90 HOSA events. Find yours.
HOSA competitive events for 2026-27, each with its own prep page: what is on the test or what the judges score, study resources, and a link to HOSA's official guidelines. The 60 with a written test have free practice tests.
CPR/First Aid
Two-person teams take a 50-question BLS and first aid test, then top teams run a 12-minute two-rescuer scenario combining CPR or AED use with a first aid emergency.
Human Growth & Development
A 50-question test on physical, cognitive, social and emotional development from before birth through old age and grief.
Medical Terminology
A 50-question test on word parts and body-system terms, nearly half of it on roots, prefixes, suffixes and combining forms, with spelling tiebreakers.
Nutrition
A 50-question test on nutrients, digestion, nutrition across the lifespan and medical nutrition therapy for common diseases.
Pathophysiology
A 50-question test on how diseases develop and affect each body system, from cancer and shock to mental disorders.
Prepared Speaking
A five-minute prepared speech on this year's membership theme, Redefine the Standard, judged on content, organization and delivery.
AAFP Family Medicine Career Test
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on family medicine as a career: what primary care is, the scope of practice, settings, lifestyle, the training path and the AAFP's role, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
Allied Health Statistics
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on hospital and community health statistics, from census, occupancy and length-of-stay figures to mortality rates, data organization and research basics, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
America's Blood Centers & HOSA Blood Drive
Chapter recognition for recruiting blood donors through drives held with an America's Blood Centers member blood center, tracked in an ABC data portal.
American Red Cross Chapter Recognition
Chapter recognition for cumulative volunteer hours with the American Red Cross, logged in the HOSA Activity Tracking System and approved by the advisor.
Anatomy & Physiology
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on the structure and function of each body system and the common diseases and disorders that affect them, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
Barbara James Service Award
Individual recognition for 100 or more approved hours of health-related community service logged in the HOSA Activity Tracking System.
Behavioral Health
A 50-question knowledge test on psychology, mental health conditions, substance use and recovery, with an essay tiebreaker.
Biochemistry
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on the chemistry of life: water, proteins and enzymes, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids, membranes and energy metabolism, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
Biology
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on general biology at the AP level: cells, genetics, evolution, plant and animal systems and ecology, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
Biomedical Debate
Teams of 3 or 4 take a 50-question test on this year's resolution about rationing scarce healthcare, then the top teams are seeded into a bracket of timed affirmative-versus-negative debates.
Biomedical Equipment Technician
A 50-question test on the technicians who keep medical devices safe and working, built from two free online BMET courses.
Biotechnology
A 50-question lab science test, then hands-on biotech skills such as pipetting, gel electrophoresis, bacterial transformation and ELISA for the top scorers.
Career Development
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on how to plan, explore, decide on and launch a career, including the skills, values, relationships and tools involved, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
CareerSafe Occupational Safety & Health Test
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on workplace safety for healthcare settings, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
CERI Leadership Test
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on two leadership books, Covey's 7 Habits and Maxwell's 21 Laws, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
CERT Skills
Two-person teams take a 50-question disaster response test, then top teams perform SALT triage, airway and bleeding control, head-to-toe assessment, lifts and carries, and splinting.
Clinical Laboratory Science / Medical Laboratory Scientist
A 50-question clinical lab test, then bench skills such as ABO grouping, blood smears, urinalysis and streaking an agar plate for the top scorers.
Clinical Nursing
A 50-question nursing test weighted toward systems diseases, then skills such as injections, NG tube insertion, catheterization and wound irrigation for the top scorers.
Clinical Specialty
Pick any health career, build a pre-judged portfolio with a job shadow and interview, record yourself performing one of its skills, then present it to judges in five minutes.
Community Awareness
Teams of 2 to 6 run a local awareness campaign on a health or safety issue, document it in a pre-judged portfolio, then present the campaign and its impact in five minutes.
Creative Problem Solving
Teams of 2 to 6 take a 50-question critical thinking test, then top teams get 15 minutes to solve a secret health or HOSA problem and 10 minutes to present the solution on flip charts.
Dental Science
A 50-question dental assisting test, then chairside skills such as instrument identification, anesthetic syringe assembly, alginate impressions and PPE for the top scorers.
Dental Terminology
A 50-question test on the vocabulary of dentistry, from specialties and instruments to radiography, with fill-in-the-blank spelling tiebreakers.
Diagnostics by Design: AI in Healthcare
New team event where 2 to 6 members build a working AI or machine learning solution for this year's topic, pitch it in a two-minute trailer, and top teams present it to judges in five minutes.
Diversify the Blood Donor Pool Challenge
Teams of 2 to 6 make a one to three minute video explaining why people from all backgrounds should give blood; the American Red Cross picks three for chapter scholarships.
Emergency Medical Technician
Two-person teams take a 50-question EMT test, then top teams run a 12-minute scenario such as trauma or medical assessment, BVM ventilation, splinting, bleeding control, cardiac arrest with AED or oxygen delivery.
Emotional Well-Being Challenge
Teams of 2 to 6 deliver and record a mental health or substance misuse prevention presentation for a target audience, with an evaluation plan showing pre and post results, pre-judged for a certificate.
Environmental Health
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on environmental science as it affects human health, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
Epidemiology
A 50-question test on how disease is measured and tracked in populations, with half the questions drawn from the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Extemporaneous Writing: Health Policy
Write a persuasive letter to a policymaker in 60 minutes on a secret health policy topic revealed at the event, typed on your own device and uploaded on the spot.
Family Medicine Physician
Interview a family physician and a medical student, present what you learned to your peers, then give that same 10-minute presentation to judges.
Forensic Science
Two-person teams take a 50-question forensic science test, then top teams get 40 minutes to analyze a death investigation case and type a conclusion on cause, manner and time of death.
General Chemistry
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on college-level general chemistry, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
Genetics
New for 2026-27: a 50-question genetics test, then lab skills such as DNA extraction, bacterial gene transfer, model-organism crosses and chi-square analysis for the top scorers.
Health Career Display
Two-person teams research one health career, build a tri-fold display board from a pre-judged slide outline, show it at a required display time, then top teams present it to judges in five minutes.
Health Career Photography
Photograph three different health professionals at work, build a pre-judged portfolio with narratives and permission forms, then present the three photos to judges in five minutes.
Health Education
Teams of 2 to 6 plan and teach a health lesson to a real audience, document it in a pre-judged portfolio with a lesson plan and feedback tools, then present the project in five minutes.
Health Informatics
A 50-question test on health data, information systems, privacy and research design that includes case studies and calculations with a provided calculator.
Health Literacy Ambassador
Individual recognition for completing two National Library of Medicine online modules on finding credible health information and teaching peers with MedlinePlus-based projects.
Healthcare Administration
A 50-question test on how healthcare organizations are led and managed, spread evenly over ten management topics.
Healthcare Issues Exam
A 50-question test on current health news drawn from four named news sources, with each competition level covering a set window of publication dates.
Healthy Living
A 50-question wellness test from the NASM course, then top scorers present a portfolio documenting a year-long personal SMART health goal in five minutes.
Hilarity for Charity Recognitions (A & B)
Recognition for members who complete Hilarity for Charity's online brain health courses (Option A) and for chapters that join its Youth Movement Against Alzheimer's (Option B).
Home Health Aide
A 50-question test on caring for clients at home, then short bedside skills such as apical pulse, intake and output, dressing changes and denture care for the top scorers.
HOSA Bowl
Teams of exactly four take a 50-question test on health, HOSA and parliamentary procedure, then top teams play head-to-head buzzer rounds in an elimination bracket.
HOSA Happenings
Chapter recognition for one communication tool, such as a newsletter, website, blog or social media account, that tells the chapter's story and shares health information; judged at the state level.
HOSA Service Project
Chapter recognition for volunteer hours, fundraising and registry recruiting in support of NMDP, HOSA's national service partner, tracked in the NMDP volunteer portal.
Human Heredity
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on human genetics, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
Interviewing Skills
For Secondary members with an IEP under IDEA: a pre-judged personal statement and resume for a real health-related position, then a five-minute mock interview with judges.
Job Seeking Skills
A pre-judged personal statement and resume for a real health-related job, internship or scholarship, then a five-minute mock interview with judges.
Life Support Skills
A skills-only CPR and first aid event for Secondary members with an IEP under IDEA: one CPR skill and one first aid skill, no written test, scenario read aloud.
Math for Health Professionals
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on clinical math: dosage calculations, solution preparation, unit conversions, IV flow rates and intake and output, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
Medical Assisting
A 50-question test spanning front-office and clinical medical assisting, then skills such as phone screening, patient registration, health history, vision screening and urine testing for the top scorers.
Medical Innovation
Teams of 2 to 4 invent an original medical innovation, build a prototype exhibit from a pre-judged slide outline, show it at a required display time, then top teams demonstrate it to judges in five minutes.
Medical Law & Ethics
A 50-question test on U.S. medical law, professional ethics and bioethics, from consent and malpractice to end-of-life decisions.
Medical Math
A 50-problem, 90-minute calculation test on conversions, dosages, IV rates and solutions, answered by gridding in numbers with a provided calculator.
Medical Reading
A 50-question comprehension test on five health and leadership books chosen for this year, ten questions per book.
Medical Spelling
A 50-question written test on medical term definitions and spellings, then a live spelldown for the top scorers.
Mental Health Promotion
Teams of 2 to 6 build and publish a peer social media campaign on a youth mental health risk or protective factor with a mental health consultant, then present it to judges in five minutes.
Microbiology
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on applied microbiology for infection prevention, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
MRC Partnership
Teams of 2 to 6 partner their chapter with a local Medical Reserve Corps unit, document the joint activities in a pre-judged portfolio, then present the partnership's impact in five minutes.
Nursing Assisting
A 50-question nursing assistant test, then skills such as handwashing, PPE, bed making, transfers, vital signs and ostomy care for the top scorers.
Occupational Therapy
A 50-question test on the OT profession and conditions it treats, then five-minute patient-teaching skills such as one-handed dressing, sock aids, floor transfers and body mechanics for the top scorers.
Organic Chemistry
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on introductory organic chemistry, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
Organizational Leadership
A 50-question test on HOSA's structure, history and parliamentary procedure that chartered associations may use to pick their ILC voting delegates; it is a state-level event only.
Parliamentary Procedure
Teams of 5 to 8 take a 50-question Robert's Rules test, then top teams get 15 minutes to plan and 10 minutes to run a demonstration business meeting built around a secret agenda of motions.
Patient Care Technician
A 50-question test built from NHA's PCT SkillsBuilder, then skills such as venipuncture, a 12-lead EKG, glucometer testing and IV discontinuation for the top scorers.
Personal Care
A skills-only nursing assistant event for Secondary members with an IEP under IDEA: eight bedside skills, no written test, scenario read aloud.
Pharmacology
A 50-question test on drug classes, actions, administration and dosage math, with a provided calculator and an essay tiebreaker.
Pharmacy Science
A 50-question pharmacy technician test weighted toward disorders and treatments, then skills such as DEA number verification, drawing from a vial, compounding a suspension and aseptic garbing for the top scorers.
Phlebotomy
A 50-question test weighted toward blood collection and tube selection, then venipuncture, heel stick and emergency-response skills for the top scorers.
Physical Therapy
A 50-question test on the PT profession and the conditions it treats, then gait-belt, walker, cane, crutch, range-of-motion and transfer skills for the top scorers.
Physician Assistant: Medical Case Challenge
New for 2026-27: two-person teams take a 50-question diagnosis-and-treatment test, then top teams get 15 minutes with a complex patient case and 5 minutes to present a diagnosis and treatment plan.
Physics College
A 50-question Academic Testing Center test on college-level physics with calculation-heavy items on mechanics, electricity, magnetism, light and thermodynamics, open at ILC and at state conferences that offer it, with no qualification between levels.
Public Health
Teams of 2 to 6 deliver a creative community presentation on this year's topic, health misinformation, submit a 3-minute trailer for pre-judging, then top teams perform the full 10-minute presentation for judges.
Public Service Announcement
Teams of 2 to 6 produce an original 30-second PSA video on this year's brain health topic, air it to a real audience, then show it to judges and explain their creative process in five minutes.
Research Poster
Teams of 2 to 4 pose a community health research question, run their own study, build a 48 by 36 inch poster that is pre-judged, display it at ILC, then top teams present it in five minutes.
Researched Persuasive Writing & Speaking
Write a pre-judged two-page persuasive research paper for or against this year's question, Should Pharmaceutical Companies Advertise?, then give a five-minute speech on it to judges.
Respiratory Therapy
A 50-question test built from Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, then skills such as bag-valve-mask ventilation, oxygen by cannula, pulse oximetry, newborn assessment and nebulizer treatments for the top scorers.
Speaking Skills
For Middle School and Secondary members with an IEP under IDEA: a five-minute prepared speech on this year's theme, Redefine the Standard.
Sports Medicine
A 50-question athletic training test, then anatomy landmark and range-of-motion identification plus ankle, Achilles, shoulder and wrist taping for the top scorers.
Surgical Technologist
A 50-question test weighted toward instruments and asepsis, then instrument identification, surgical scrub, gowning and gloving, and passing instruments and sutures for the top scorers.
Veterinary Science
A 50-question test on large and small animal care, then instrument and breed identification plus surgical prep, fecal flotation, restraint and feline handling skills on stuffed animals for the top scorers.
World Health & Disparities
A 50-question test on global health, health disparities and the policies that widen or close them, built from a textbook and public health websites.