The Missouri HOSA 2023 SLC Qualifier results are below.  Local Chapter members listed were invited to attend the onsite State Leadership Conference on March 27-28, 2023 in Rolla, Missouri.  Congratulations to all!

Registration for the onsite Missouri HOSA 2023 State Leadership Conference closed on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at midnight. A total of 951 participants from 77 chapters registered and are set to attend this onsite event!
 
All registered participants attending the Missouri HOSA 2023 State Leadership Conference will need to complete the recently revised Medical Liability Release and Code of Conduct form.  Each student member participating in the State Leadership Conference should have these documents on file at their local chapter.  Please require all HOSA local chapter members to submit these forms to you prior to the conference.
 
The Missouri HOSA Chapter Assurance Form and Missouri HOSA Local Chapter Advisor Code of Conduct is due by March 1, 2023.  These forms are the only documents needed at our office.  Please send these documents to Rachel Fisher at Rachel.fisher@dese.mo.gov.  She may also be reached at 573-751-7965.

Please see below for information regarding the State Leadership Conference.  This same information will be shared on the Missouri HOSA website, which can be found at https://www.missourihosa.org/. 
 
The State Leadership Conference (SLC) Event Agenda with details is below.

A list of hotels with conference blocked room rates is attached.  Please note that as Missouri HOSA partners with additional hotels, a revised document may be sent out. 

Morris Morrison is obsessed with building Stronger, Kinder, Focused human beings.  Along with his team at Windmill Park Media, Morris Morrison has become a world-class Entertainer, Show Host, Writer and Entrepreneur who's journey began in New York City before a doctor’s words changed his life forever, after being orphaned a second time. 
 
Morris Morrison has been the go-to voice that has impacted countless youth, college & university and major corporate events that range from HR and Sales, to Supply Chain and Healthcare. After losing his parents in New York City and becoming orphaned a second time as a teen, early opportunities uncovered a unique brand of engagement that connects with all audiences and backgrounds, with an unforgettable message that sounds like a Hollywood movie script. Many of today’s world-leading organizations have partnered with Morris Morrison to build fearless, focused leaders that drive uncomfortable change and healthy disruption. 
 
After receiving his education from Fairmont State University and the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University, Morris Morrison's business journey included critical leadership roles in Human Resources and Sales & Marketing, prior to exploring his dedicated path of entrepreneurship and culture building. Today, many global leaders have witnessed his message live on stage and in his latest book titled Disrupt Yourself.  His message is powerful and his story is unforgettable, but his focus is clear — to bring families & teams closer and make organizations more impactful, through personal ownership, service and generosity.
 
Morris is best known for celebrating his biggest accomplishments off stage as a proud husband and father, with additional service to organizations including Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the YMCA and many others. Morris is a proud brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and he currently serves on the Board of Directors for the West Virginia University Alumni Association, and the board of advisors for the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University and the Chestnut Mountain Ranch home for boys.

The HOSA Store will be open for business on Tuesday between the hours of 10:00 am – 3:30 pm.  Please see the price list below for full details.  The store will accept cash and credit card (with a minimum purchase of $15.00).  Prices range from $1.00 to $45.00 items.  There is something for everyone, so please remind students of this opportunity!  The HOSA Store will also be located at HOSA Zone!

HOSA Zone is a one-stop shop for entertainment on Tuesday during the SLC!  HOSA Zone will be open during the hours of 10:00 am – 3:30 pm, and will be integrated with both Exhibitor Booths and State Officer Candidate booths.  There will be interactive games and activities happening all day!  If you have students who are not competing, this is where they will want to be!  Please encourage all student members to attend this event, as it will be a time to network, have fun, and learn! 

Student members will have an opportunity to earn tickets when visiting with Exhibitors at HOSA Zone for an hourly drawing of Missouri HOSA Swag Bags valued at $50.00 each. 

Over 300 members plan to participate in our first HOSA SLC Trivia Night!  With so many members up to the challenge, we have decided to increase the members on each team. Teams will be made of 6-10 players from each Local Chapter. Those at-large members and chapters with less than 6 members will be put together to form a combined team. 

Check-in will start at 6:00 pm in the cafeteria and the questions will begin at 6:30 pm. Teams will be allowed to flow in and out of trivia based on competition needs. We will have a winner for each round and a combined round winner.  We can't wait to see who will be our first Missouri HOSA Trivia Champion! 

Educational Symposium Presentations will be scheduled on hourly rotations throughout the conference at Rolla High School.  All participants are strongly encouraged to attend these workshops on a variety of topics.  Due to high demand at last year’s State Leadership Conference, our staff has added two additional presentations per hour.  The practice of attending Educational Symposium presentations is a valuable way to teach student members the importance of attending a professional conference.

Please join us for the Missouri HOSA Blood Drive at Rolla High School on March 27-28, 2023. Appointments are strongly encouraged. Get a t-shirt! Eat tasty snacks! Save lives!  To schedule your appointment, call 417-227-5006 or click the link Monday Appointments   or Tuesday Appointments. Sixteen (16) year olds will need to provide a signed parental consent form in order to give blood onsite.

Missouri HOSA will offering ILC scholarships for eligible candidates. In order to apply, the student member must have earned first place at the Missouri HOSA 2023 State Leadership Conference. To learn more, see the application below.

Missouri HOSA’s State Officers, Ankush Vasireddy and Ysabella Olsen joined other Career and Technical Student Organization members at the Missouri ACTE 2023 Legislative Day on February 15, 2023.  As Missouri HOSA members and Future Health Professionals, it’s important that we advocate for our organization and share our mission, vision and four core values as we continue to grow. 

The 2^nd Annual Virtual Health Care Career Day was held on February 24, 2023. Over 6,500 students heard from a variety of healthcare professionals in the state via live stream. Both K-12 and higher education students and school groups were registered for this free event, to see inside various occupational pathways, learn about the future of health care and virtually engage directly with professionals from some of the best health care centers around the state. Seventeen (17) states and Canada were represented!  For the recorded video, please visit https://mochamber.com/event/healthcare-career-day/. 

The International Executive Council have released the February edition of The HOSA Herald. Please share out with your local chapter members.

The HOSA International Leadership Conference is the highlight of every year for HOSA members. This year’s conference is being held in Dallas, Texas at the Omni Dallas Hotel, on June 21-24, 2023.
The HOSA International Leadership Conference includes:

• Competitive events focused on leadership, professional and technical skills.
• The annual business of the international student organization of HOSA by the voting delegates.
• Educational Seminars, Workshops & Exhibits presented by professional partners that provide Information about current health care issues.
• An opportunity to meet people from across the globe with similar career goals.
• Exciting general sessions providing recognition and opportunity for all HOSA members!

 
The 2023 ILC Guide is now online and available for viewing. You can find it and more information regarding the 2023 ILC at https://hosa.org/ilc/.
 

The Clinical Specialty competitive event allows students to explore medical careers that are not covered in the other competitive events.  Here students can research a career and try skills that will be performed by that practitioner.  Examples of these careers include, but are not limited to:

• Respiratory Care Practitioner
• Phlebotomist
• ECG Technician
• Surgical Scrub Technician
• Emergency Department Physician
• Anesthesiologist
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Physician Assistant

Date: Feb 28, 2023
Time:  4:30 - 5:30 PM CST
Speaker:  Dr. Cameron Ricks
 
If you would like to learn more about Clinical Specialty, or have a student member competing in Clinical Specialty, you can tune in on February 28, 2023. 
 
Dr. Cameron Ricks is a practicing Anesthesiologist at UC Irvine, where he has worked for the past 15 years.  In addition, over the past ten years, Dr. Ricks has led the Medical Education Simulation Center as the Director.  Dr. Ricks is a licensed Registered Nurse and participates in education research.
Clinical Specialty allows members to gain knowledge and skills about a health career of their choosing. This competitive event consists of three items: 

• The development of a career portfolio.
• A video demonstration of a selected skill common to the chosen health career.
• A live presentation to the judges.

This event aims to inspire members to learn more about health-related careers and become skilled future health professionals. 
For complete rules and guidelines, please visit the HOSA website at 22-23-CS-Feb1.pdf (hosa.org).
 

View in to a pre-recorded webinar for a refresher of Tallo and how the platform benefits HOSA members. There are many important links found in this resource:

• Competitive event digital uploads to Tallo.
• Best Practice: Follow the guidelines! Link to HOSA CE Guidelines.
• Another Best Practice: Mark your calendar for CE Tallo deadlines. 
  • April 1, 2023:  Emotional Well-Being Challenge
  • May 15, 2023:  All other CE Uploads Due (Review Guidelines for Details)
• Encourage the competitor/team to submit digital uploads prior to the published deadline. The Tallo system notes the date and time of the upload and closes at the time listed so the competitor cannot wait until the last minute to start uploading digital requirements.  The HOSA guidelines have been available since September 2022 and the competitor cannot use the excuse "I didn't know the deadline." Competitors/teams not meeting the deadline will not advance to round two at the ILC!

Since October 2022, I’ve been serving as CADCA’s Region 7 Representative within our HOSA cohort. CADCA, formerly known as Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, recently changed their acronym to stand for Community-Based, Advocacy-Focused, Data-Driven, Coalition-Building Action. Similar to our organization’s transition from Health Occupations Students of America to HOSA - Future Health Professionals, CADCA made this decision to be more inclusive of international involvement.

This transition was made at CADCA’s recent National Leadership Forum, which took place in National Harbor from January 30 - February 2, 2023. I received the opportunity to attend this four-day conference, and was able to present the capstone project that I have been working on in partnership with CADCA. The project that I’m working on is titled Path to Mental Health Equity, with the help of CADCA National Youth Advisory Council Member Ashok Kothamasua and CADCA Youth Trainer Rebekah Jin. It is mainly a social media initiative (follow me at @pathtomentalhealthequity!) that aims to educate vast audiences on the importance of equitable mental health treatment. Other implementation methods that I hope to put in place are infographics hung around multiple high schools in the St. Louis area, as well as a feature segment on my school’s biweekly broadcast.

Different individuals from varying populations will naturally face differing disparities – for example, some cultures are more traditional, so it would be more difficult for members of these communities to get the mental health care that they need. Mental health is a relatively new topic, which is why it may not be as welcome as the topic of physical healthcare to some. This also explains its heavy stigmatization – breaking the stigma of mental health is another large part of the mission I have for my capstone. We must become comfortable with it so that it can truly be normalized and integrated into society.

At this year’s National Leadership Forum, members of CADCA’s HOSA cohort were able to present their capstone projects on large poster boards in the CADCA Expo. There, we gave our elevator speeches to diverse groups of all ages – from national leaders of CADCA to youth members who have just begun their coalition work. I loved to meet so many diverse individuals and it was incredible to connect with each of them and learn what their coalitions were doing in their local communities – most of which surrounded substance abuse prevention.

I’m excited to extend my project into my work within Missouri HOSA – at this year’s State Leadership Conference, be sure to look out for Path to Mental Health Equity in HOSA Zone!

Lisa Hang
Missouri HOSA 2022-2023 Vice President of Public Relations

The 2022-2023 Affiliation Packet can be found at HERE. As always, please feel free to also contact Shelly Wehmeyer at 573-751-3407 or shelly.wehmeyer@dese.mo.gov with any questions. If you have forgotten or misplaced your charter number/password or if you are new to the School District and do not have access, please feel free to reach out as well. The 2022-2023 International and Missouri affiliation dues are $15.00 total per member.  Please make sure that all contact information for Local Chapter Advisors is included.  Also assure that all members have paid their dues prior to affiliation, as your school district will be charged if affiliation is completed.  Affiliation fees should be sent to HOSA Headquarters, 548 Silicon Drive, #101, Southlake, TX 76092. 

We have created a step-by-step video to walk you through the process of affiliating. You can find that video here: https://www.missourihosa.org/training-video-series.

The Missouri HOSA 2022-2023 Calendar of Events is located on the Missouri HOSA website at https://www.missourihosa.org/calendar-of-events.  You may also click the link below to access it.  All important deadlines and registration fees are also located on the Calendar of Events, along with future dates.     

For more information regarding HOSA, please feel free to contact any of our staff or visit the Missouri HOSA website at https://www.missourihosa.org/. 

• Shelly Wehmeyer, Missouri HOSA State Advisor
  • 573-751-3407
  • Shelly.Wehmeyer@dese.mo.gov
• Rachel Fisher, Program Specialist
  • 573-751-7965
  • Rachel.Fisher@dese.mo.gov