Ambassador Fellowship! We encourage all HOSA advisors to apply today!

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recruiting teachers and educational leaders to bring public health into middle and high schools across the United States and beyond. Selected fellows tour CDC’s state-of-the-art facilities and work with CDC scientists to design innovative lessons using today’s emerging public health topics.

Olivia Datta, Eastern Region Vice President, and LeAna Truong, Postsecondary/Collegiate Board Representative, recently represented HOSA at the ACTE CareerTech Vision Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on December 6-9. ACTE CareerTech Vision conference is where educators, 

industry representatives, and business leaders connect, learn and grow. HOSA participated in the ACTE CareerTech Expo and sponsored a special luncheon hosted by ACTE Vice President for Health Science for HOSA Advisors and Health Science Educators.