HOSA International--Unlock your Potential

The theme of the 2021 HOSA Future Health Professionals International Leadership conferences was “Unlock your Potential”.  Twenty Mountain House High School students attended the conference virtually.  They had all qualified based on their performance at the HOSA State Leadership Conference.  Each student competed in one or more events.  In addition to the competition the students attended workshops to improve their leadership and health science skills to “Unlock their Potential”.  Although the conference was virtual, students felt like they had a comparable experience because the organizers worked hard to provide a quality experience.

Some of opportunities that students participated in were 

• Anatomage Challenge: students competed in teams using the Anatomage table to demonstrate their knowledge of anatomy. 
• Virtual Patient Challenge: students competed in teams to interact with and evaluate a patient as if they were the medical team allowing them to glimpse their future and tests their skills
• MindTap Simulation: students were able to access 190 simulations and practice real-world skills from a pharmacy externship, to setting up surgical trays, to analyzing crime scenes.  Students were also able to compete in a scavenger hunt in these simulations with a scholarship as a prize.
• Virtual Dance Party:  It was not all work and learning.  Students also had the opportunity to participate in the virtual Dance Party on Friday night. 

It was an amazing experience after an unprecedented year of change.  We are pleased to announce the phenomenal success of our students against not only other competitors from the United States but also against students from other countries. 

Yun-Rong Ting  - Bronze /Third Place in Healthy Lifestyle (an event where students take a test relating to healthy lifestyle habits, create a portfolio of goals/activities to improve their personal health and present their portfolio to a panel of judges) 

Bhanu Surabi Upadhyayula, Vedika Kanaki,  Isha Suba   - Bronze/Third Place in Community awareness (an event where the students work as a team to promote understanding and change related to an issue of their choice.  This group focused on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)

The students above are eligible for a $1500 summer scholarship for the Leadership Initiative Summer program.  

Top 10 Finalist - HOSA Health Science 
Udaiyaa Bommudurai Medical Spelling

Top 10 Finalists - National Geographic Learning Academic Testing Center 
Yun-Rong Ting ATC- Microbiology  
Rohan Potu ATC - Anatomy and Physiology

Top 10 Percent Recognition Event

Pavana Pragna Bathula Healthcare Issues Exam

Chapter Recognition - National Service Project
Our chapter was recognized for the fundraising that was done for the Be The Match Program.