
Upper School students participated in the annual Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competition on January 25, going on to accept numerous awards at a ceremony held on February 4.
Members of Gulliver’s HEAL Club competed in biomedical and health competitions such as debate, forensic science, and medical terminology. Students took home four first-place medals, a pair of second-place honors, and one fourth-place medal.
Six teams of students have advanced to the State HOSA Competition in April, where they will have a chance to qualify for June’s national competition.
Individual Competition Winners
1st Place, Medical Terminology: Evelyn Patterson ’21
4th Place, Human Growth and Development: Awaal Kay-Ramos ’21
2nd Place, Nutrition: Elizabeth Rivabem ’22
Team Competition Winners
1st Place, Biomedical Debate: Maha Adnan ’21, Maya Gowda ’23, Sabrina Sharma ’21, Jacob Stein ’21
2nd Place, Biomedical Debate: Nalani Brown ’22, Carmen Hall ’22, Andrea Perez-Retes ’22
1st Place, Creative Problem Solving: Andrea Buitrago ’22, Sam Cano ’22, Yvette Chamoun ’22, Katia Gelbstein ’21
1st Place, Forensic Science: Brigitte Isom ’20, Alexandra Ramirez ’21
HOSA is an international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education (HSE) Division of ACTE. HOSA’s two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people.
