2008 National HOSA Conference in Dallas, TX

Total competitors

4,500 Secondary and Post-secondary *55 events * $53,500 scholarships MN participants
53 competitors and advisors * 9 schools represented * 4 MN HOSA State Officers attended, competed and represented MN in leadership acitivities

MN HOSA’s 2008 National Winners

Career Health Display - 6th place - Blaine High School – MN Sabah Khatoon & Zainab Khatoon
Emergency Medical Technician - 2nd place - Spring Lake Park High School - MN Andrew Stoesz & Courtney Allen - 3rd place- Northeast Metro 916 - MN Katy Frey & Ce’Airra Turner
Researched Persuasive Speaking – 7th place- STEP – Anoka Hennepin – MN Elizabeth Hoium

Final membership at the end of the conference- 2007-08 national membership- 96,329

New events for 2008-09

Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Epidemiology

Medical Reading Books 2008-09

The Scalpel and the Silver Bear by Alvard and VanPelt
Caring for Patients from Different Cultures by Galanti
Blindsided by Cohen
Small Steps: The Year I got Polio by Kehret and Shanahan
Body of Work by Montross

Clinical Nursing Event- name change for Practical Nursing

MN HOSA received an award for an increase in Membership for the 2007-2008 year.