Second Meeting | 2.25.13 | 7 PM | Riddick 315

Wolfpack HOSA

Welcome Back!

Trivia Question:

The United States is currently the only industrialized nation without a universal health care system in place. Approximately how many people in the US don’t have any form of health insurance?

What is HOSA? - HOSA is a national student organization endorsed by the U.S.

Department of Education and the Health Science Education Division of ACTE.

-Provides scholarship opportunities at both the State and National levels.

-Allows students to learn and apply skills needed in health related fields through competitive events.

-Brings students who share similar health care interests and want to serve their community together!

Requirements-HOSA is one of the Pre-Health Clubs at NC State as well as an

organization in almost all of the US and Puerto Rico!

-Pre-Health Clubs have $15 dues to provide service opportunities to all of the clubs that are part of it.

-Wolfpack HOSA dues are an additional $20 ($10 National, $5 State, $5 to our chapter to provide activities and opportunities to you!

-Can pay HOSA dues at our meetings and Pre-Health Clubs dues at our meetings or in the envelope at the Health PAC office.

-4 point requirement for both clubs to remain active! (service or meeting)

This semester…

Remaining Spring Meetings!

February 25th- SLC Prep, Future

Officer Interest

March 25th- Officer Speeches/Elections,

Final SLC Prep

April 22nd- State Conference

Recognition/New Officer Inductions/End of

Year Celebration!

This semester…• Service Raleigh

- Saturday, March 23rd

- Register using group password: hosanc

(register before March 1st to get a shirt!)• Freshberry Fundraiser (Late March)• Officer Elections (March 25th)• Blood Drive (Monday, April 8th)• State Leadership Conference (April 11th-12th)

State Leadership Conference

• Thursday, April 11th & Friday, April 12th • Sheraton Four Seasons/Koury Convention

Center— Greensboro, NC • Over 50 different competitive events! • Networking opportunities!

Helpful Resources for Events• Official Competitive Events Resources:

provide list of books used to study for events

• Competitive Events Guidelines: provides sample questions, rules, and format of event

• StudyBlue• Past competitors!

Sample Competitive Event• Featured Event: Medical Terminology • Type: Health Science Events• Questions improving members abilities to

identify, spell, define, and apply prefixes, suffixes, roots and anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and occupations related to the health care community.

Question 1

The suffix for breathing is

a. cide

b. ion

c. pnea

d. stalis

Question 2

The study of the structure, composition and function of body tissue is

a. biology

b. cytology

c. endocrinology

d. histology

Question 3

Meggie was in an automobile accident and tore her deltoid muscle. The surgical procedure to repair the muscle is

a. myelotomy

b. myorrhapy

c. myotomy

d. diathermy

Sample Competitive Event• Featured Event: Medical Spelling • Type: Health Science Events• Questions improving members abilities to

define and spell terms associated with careers in the health care community.

Question 4

An infection of the kidney is

a. pilonefritis

b. pyelonephritis

c. pilonephritis

d. pyelonefritis

Question 5

A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain is a

a. newrologist

b. noorologist

c. nirologist

d. neurologist

Question 6

The process of swallowing is

a. deglutition

b. dayglutiion

c. deglootition

d. daiglution

Officer Elections!• Elected based on members votes/past

HOSA participation. • Officer Positions:

President ElectSecretaryReporterTreasurerHistorianParliamentarian

• Officer Info Interest Application (will be emailed out)

• Two minute speech– Why should you be officer? @ the next meeting!

Next Meeting:

March 25th @ 7 pm

Riddick 315

Thanks for coming!!!