HOSAEMagazineSpring2021

VILC: V is for Victorious! Due to the ongoing global pandemic, HOSA has decided to host its annual International Leadership Conference By Addison Soerenson & LJ Pasion With less than 100 days till HOSA’s biggest event of the year, it’s time to gear up & explore the new features available to HOSA members at the Virtual International Leadership Conference!

Virtual Patient Challenge Interested in treating patients? Do so virtually via the Virtual Patient Challenge! Members in secondary and post-secondary divisions will have the opportunity to create teams of 3-5, be exposed to a variety of patient cases, and compete against other teams to determine possible diagnoses. Teams will spend 20 minutes on Zoom and interact with patients over the Body Interact platform. There, they will be able to ask patients questions, perform an x-ray, provide interventions, and more! Registration to the challenge is available for all members registered to HOSA’s ILC. National Geographic Learning/ Cengage: Mindtap Simulations Have you ever wondered how you would react in different medical situations? Well this year National Geographic has made it available to all members who want to put their skills to the test. Get hands-on with Health Care scenarios, skills, and procedures from home with an all-new virtual experience during HOSA VILC! Explore over 190 simulations and practice real-world skills from a pharmacy externship, to setting up surgical trays, to analyzing crime scenes. All you need is a computer, laptop, or Chromebook and internet connection to participate., winners of “scavenger hunt” have a chance to win $1000 scholarship.

in a virtual format. But that doesn’t stop HOSA from providing opportunities to their members! On the newly designed HOSA website (www.hosa.org), members can find information regarding everything this VILC will offer by hovering over the “conferences” tab on the main menu and clicking “International Leadership Conference.” There, members can access information about competitive events, registration, and more! HOSA’s VILC aims to provide members with an interactive and collaborative experience similar to its in-person counterpart. Three new components are available to members this year, the Anatomage tournament, Virtual Patient Challenge, and Mindtap Simulations! Anatomage Tournament Are you and your friends anatomy geniuses? This tournament may be just the thing for you! The Anatomage Tournament, hosted by HOSA and Anatomage, is a competitive tournament between several 3-5 person teams. These teams will be split into their respective divisions: middle school, secondary & postsecondary, and advisor, and go head to head, testing their anatomy knowledge and vying for the 1st place position. Participants will also have a digital hands- on experience with the Anatomage table. The winning team will receive iPads and get bragging rights as the ANATOMY CHAMPION! The tournament will be live on the Anatomage platform and will take place Wednesday, June 23rd to Friday, June 25th. You will be Don’t miss out! Registration is available for anyone registered for HOSA’s ILC by May 15th.

So what are you waiting for? Once the links go live, sign your team up for the many events that we have available for every member. Advisors and teachers are encouraged to participate as well in these events so be ready to show off your medical skills and medical knowledge for a chance to win amazing prizes and amazing bragging rights to your teams and state. We hope that you will take advantage of the many activities and events we have planned during the week of ILC. Deciding which competition to compete in can be challenging, so why not do all of them?! Whatever you put into this experience is what you will get out of it and we hope that you will choose to make the most of this week and join in on the competition with a chance to win all the amazing prizes and to have fun with your teams! We cannot wait to see you all soon.

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