Competitive Event Categories
HOSA’s Competitive Events Program brings health careers education to life through rigorous testing of knowledge, performance, skill, and leadership capabilities aimed at developing, encouraging, and recognizing the brightest future health care professionals. HOSA’s competitive events are divided into five categories:
Would you like to see Nevada HOSA adopt a new competitive event?
Nevada HOSA prides itself in being co-curricular with Health Science and Public Safety Programs in Nevada. It is always our priority to be offering competitive events that are relevant to curriculum and courses in Nevada programs. If you have a suggestion for a competitive event to be added for Nevada HOSA, please submit it to stateadvisor@nevadahosa.org.
Please note: Competitive Event suggestions are reviewed annually. Typically, no competitive events will be added after August of each year and suggestions will be maintained for review the following year.
Competitive Event Resources
National HOSA Competitive Events General Rules and Regulations
(HOSA Section B) (WWW)
Note:
- New in 2024 for the 2025 SLC
- Each member/student may register for ONE Health Science event and ONE other event from Health Professions, Emergency Preparedness, Leadership, or Teamwork categories.
- Each student may register for ONE National Geographic/Cengage test
- Each member may register for an unlimited number of recognition events.
- Additional National Geographic tests may be taken at $8.00 each
- The awards for the Health Science Events will be awarded at the opening session.
- Pilot Events/State Level Only events do not count towards the one event limit.
- At the National level all members may only compete in ONE event except in Recognition events; members may participate in MULTIPLE Recognition events.
- Official uniform is required to compete starting in 2010, this excludes events that require another type of attire like scrubs or CERT gear.
Complete Competitive Event Guidelines are listed in Section B of the HOSA Handbook. Guidelines are updated and revised annually. All chapters should be certain to refer to the most recent version of the guidelines. Updates and notifications are found in the national HOSA Magazine, National Leadership Conference Guide, and Heartbeat of HOSA Newsletter.