The Mission

The mission of HOSA is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skills and leadership development of all health occupations education students, therefore, helping the student meet the needs of the health care community.

The Mission:

HOSA's mission is especially critical when considering the acute shortage of qualified workers for the health care industry. It is essential that the Health Science-HOSA Partnership maintain its momentum and encourage all Health Science instructors to integrate HOSA into their curriculum and classrooms.

The Goals:

The goals that HOSA believes are vital to each member are:

* To promote physical, mental and social well-being
* To develop effective leadership qualities and skills
* To develop the ability to communicate more effectively with people
* To develop character
* To develop responsible citizenship traits
* To understand the importance of pleasing oneself as well as being of service to others
* To build self-confidence and pride in one's work
* To make realistic career choices and seek successful employment in the health care field
* To develop an understanding of the importance in interacting and cooperating with other students and organizations
* To encourage individual and group achievement
* To develop an understanding of current health care issues, environmental concerns, and survival needs of the community, the nation and the world
*To encourage involvement in local, state and national health care and education projects