HOSA Handbook Section B: Competitive Events Flashcards

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Dental Terminology

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Orientation and 100 item multiple choice test about dental terms

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Medical Spelling

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Round One: Orientation and 50 item multiple choice test. Top 50% go to Round Two “spell down”

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Medical Terminology

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Orientation and 100 item multiple choice test about medical terms

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Medical Math

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Orientation, 50 grid-in math problems, and tiebreaker questions

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Medical Reading

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Competitors read assigned books before the event. Orientation then test, which consists of 50 multiple choice questions and one tiebreaker essay.

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Knowledge Test Guidelines

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Orientation and 100 item multiple choice test with tiebreaker essay

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Knowledge Test List

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Human Growth and Development; Pathophysiology; Medical Law and Ethics; Pharmacology; Nutrition; Transcultural Health Care (New for 2013-14)

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Biotechnology Clinical Nursing Dental Science Home Health Aide Medical Assisting Nurse Assisting Physical Therapy Sports Medicine Veterinary Science

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Round One: Orientation and 50 item multiple choice test. Top competitors advance to Round Two and perform skills. Those earning at least 70% of skill points will have their scores from both rounds combined for the final tally.

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Clinical Specialty

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Orientation and interview. Competitor presents a career portfolio for a chosen health profession and demonstrates a skill related to that profession in a 7 minute interview.

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Personal Care

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Special needs competitors perform skills, with those earning at least 70% of skill points being eligible to have their scores ranked.

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Biotechnology Clinical Nursing Dental Science Home Health Aide Medical Assisting Nurse Assisting Physical Therapy Sports Medicine Veterinary Science

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Round One: Orientation and 50 item multiple choice test. Top competitors advance to Round Two and perform skills. Those earning at least 70% of skill points will have their scores from both rounds combined for the final tally.

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Clinical Specialty

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Orientation and interview. Competitor presents a career portfolio for a chosen health profession and demonstrates a skill related to that profession in a 7 minute interview.

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Personal Care

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Special needs competitors perform skills, with those earning at least 70% of skill points being eligible to have their scores ranked.

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CERT Skills

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Deals with community emergency response team skills. Teams of 2. Round One: Orientation and 50 item multiple choice test. Top competitors advance to Round Two and perform skills. Those earning at least 70% of skill points will have their scores from both rounds combined for the final tally.

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CPR/First Aid Emergency Medical Technician

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Teams of 2. Round One: Orientation and 50 item multiple choice test. Top competitors advance to Round Two and perform skills. Those earning at least 70% of skill points will have their scores from both rounds combined for the final tally.

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Epidemiology

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50 multiple choice questions and case study consisting of 5-20 short answer questions that make up 50% of score.

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Life Support Skills

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Special needs competitors perform skills, with those earning at least 70% of skill points being eligible to have their scores ranked.

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MRC Partnership

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Encourages chapters to maintain a partnership with Medical Reserve Corps. Teams of 2-6 create a portfolio of partnership activities that they will present to judges in a 6 minute interview.

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Public Health

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Teams of 2-6. Round One: 4 minute preliminary public health presentation. Those that qualify for Round Two give full 13 minute presentation. 2013-2014 Topic: Open Pandora’s Box: Start the Conversation about Community Mental Health

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Extemporaneous Health Poster

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3 hours to create a poster about current health or HOSA-related issues

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Extemporaneous Writing

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1 hour to write essay about given topic

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Healthy Lifestyle

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Round One: Orientation and 50 item multiple choice test. Qualifier for Round Two will participate in a 6 minute interview in which they will be judged on their lifestyle achievements through the year, which they have recorded in their notebook.

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Interviewing Skills

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Special needs competitors choose a healthcare job to apply for. 30 minutes to complete application during the orientation. Submit a prepared resumé and cover letter. 6 minute interview with judge.

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Job Seeking Skills

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Choose a healthcare job to apply for. 30 minutes to complete application during the orientation. Submit a prepared resumé and cover letter. 6 minute interview with judge.

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Medical Photography

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Photograph three health professions (one photo per profession) and give 3 minute presentation of photos to judging panel.

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Prepared Speaking

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5 minute speech about topic. 2013-2014 Topic: The Future Starts Now

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Researched Persuasive Speaking

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Prepare a research paper and a 4 minute speech using one the given topics. 2013-2014 Topics: Vitamin Supplements: Hype or Help? / Obesity: Disease or Choice?

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Speaking Skills

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Special needs competitors give 5 minute speech about the national topic. 2013-2014 Topic: The Future Starts Now

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Biomedical Debate

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Teams of 3-4. Topic is announced annually. Round One: 50 item multiple choice test. Qualifiers for Round Two are paired into 23 minute debates of a modified Lincoln-Douglas format. Judges scores determine ranking. 2013-2014 Topic: The U.S. Government is failing war injured service members.

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Community Awareness

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Chapters choose a service project designed to raise community awareness of a health-related issue. Teams of 2-4 present a portfolio of their chapters’ project to a panel of judges.

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Creative Problem Solving

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Teams of 3-4. Round One: Orientation and 50 item multiple choice test. Qualifiers for Round Two are presented with a problem and given 30 minutes to analyze it and 10 minutes to present a solution to a panel of judges. Judges’ rating determine ranking.

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Forensic Medicine

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Round One: Orientation and 50 item multiple choice test. Qualifiers for Round Two are given 6 minutes to analyze a case study and 30 minutes to write a conclusion.

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Health Career Display

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Teams of 2 develop a visual display of a career or group of careers in healthcare. 15 minutes to assemble the display and 5 minutes to present it to judges.

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Health Education

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Teams of 2-4. Competitors outline a lesson about a health-related topic in an official HOSA notebook and have 6 minutes to discuss the lesson with judges at the event.

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Parliamentary Procedure

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Teams of 5-8 with identified officers or representation thereof. Round One: 100 item multiple choice test. Qualifier for Round Two are given 10 minutes to work out a secret problem with motions to perform and 10 minutes to perform the meeting.

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Public Service Announcment

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Teams of 3-6. Produce 30-second PSA about a topic and give a 4 minute presentation of it to judges. 2013-14 Topic: Child Hunger Ends Here - Educating You Community on how to Prevent Child Hunger

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Barbara James Service Award

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Students input their community service hours into noblehour.com and await approval from chapter advisors. Certificates awarded to all individual HOSA members who complete a minimum of fifty hours of community service between 6/1/13 and 5/31/14. Chapter advisors may also award the President’s Volunteer Service Award for students who exceed 100 hours.

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Health Care Issues Exam

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50 multiple choice question and a tiebreaker essay question about current healthcare issues. Each state is allowed to enter up to 25% of the number of that state’s previous year’s NLC student delegates. At NLC, competitors who score in top 10% will be recognized with a certificate.

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HOSA Happenings

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Chapters will tell the story of their chapter through the year using a newsletter or website. All submissions that earn 80 points or higher are recognized with a Certificate of Excellence and are eligible for recognition at NLC.

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National Service Project

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Local chapters plan service projects to support the selected organization. Chapters submit documentation of their involvement to state advisor to be eligible for national recognition. Certificates of Recognition for $100 and/or 100 hours contributed. Certificates of Merit for $500 and/or 500 hours. 2012-2014 Service Organization: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

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Outstanding HOSA Chapter

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HOSA chapter members create a 100 page scrapbook to record and preserve their chapter’s achievements during the school year. Judges score scrapbooks. Scrapbooks earning a score of at least 25 are recognized at the state level and those earning a score of at least 30 are recognized at the national level.

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Outstanding State Leader

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Honors one state leader from each HOSA state association. Each state selects the recipient of this award, who is then recognized at NLC

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MRC Volunteer Recognition

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New for 2013-14. Individual version of MRC Partnership event. Recognizes individuals who log at least 30 MRC volunteer hours with noblehour.com between 6/1/13 and state registration deadline for SLC and between 6/1/13 and 5/31/14 for NLC.