What is HOSA- Future Health Professionals?
HOSA is an international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education (HSE) Division of ACTE. HOSA’s two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the healthcare industry and enhance quality healthcare delivery to all people. HOSA’s goal is to encourage all health science instructors and students to join and be actively involved in the HSE-HOSA Partnership.
HOSA provides a unique program of leadership development, motivation, and recognition exclusively for secondary, postsecondary, adult, and collegiate students enrolled in health science education and biomedical science programs or who have an interest in pursuing careers in health professions. HOSA is 100% health care!
HOSA has grown steadily since its inception in 1976, reaching over 250,000 members through 55 chartered HOSA Associations, American Samoa, Canada, China, the District of Columbia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
Massachusetts HOSA History
The Massachusetts HOSA state office was first managed by the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Massachusetts Area Health Education Center (Mass-AHEC) starting in 2009. Since then, more than 1,500 students all over the commonwealth have been members, and over 95% of students have pursued a career in healthcare.
In October 2017, Worcester State University became the educational host of Massachusetts HOSA and is committed to seeing the organization grow and expand its membership. Massachusetts HOSA is a non-profit organization with a 501(c)(3) status. The mission of HOSA is to empower HOSA-Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration, and experience.
Mission
The mission of HOSA-Future Health Professionals is to empower students to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration, and experience.
Purpose
The purpose of the HOSA-Future Health Professionals organization is to develop leadership and technical skill competencies through a program of motivation, awareness, and recognition, which is an integral part of the Health Science Education instructional program.
Why Join HOSA?
Hundreds of thousands of members have asked themselves the same thing and are now thankful they did! Healthcare is the fastest-growing career field in the U.S., and many argue that it is the most satisfying career in the world. HOSA-Future Health Professionals empowers students to understand early in their education what to look for in a career and why pursuing a career in healthcare is a good choice.
Members learn about healthcare careers and leadership, communication, and networking skills, all essential in any career today. Millions of alumni across the country have used the skills developed through HOSA and are now today’s leaders in healthcare.
Find out what other current HOSA members are saying. Contact our state office, and we will connect you with a chapter in Massachusetts so you can see firsthand what it is like. You may also attend our Annual State Leadership Conference (Cost of $35) and participate in the networking, hands-on activities, and keynotes.