HOSA is a national student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Technology Education Division of ACTE. HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. HOSA's goal is to encourage all health occupations instructors and students to join and be actively involved in the HSTE-HOSA Partnership.
HOSA provides a unique program of leadership development, motivation, and recognition exclusively for secondary, postsecondary, adult, and collegiate students enrolled in HSTE programs. HOSA is 100% health care!
Since its inception in 1976, HOSA has grown steadily reaching 76,012 students through thirty-six (36) affiliated state associations with involvement in four (4) unaffiliated states and 2,281 chapters in the 2003-04 membership year.
HOSA is not a club to which a few students in school join. Rather, HOSA is a powerful instructional tool that works best when it is integrated into the HSTE curriculum and classroom. HSTE instructors are committed to the development of the total person. Those who join the HSTE-HOSA Partnership recognize the importance of providing students with training far beyond the basic technical skills needed for entry into the health care field. The rapidly changing health care system needs dedicated workers who, in addition to their technical skills, are people-oriented and capable of playing a leadership or followership role as a member of a health care team.
HOSA's mission is especially critical when considering the acute shortage of qualified workers for the health care industry. It is essential that the HSTE-HOSA Partnership maintain its momentum and encourage all HSTE instructors to integrate HOSA into their curriculum and classrooms.
HOSA's Mission
The mission of HOSA is to enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skills and leadership development of all health occupations education students, therefore, helping the student meet the needs of the health care community.
HOSA's mission is especially critical when considering the acute shortage of qualified workers for the health care industry. It is essential that the HOE-HOSA Partnership maintain its momentum and encourage all HOE instructors to integrate HOSA into their curriculum and classrooms.
HOSA Goals
The goals that HOSA believes are vital to each member are:
To promote physical, mental and social well-being
To develop effective leadership qualities and skills
To develop the ability to communicate more effectively with people
To develop character
To develop responsible citizenship traits
To understand the importance of pleasing oneself as well as being of service to others
To build self-confidence and pride in one's work
To make realistic career choices and seek successful employment in the health care field
To develop an understanding of the importance in interacting and cooperating with other students and organizations
To encourage individual and group achievement
To develop an understanding of current health care issues, environmental concerns, and survival needs of the community, the nation and the world
To encourage involvement in local, state and national health care and education projects
