Health Science

The strength of these events are cerebral; giving HOSA students an opportunity to understand the rigor to the academics relating to a healthcare profession. Both pharmacology and pathophysiology are cornerstone courses that must be taken to become a nurse, physician, or pharmacist among others. Events within this category focus on didactic or academic knowledge of healthcare related areas.

Below are the event synopses for the Health Science Events. Clicking on the link will direct you to the rules and guidelines for the event.

Behavioral Health

  • Online Test Event
    • 90-minute test
    • 100 questions
  • Test questions involve topics on disease process, terminology and body systems

Dental Terminology

  • Online Test Event
    • 90-minute test
    • 100 questions
  • Test questions involve topics on dental procedures, terminology, spelling, instruments, head and oral structures, infection control and emergency care

Health Informatics

  • Online Test Event
    • 90-minute test
    • 75 questions
  • Test questions involve topics on healthcare data, analytics, careers, health records, HIPAA, patient safety, data entry, retrieval and analysis

Human Growth & Development

  • Online Test Event
    • 90-minute test
    • 100 questions
  • Test questions involve topics on healthy people, family influences, theories of development, prenatal, infant, childhood, adulthood, geriatrics, loss, grief and bereavement, and communication

Medical Law & Ethics

  • Online Test Event
    • 90-minute test
    • 100 questions
  • Test questions involve topics on the legal environment, regulations, consent, the health care environment, and bioethical issues

Medical Math

  • Online Test Event
    • 90-minute test
    • 50 questions
  • Test questions involve topics on measurements, conversions, dosages, dilutions, solutions, and concentrations

Medical Reading

  • Online Test Event
      • 60-minute test
      • 50 questions (10 questions per book)
      • 1 essay question

Medical Spelling

  • Online Test Event
    • 60-minute test
    • 60 questions
  • Test questions involve health care vocabulary spelling and definitions

Medical Terminology

*denotes $500 travel scholarship to ILC

  • Online Test Event
    • 90-minute test
    • 100 questions
  • Test questions involve roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combing forms

Nutrition

  • Online Test Event
    • 90-minute test
    • 100 questions
  • Test questions involve topics on carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, water, digestion, absorption, metabolism, and food related illnesses/allergies

Pathophysiology

  • Online Test Event
    • 90-minute test
    • 100 questions
  • Test questions involve topics on disease process, terminology and body systems

Pharmacology

  • Online Test Event
    • 90-minute test
    • 100 questions
  • Test questions involve topics on concepts and careers in pharmacology, ethics, drug names, classifications, action and interactions and drug administration