Competitive Events
HOSA's Competitive Events Program brings health careers education to life through rigorous testing of knowledge, performance, skill, and leadership capabilities aimed at developing, encouraging, and recognizing the brightest future health care professionals. HOSA’s competitive events are divided into five categories:
- Emergency Preparedness Events
- Health Professions Events
- Health Science Related Events
- Leadership Events
- Recognition Events
- Teamwork Events
Complete Competitive Event Guidelines are listed in Section B of the HOSA Handbook. Guidelines are updated and revised annually. All chapters should be certain to refer to the most recent version of the guidelines. Updates and notifications are found in the national HOSA Magazine, National Leadership Conference Guide, and Heartbeat of HOSA Newsletter.
Cal-HOSA Competitive Event Quick Reference
Download PDF Format — Updated 12/12/12
National HOSA Competitive Event Updates
Current Event Topics
National HOSA Competitive Events General Rules and Regulations (HOSA Section B)
Download PDF Format
JUMP Competitive Event Guidelines
Download PDF Format
California Reminder: Cal-HOSA does not offer 100% of the competitive events offered by National HOSA. Reference only the events offered in California.
Competitive Event Note to Cal-HOSA Advisors
Use the HOSA Competitive Events Program in the classroom as a motivational tool to encourage students to enter one or more competitive events. Your students will appreciate the opportunities for recognition in state and national competition. Advisors can use the event guidelines and rating sheets as instructional tools and as a means of inspiring students to achieve maximum performance.
Click on the PDF logo (
) to view event guidelines from HOSA, Inc. All electronic competitive event documents are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and you will need Adobe PDF Reader to open them. If you do not have Adobe PDF Reader installed your computer, you may download it free of charge using the button below.
Emergency Preparedness Events
Health Professions Events
Health Science Related Events
- Human Growth & Development
- Medical Law & Ethics
- Nutrition
- Pathophysiology
- Pharmacology
Leadership Events
Recognition Events
Teamwork Events
If you have competitive events related questions, please contact our competitive events director at competition@cal-hosa.org.
