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MEMBERS

Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) is a national vocational student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Occupations Education Division of the American Vocational Association. 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 science technologies instructors and students to join and be actively involved in the HST-HOSA Partnership.         HOSA provides a unique program of leadership development, motivation, and recognition exclusively for secondary, postsecondary, adult, and collegiate students enrolled in health science technologies programs. HOSA is 100% health care!         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 HST curriculum and classroom. HST instructors are committed to the development of the total person. Those who join the HST-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 HST-HOSA Partnership maintain its momentum and encourage all HST instructors to integrate HOSA into their curriculum and classrooms.