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Academy Alumni Among Students Honored at HOSA Conference

July 9, 2010 | Alumni, News, People, Student Success, WKU | No Comments

via WKU News

Three students in WKU’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) program earned honors at the 2010 HOSA National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla.

WKU students Matthew Kirk (’09) of Livermore and Victoria Bertke (’09) of Reynolds Station finished first in the nation in Post-Secondary CPR/First Aid. DeAnn Wright of Franklin placed in the top 10 in Post-Secondary Nutrition.

Emily Hall (’10) of Nicholasville was also a participant.

HOSA is a national student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education. The purpose of HOSA is to promote career opportunities in health care and to prepare students to successfully pursue a health career.

Since its inception in 1976, HOSA has grown steadily reaching nearly 107,000 members through 47 chartered HOSA State Associations and approximately 3,000 secondary and postsecondary/collegiate chapters in 2008-2009.

The HOSA National Leadership Conference includes educational and social learning activities, the national competitive events program, and an opportunity to meet people from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico with similar career goals.

Contact: Amy Wininger, (270) 745-6265 or amy.wininger@wku.edu.

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By Corey Alderdice

Gatton Academy Student, Alumni Honored at State HOSA Conference

March 30, 2010 | Alumni, News, People, Student Success, WKU | No Comments

WKU students have qualified for national competition by placing at the Kentucky Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) State Leadership Conference.

Victoria Bertke, a senior pre-med major from Reynolds Station and Gatton Academy alumna, and Matthew Kirk, a junior biology major from Livermore and Gatton Academy alumnus, won the post-secondary division for CPR/first aid.

Emily Hall, a Nicholasville student in the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at WKU, won the post-secondary division in medical math.

The state competition was March 9-13 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville and gave students the opportunity to participate in health-related competitions and educational symposiums. Students finishing first, second or third in each competition qualify to compete at the national HOSA conference in Orlando June 22-26.

HOSA is a national student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education. Established in 1976, its mission is to enhance the delivery of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skill and leadership development of all health science technology education students and helping students meet the needs of the health care community.

WKU’s HOSA chapter is sponsored by the South Central Area Health Education Center in WKU’s College of Health and Human Services.

For more information, contact Amy Wininger at (270) 745-6265.

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By Corey Alderdice