Health Science Events

The strength of these events are cerebral; giving HOSA students an opportunity to understand the rigor to the academics relating to a healthcare profession. Both pharmacology and pathophysiology are cornerstone courses that must be taken to become a nurse, physician, or pharmacist among others. Events within this category focus on didactic or academic knowledge of healthcare related areas.

Below are the event synopses for the Health Science Events. Clicking on the link will direct you to the rules and guidelines for the event.

Behavioral Health Test

Online Test Event
90-minute test
100 questions
Test questions involve topics on disease process, terminology and body systems

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Dental Terminology Test

Online Test Event
90-minute test
100 questions
Test questions involve topics on dental procedures, terminology, spelling, instruments, head and oral structures, infection control and emergency care

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Health Informatics Test

Online Test Event
90-minute test
75 questions
Test questions involve topics on healthcare data, analytics, careers, health records, HIPAA, patient safety, data entry, retrieval and analysis

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Human Growth/Development Test

Online Test Event
90-minute test
100 questions
Test questions involve topics on healthy people, family influences, theories of development, prenatal, infant, childhood, adulthood, geriatrics, loss, grief and bereavement, and communication

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Medical Law and Ethics Test

Online Test Event
90-minute test
100 questions
Test questions involve topics on the legal environment, regulations, consent, the health care environment, and bioethical issues

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Medical Math Test

Online Test Event
90-minute test
50 questions
Test questions involve topics on measurements, conversions, dosages, dilutions, solutions, and concentrations

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Medical Reading Test

Online Test Event
60-minute test
50 questions (10 questions per book)
1 essay question

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Medical Spelling

Online Test Event and Spelling Bee
60-minute test
60 questions
Test questions involve health care vocabulary spelling and definitions

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Medical Terminology Test

Online Test Event
90-minute test
100 questions
Test questions involve roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combing forms

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Healthcare professional assisting patient

Nutrition Test

Online Test Event
90-minute test
100 questions
Test questions involve topics on carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, water, digestion, absorption, metabolism, and food related illnesses/allergies

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Pathopysiology Test

Online Test Event
90-minute test
100 questions
Test questions involve topics on disease process, terminology and body systems

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Pharmacology Test

Online Test Event
90-minute test
100 questions
Test questions involve topics on concepts and careers in pharmacology, ethics, drug names, classifications, action and interactions and drug administration

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World Health Disparities Test

Online Test Event
90-minute test
100 questions
Test questions involve topics on culture diversity, religion, rituals, health and illness

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