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Source: Advance CTE

Congress continued to recognize Career Technical Education (CTE) this week. Read below to find out more about a bipartisan “Dear Colleague” letter about reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins), a recent briefing and a resolution about workforce development.

59 Senators Sign on to Letter to Encourage Perkins Reauthorization 

Source: Advance CTE. Posted December 14, 2017

This year marked a pivotal moment for K-12 education. With the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015, state leaders have spent the last two years reexamining and strategizing they way they deliver K-12 education. Now that the last ESSA plans have been written and submitted, we finally have a national picture of state priorities for education, including how K-12 education systems will support and reinforce career preparation opportunities.

Save the Date for the Public Health Leadership Seminar!
July 9-13, 2018 | Washington, D.C.

Dr. Peg Enslen, the 2018 HOSA, Inc. Board of Directors Chair, attended the All-American Bowl Game and festivities January 3-6, 2018 as a guest of HOSA Partner, the U.S. Army.  

We are excited to announce an awards opportunity for HOSA members with our valued partner, the U.S. Army, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  For the past six years, the U.S. Army and Pro Football Hall of Fame have teamed up to offer the Award for Excellence to high school students around the nation who excel in academics, community service, and athletics. 

Over 160 members and advisors from HOSA chapters in Delaware and Virginia attended the AMSUS Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. The conference focus was battlefield medicine and the theme, Force Health Protection:  From Battlefront to Homefront, was in recognition of the wide range of skills and specialties which must work synchronously to care for those who go in harm’s way, as well as for their families.

The original intent of this blog was for me to share my experiences as I made my way through the medical school application process and then through medical school itself. While I’m certainly glad that the application process is over, I hope that my thoughts have helped those of you applying to or considering applying to professional health programs. With that said, it’s now time to shift toward that second subject - in August I donned a white coat and began my time as a medical student at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City.

Orlando, Florida—HOSA–Future Health Professionals was involved in multiple ways at the recent PLTW (Project Lead the Way) Summit 2017, Orlando World Center Marriot Convention Center, October 22–25.  During the Engage Expo, HOSA connected with Summit attendees highlighting the mission of HOSA and sharing personal experiences by exhibit staffers, LeAna Truong, HOSA Postsecondary/Collegiate Board Representative, Evangelina Wong, Florida HOSA State Northern Vice-President and Jodalys Herrera, Timber Creek High School HOSA Chapter President.

David Kelly, 2012-2013 President, HOSA-Future Health Professionals

Medical Student, College of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma