2009 Daily Updates

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Thursday morning got off to an exciting start with a 7 a.m. breakfast for the Voting Delegates and National Officer Candidates.  Today’s breakfast was the candidates’ first opportunity to speak with Voting Delegates.

HOSA hosted a second Newcomers Coffee Talk providing local advisors an opportunity to visit with HOSA staff in order to ask questions and gain insight into the organization.

With pencils sharpened, competitors in several events gathered to begin their competitions with orientation and written tests. Meanwhile, team competitors gathered around HOSA bulletin boards to see if they would advance to round two. 

Today’s orientations, written tests, and competitions included:

Administrative Medical Assisting
Biomedical Debate
Biotechnology
Career Health Display
CERT
Clinical Nursing
Clinical Specialty
Community Awareness
CPR/First Aid
Creative Problem Solving
Dental Assisting
Dental Spelling
EMT
Extemporaneous Health Poster
Extemporaneous Speaking
Extemporaneous Writing
First Aid/Rescue Breathing
Forensic Medicine
Health Education
Home Health Aide
HOSA BOWL
Interviewing Skills
Job Seeking Skills
Knowledge Test Nutrition
Knowledge Test Pathophysioloy
Knowledge Test Pharmacology
Medical Assisting Clinical
Medical Laboratory Assisting
Medical Photography
Medical Reading
Medical Spelling
Medical Terminology
Nursing Assisting
Outstanding HOSA Chapter
Parliamentary Procedure
Personal Care
Physical Therapy
Prepared Speaking
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Public Service Announcement
Researched Persuasive Speaking
Speaking Skills
Sports Medicine
Veterinary Assisting

Amy Gallimore led over 130 HOSA student leaders in the morning and afternoon sessions of the HOSA Leadership Academy.  After these sessions, students are eager to return to their chapters and the knowledge they have gained during the session. 

Exhibitors opened booths at 9 a.m. to prepare for their second day of the HOSA Exposition. It was busy for the exhibitors as delegates visited booths throughout the day to learn more about their organizations and products.

Approximately 180 judges arrived during the day to attend their event orientations.  HOSA is extremely thankful to the judges who volunteer their time to ensure each competitor a fair opportunity in each competition.

HOSA was proud to offer 28 Educational Symposiums on Thursday. Educational Symposiums are a great tool for HOSA members to learn about real world issues from professionals in the healthcare industry. Educational Symposiums further classroom education for both HOSA members and advisors. Examples Thursday’s Educational Symposiums include Anatomy in Clay, Flight Nursing, Medical Reserve Corps Overview, The Art of Baby Catching and Autism Speaks.

The Business Session began at Thursday at 3 p.m. While the session is open to all HOSA delegates, the Voting Delegates are the only HOSA members allowed to vote on the proposed motions and National Officer Candidates. This session gave National Officer candidates an opportunity to speak to the Voting Delegate Assembly before final votes were cast. Voting concluded at 5 p.m. and the results will be announced Friday evening at the Recognition Session.  Good Luck Candidates!

Even after an exhausting day of competition the HOSA spirit remains strong as delegates continue making new friends and spending time with their HOSA family.

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