HOSA HANDBOOK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

HOSA HANDBOOK QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
WhatRdoesRHOSARstandRfor?

(1.1RIntroduction)R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-HealthROccupationRStudentsRofRAmerica



WhenRandRwhereRwasRHOSARfounded?

(1.1RIntroduction)R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-FoundedRinRArlington,RTexasRinRNovemberRofR1976.



HowRmanyRmembersRandRstatesRdidRHOSARstartRoffRwith?

(1.1RIntroduction)R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
StartedRwithRtheRoriginalR6RcharteredRstates,RoverR300RstudentRleadersRandR6,000Rmembers.



NowRincludingRallR50Rstates,RevenRPuertoRRico,RAmericanRSamoa,RMexicoRandRCanada.



WhatRisRHOSA?

(1.1RIntroduction)R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ARnationallyRacclaimedRorganizationRprovidingRstudentsRtheRopportunityRtoRbecomeRacquaintedRwithRtheR
medicalRfieldRbeforeRenteringRmedicalRschool.RHOSARprovidesRlifeRexperience,Rscholarships,RleadershipRop
portunities,RandRlife-longRfriendships.



WhatRisRtheRmissionRofRHOSA?

(1.2RMissionRofRHOSA)R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-ToRempowerRHOSA-
FutureRHealthRProfessionalsRtoRbecomeRleadersRinRtheRglobalRHealthRcommunityRthroughReducation,Rcolla
boration,RandRexperience.



WhatRisRtheRHOSARcreed?

(1.3RHOSARCreed)R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
IRrecognizeRtheRuniversalRneedRforRquality,RcompassionateRhealthcare.



IRunderstandRtheRimportanceRofRacademicRexcellence,RskillsRtrainingRandRleadershipRdevelopmentRinRmyRc
areerRpathway.

, IRbelieveRthroughRserviceRtoRmyRcommunityRandRtoRtheRworld,RIRwillRmakeRtheRbestRuseRofRmyRknowledgeR
andRtalents.



IRacceptRtheRresponsibilityRofRaRhealthcareRprofessionalRandRseekRtoRfindRmyRplaceRonRaRteamRequallyRcom
mittedRtoRtheRwell-beingRofRothers.



Therefore,RIRwillRdedicateRmyselfRtoRpromotingRhealthRandRadvancingRhealthcareRasRaRstudent,RaRleader,Ra
nReducator,RandRaRmemberRofRHOSA-FutureRHealthRProfessionals.



WhatRdoesRtheRHOSARemblemsRrepresent?

(1.4RHOSAREmblem)R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-•TheRcircleRrepresentsRtheRcontinuityRofRhealthcare.

•TheRtriangleRrepresentsRtheRthreeRaspectsRofRhumankindRwell-being:Rphysical,RmentalRandRsocial.

•TheRhandsRsymbolizeRtheRcaringRmannerRofReachRHOSARmember.



WhatRdoRtheRHOSARcolorsRrepresent?

(1.5RHOSARColors)R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-•NavyRBlue:RloyaltyRtoRtheRhealthcareRprofession

•MedicalRwhite:RpurityRofRpurpose

•Maroon:RcompassionRofReachRHOSAmember



WhatRareRtheR11RbasicRrulesRofRprocedure?

(1.6RTheRBasicRRulesRofRProcedure)R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
1.RNeedsRofRtheRorganizationRcomeRbeforeRtheRneedsRofRtheRindividual.

2.RAllRmembersRhaveRequalRparticipationRrights.

3.RARminimalRnumberRofRvotingRmembersRmustRbeRpresentRbeforeRanyRbusinessRcanRbeRconducted.

4.RResidingRofficerRisRcalledR"TheRChair"RandRmustRbeRreferredRtoRasRMr./RMadamRPresident.

5.RARmemberRmustR"obtainRtheRfloor"RbyRbeingRrecognizedRbeforeRspeaking.RGenerallyRtheRmemberRrisesRt
oRspeakRandRobtainRtheRfloor,RthenRsitsRtoRyieldRtheRfloor.

6.RThreeRstepsRtoRbringRmotionRtoRtheRfloor:

R -ARmemberRmakesRaRmotion