Washington, D.C. September 19-24, 2019

2019 WLA ThinkBack Video

HOSA-Future Health Professionals’ 13^th Annual Washington Leadership Academy (WLA) is a capstone leadership experience for HOSA officers and members providing unique experiences through experiential learning, real world applicability and networking. 

From exciting new updates to revitalized HOSA traditions, we are excited to share what the Executive Council has in store for this year.

HOSA-Future Health Professionals was invited to send representatives to Ideagen’s Annual Global Goals 2030 Empowering Women & Girls Summit held at the United Nations, September 13, in New York City.

Those representing HOSA were:
- Janet Villarreal, 2019 Chair, HOSA, Inc. Board of Directors
- Kimberly Spivey, Senior Director of Advancement, HOSA-Future Health Professionals 
- Sarah Fleischman, Former International HOSA President, 2017-2019 Executive Council Member, HOSA Alumni Member

Washington, D.C. (July 2019) This summer, HOSA members from across the nation took advantage of a unique opportunity to expand their health science career awareness and focus on college readiness by attending a Leadership Initiatives Youth Development Program, the Advanced Medical & Public Health Summit, offered July 21-27 and July 28-August 3.

The Goodheart-Willcox Outstanding Service Awards recognize three local HOSA chapter advisors, one from each HOSA region who have made exceptional contributions of local, regional, state and national significance to the promotion, development, and progress of HOSA-Future Health Professionals. The award sponsor, one of HOSA’s premier sponsors, Goodheart-Willcox Publisher strongly believes in the HOSA mission and is honored to partner with HOSA in educating and training today’s young people to be tomorrow’s health professionals.

HOSA-Future Health Professionals enjoyed our largest ever ILC with 11,520 members, advisors and guests attend the 42nd International Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida, June 19-22, 2019.  HOSA was represented by 54 chartered associations including Canada, American Samoa, Puerto Rico and 32 members from China!

HOSA-Future Health Professionals is proud to announce the HOSA members elected to serve as your 2019-2020 Executive Council. HOSA's voting delegates listened to candidate speeches and selected the new council at the 2019 International Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida and on Friday, June 20 evening at the Recognition Session those leaders were announced:

The highlight of every year for HOSA members is the HOSA International Leadership Conference. =

The 2019 Program Book is now available online!  

HOSA Academic Testing Center Schedule
 

This year's conference is being held in Orlando, Florida, June 19-22 at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort.

The HOSA International Leadership Conference includes:

• Four exciting general sessions

Nationwide essay contest challenges high schoolers to be frank about mental health

Multiple winners to be awarded by NIH and the Calvin J. Li Memorial Foundation.

HOSA–Future Health Professionals encourages its members to attain high scholastic achievement, develop exceptional leadership skills, and commit to careers in health.

At the HOSA 2019 International Leadership Conference (ILC), HOSA will honor 71 outstanding HOSA  Program, represented by 27 sponsors, an amount totaling $82,500.