Body Interact - Virtual Patient Challenge is an exciting competition designed for Kansas HOSA students! Step into the role of a healthcare professional and work as a team to assess, diagnose, and manage a virtual patient in need of urgent care.
Gather your team, bring your advisor, and take on the challenge! Compete in an immersive, hands-on learning experience that will test your critical thinking, clinical decision-making, and teamwork skills.
No pre-registration needed—just show up and play! Plus, winners will earn a spot in the HOSA ILC finals and compete for a free Body Interact subscription for their school.
Are you ready to apply your healthcare knowledge in a real-world simulation? Join us and experience how virtual patients can help you prepare for a future in health science and patient care!
Taking Care is a 38-minute documentary following the journey of acclaimed filmmakers Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen as they navigate the complexities and heartbreak of Lauren’s mother’s advancing Alzheimer’s disease. Through humor, heart, and an unwavering commitment to change, Taking Care imparts a message of hope, resilience, and the profound impact individuals can have when they seek solutions to society’s greatest challenges.
Commemorate your Spring 2025 HOSA participation with a frienship bracelet! While building bracelets, we will spend time reflecting on the importance of honing skills outside of a classroom experience and the impact of gratitude and expressed appreciation.
Pre-Health Advisor, KSU Pre-Professional and Exploratory Advising Center
I am an advisor within the KSU Pre-professional Advising Center. We support current and future Wildcats in their pursuit of professional health careers.
Explore the many career paths within the field of dentistry! This session will highlight various roles in oral health and the different educational paths to get there. Engage in hands-on activities for a real-life glimpse into the world of dentistry.
Neosho County Community CollegeUniversity of Kansas School of NursingLabette Community College - Respiratory CareSouthwestern CollegeKansas State, College of AgricultureCommunity Care Network of KansasKansas Health Information Management AssociationKansas State University College of Health and Human SciencesSunflower Health PlanUniversity of Saint Mary AdmissionsOttawa UniversityStormont Vail Health University of Missouri - College of Health SciencesPittsburg State University - Office of AdmissionPittsburg State University Irene Ransom Bradley School of NursingKansas Health Science Instructors Association (KHSIA)K-State: Pre-Professional and Exploratory Advising CenterNightingale CollegeAmerican Society for Clinical Laboratory Science-KS ASCLS-KSFort Hays State University - Allied Health DeptKU-Center for the Advancement of Health EquityDamon's PurposeManhattan Area Technical CollegeShawnee County Health Department and Emergency Management Central Methodist University
Pre-Health and planning for your future can feel overwhelming and often causes burnout. In this session, we will take time to review current time spent in different areas of health and well-being and use visual representation to help showcase the impact of time spent in and outside the classroom.
Innovative instruction can transform your health science classroom into an engaging and effective learning environment. Learn how you can enhance your instruction and engage students using iCEV in your Health Science classroom and beyond! With iCEV's resources you can leverage multimedia content; utilize lesson plans, activities and assessments; integrate certification preparation; incorporate real-world scenarios; engage in project-based learning and simulations; and prepare for HOSA events. Bring a device to explore iCEV's robust resources during the workshop.
We want to know what students think of the nursing profession! When you think about studying nursing, what excites you and what holds you back? This is a session where we want to listen to what you have to say! (Same session that was offered at the Fall Conference)
In this fun workshop you will learn the history, instruments, and methods. of suturing. Gain hands-on experience to see if you have what it takes to learn to suture.
Innovation relies on creativity and creativity relies on ideas. Join me for some fun-filled activities that can help you get your creative juices flowing!
“When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.” — Walt DisneyEntering the Healthcare Science classroom his freshman year, Cameron was nervous about being in a new school but excited to learn more about his future career. Discovering HOSA... Read More →
Z-Discs, I & A Bands, sarcomeres and ADP, there is a lot to muscle physiology! Using your own body as a lab is a great way to learn A&Px In this session we will use Nitrile exam gloves and markers to learn the physiology of skeletal muscles work and you will have a take home set to teach others how muscles work!
Kansas needs more nurses. And the Kansas Nursing Workforce Center is investigating ways to help. This session will provide updates from last fall's HOSA session and from current Workforce Center projects.
In this session participants will learn some hands-on techniques to manage stress and increase positive thinking. Participants will leave with skills to increase growth and mindset and improve mental health.
In this fun workshop you will learn the history, instruments, and methods. of suturing. Gain hands-on experience to see if you have what it takes to learn to suture.
