Last weekend, the Hopkinton HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) – Future Health Professionals team had a great showing at the State Leadership Conference, and 22 students qualified for the International Leadership Conference in Dallas in June.
HOSA – Future Health Professionals is an international organization dedicated to creating and promoting opportunities for career exploration within healthcare. Since it was founded in 2020, Hopkinton’s local chapter of HOSA has hosted annual emergency medical trainings, guest speaker events, clinical skills workshops, and other healthcare-related activities for over 90 members.
47 members of Hopkinton HOSA competed at the State Leadership Conference hosted by the Massachusetts state-wide chapter of HOSA at Worcester State University on March 18. 22 of those students and 6 middle school students finished as the top 3 competitors in their events, qualifying to compete at the HOSA International Leadership Conference.
The HOSA International Leadership Conference (ILC) will be held in Dallas, TX from June 21 to June 24, where students will participate in their competitive events, educational seminars, workshops, and exhibits with thousands of HOSA members from around the world.
Following is a list of events and winners/ILC Qualifiers:
Hopkinton High School
Community Awareness
1st Place: Srilakshmi Venkatesan and Nandita Ramesh
2nd Place: Piyusha Majgaonkar and Shrija Kumar
3rd Place: Anna Noroian and Tanisha Renjith
Health Education
1st Place: Devanshi Agrawal, Anjali Bhattacharyya, Sofia Dhayal and Sruthi Tadaka
Job Seeking Skills
2nd Place: Nandita Ramesh
Medical Innovation
1st Place: Jake Dold, Kaizar Rangwala, Shaurya Patni
Medical Math
3rd Place: Prachi Meher
Nutrition
3rd Place: Aryan Shah
Public Health
2nd Place: Anagha Kulkarni, Renee Gowda, Vidya Narendra Ramakrishna, and Charan Vijay
Research Poster
1st Place: Ishita Khurana
Veterinary Science
3rd Place: Leah Hong
Hopkinton Middle School
Emotional Well-Being (Recognition)
1st Place: Suhani Patni and Parnika Rai
Health Career Display (Middle School)
2nd place: Akshadha Ghantasala & Kashvi Gupta
3rd Place: Ishana Khurana & Niyathi Thatigutla
Medical Terminology (Middle School)
1st Place: Akshadha Ghantasala
2nd Place: Ishana Khurana
3rd Place: Kashvi Gupta
