Category III

HOSA Competitive Events

Category I (Health Occupations Related Events)

Category II (Health Occupations Skills Events)

Category III (Individual Leadership Events)

Category IV
(Team Leadership Events

Category V
(Recognition)

Category III
(Individual Leadership Events)

Extemporaneous Health Poster	Extemporaneous Speaking
Extemporaneous Writing	Job Seeking / Interviewing Skills
Prepared Speaking / Speaking Skills	Researched Persuasive Speaking

-- Extemporaneous Health Poster --

Competitors in this event create a visual display of a health care issue/topic using poster board and pencils, crayons, rulers, ink pens, colored markers, colored pencils, erasers, charcoal, pastels and a pencil sharpener. The key focus is on the development of the secret topic (health issue) and quality of information presented.

-- Extemporaneous Speaking --

Competitors will be given a secret topic related to the HOSA theme and will have 10 minutes to prepare a 2 - 4 minute speech. Judges will rate you on speaking skills and how well you cover the secret topic.

-- Extemporaneous Writing --

Competitors are given a secret topic that is health related and have one hour to write an essay on the topic.

--Job Seeking / Interviewing Skills --

In this event, competitors write a resume, fill out a job application and then participate in a simulated job interview.

-- Prepared Speaking / Speaking Skills --

In this event, competitors will write a speech using the HOSA national theme. They may write an outline of their speech on note cards and then give the speech to a panel of judges. (Speaking skills event is for students with special needs).

-- Researched Persuasive Speaking --

This event allows the competitor to take a stand, either for or against one of two selected topics. They research a topic to gather facts to support an opinion, write a paper, and then give a speech to a panel of judges. Afterwards, the judges will ask questions on the competitor’s position.