2025 Kansas HOSA State Leadership Conference

   Providing a hands-on session for Sports Medicine students to learn and practice the skills that are in the competition portion. Will go over all the taping/wrapping proficiencies and then they will have time to practice. At the end of the session they will have the time to ask questions and talk about relevant topics to sports medicine and athletic training

   This session will be geared toward highlighting clinical palpation skills and assessment of joint motions of the human body. These skills are foundational for those interested in a Physical Therapy, Sports Management, Occupational Therapy, or Medical Physician careers. Learn with your hands how to assess the human body in a fun, relaxed and educational session.

Students will break out into groups. Each team will look at a health disparity in a specific area in Kansas and then present their findings to the group.

   This session will be geared toward highlighting clinical palpation skills and assessment of joint motions of the human body. These skills are foundational for those interested in a Physical Therapy, Sports Management, Occupational Therapy, or Medical Physician careers. Learn with your hands how to assess the human body in a fun, relaxed and educational session.

Attendees must have prior knowledge of (be competent and proficient with)with micropipetting. Attendees will use PCR to amplify DNA and gel electrophoresis to identify DNA in order to identify food that contain GMO corn. (Attendees will have a session from 2-3pm, a break from 3-4pm, and then return from 4-5pm)

Please check the Health Care Skills Lab tab or with your advisor to see if you were pre-registered for this session before signing up.  

With guidance, participants explore the specific 5 W's of a given topic then add creative imagery and emotion to the topic to practice engaging an audience. They practice posture and control of gestures and facial expressions to create a professional look. Finally, they practice correct pronunciation of often mispronounced words. Great application for many of the Leadership competitive events, in particularly: Prepared Speaking, Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking, and Speaking Skills.

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!

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.

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.

Professors in the Department of Philosophy will lead an exercise in Medical Ethics/ This is a hands on activity and not a lecture style activity.