Competition
The new guidelines are posted SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 on the bottom left corner. Maryland HOSA uses the NAtional HOSA Competitive Event Guidelines.
Be sure to familiarize yourself with the GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
MDHOSA Online Testing
Registration opens 12/10/19
Cost: $1.00 per Test
Online Testing January 13-24, 2020
Healthcare Issues Exam - $100.00 Award
MDHOSA SLC registration will open February 10,2020.
MDHOSA State Conference
Maryland HOSA uses the National HOSA Competitive Events guidelines.
State Conference
March 9 - 20, 2020
Maryland HOSA Online Testing Competitions 2019-2020 IMPORTANT CHANGES
Maryland HOSA Online Testing Competitions registration will open December 10, 2019 and registration is $1.00 per test! You may take as many tests as you wish at $1.00 each. (EX: 5 test = $5.00)
You may advance to the State Conference in ONLY one event.You must be a paid HOSA member in order to register and have a teacher or administrator to proctor the tests. The testing window will be January 13-24, 2020 Members may choose as many MDHOSA Online Tests as they can schedule in the two week testing window. Consider registering for the Healthcare Issues Exam as this does not count as a competition but MDHOSA is entitled to send the top 2 competitors to the ILC. After the test results are processed, the scores will will be emailed to your advisor.
Then members must choose ONE competitive event to compete in at the State Leadership Conference. If you do not qualify in an event with an online test qualifier, you may choose another event that does not have an OLT. Remember, the Recognition Events do not count as a competitive event and you may do any or all of them in addition to your competitive event.The following events will be available:
Health Science Events
Behavioral Health OLT
Cultural Diversity and Disparities in Healthcare OLT
Dental Terminology OLT
Human Growth and Development OLT
Medical Law and Ethics OLT
Medical Math OLT
Medical Reading OLT
Medical Spelling OLT
Medical Terminology OLT
Nutrition OLT
Pathophysiology OLT
Pharmacology OLT
Health Professions Events
Biomedical Laboratory Science OLT
Clinical Specialty Tallo SLC
Clinical Nursing OLT
Dental Science OLT
Home Health Aide OLT
Medical Assisting OLT
Nursing Assisting OLT
Pharmacy Science OLT
Physical Therapy OLT
Sports Medicine OLT
Veterinary Science OLT
***Personal Care***
Emergency Preparedness Events
CERT Skills (Team Event) OLT
CPR/First Aid (Team Event) OLT
Emergency Medical Technician (Team Event) OLT
Epidemiology OLT
MRC Partnership
Public Health Tallo SLC
***Life Support Skills***
Leadership
Extemporaneous Health Poster Tallo SLC
Extemporaneous Writing Tallo SLC
Health Career Photography Tallo SLC
Healthy Lifestyle OLT
Job Seeking Skills Tallo SLC
Organizational Leadership OLT
Prepared Speaking Tallo SLC
Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking Tallo SLC
***Interviewing Skills***
***Speaking Skills***
Teamwork Events
Biomedical Debate (Team Event) OLT
Community Awareness (Team Event) Tallo SLC
Creative Problem Solving (Team Event) OL , Tallo
Forensic Medicine (Team Event) OLT, Tallo
Health Career Display (Team Event) Tallo SLC
Health Education (Team Event) Tallo SLC
HOSA Bowl (Team Event) OLT
Medical Innovation (Team Event) Tallo SLC
Parliamentary Procedure (Team Event) OLT
Public Service Announcement (Team Event) Tallo SLC
Recognition Events
Healthcare Issues Exam OLT
Barbara James Service Award
HOSA Happenings
HOSA Service Project
MDHOSA SLC registration will open February 10, 2020.
MDHOSA State Conference
March 9 - 20, 2020
Affiliation, Conference Registration, and registering a proctor can all be started here - www.hosa.org/hosa. If you have not been assigned a charter/password yet or have any questions, please contact Jane Shovlin at mdhosa2@gmail.com or call 520-820-5840.
National Geographic Learning Academic Testing Center
(These are tests you can register for at the ILC in June)
Allied Test Statistics
Anatomy & Physiology
Biochemistry
Bioengineering
Biology
Genes at Chemistry
Human Heredity
Medical Math Advanced
Microbiology
Organic Chemistry
Physics College