• HOSA’s 43^rd Annual International Leadership Conference Wrap-Up
• Meet the Missouri HOSA 2020-2021 State Officer Team
• AACP Virtual Pharmacy School Fair
• HOSA Announces the 2020-2021 Theme
• HOSA Service Project 2020-2022 Service Organization:  Be The Match
• Release of the Missouri HOSA 2020-2021 Calendar of Events
• Questions

Members of Missouri HOSA participated in HOSA’s 43^rd Annual International Leadership Conference (ILC), on June 24-27, 2020, which was held virtually. Over 8,390 health science students, advisors, government and private sector leaders, judges, exhibitors, and presenters gathered virtually to compete, learn, network, and celebrate HOSA’s 43^rd Annual ILC with members from across the United States, Canada, and China. Delegates took advantage of seven exciting general sessions, various workshop presentations, over 80 exhibits from companies, universities, and nonprofit organizations.  The Opening Session featured a special message from the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams and keynote speaker, Barbara Pierce Bush.

Missouri HOSA members received scholarships at both the state and international levels.  Two Missouri HOSA members received international scholarships and were recognized at the Virtual ILC.  Nivedita Prabhu from Rockwood Summit Senior High School received a $2,000.00 scholarship from HOSA-Future Health Professionals.  Andrea Taylor from Staley High School received a $1,000.00 scholarship from National Geographic Learning. 

With HOSA’s announcement of moving to a virtual platform and the decreased registration fee, Missouri HOSA was able to offer ILC Scholarships to the 85 first-place Missouri HOSA Virtual State Leadership Conference competitors, the 14 gold-level Barbara James Service Award recipients, and the top scorer on the Healthcare Issues Exam.  Missouri HOSA was able to pay registration fees for those 100 participants thanks to our amazing sponsors who chose to transfer their original sponsorships for the face-to-face event to this scholarship fund. Sponsors graciously donated nearly $4,000.00 to assist Missouri HOSA competitors at the International Leadership Conference! Those sponsors included: Mid-America Transplant; Midwest Transplant Network; Missouri Hospital Association; National Geographic Learning-Cengage; Stephens College; UMKC—Health Tracks; and the US Army Recruiting Battalion.

A total of 298 participants from 46 Missouri HOSA chapters competed in sixty-one (61) competitive and five (5) recognition events and 41 individuals placed in the top 10, along with an additional eighty-three (83) individuals and chapters being recognized for their service and leadership.  See the results below. 

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