Members of Iroquois HOSA recently returned from the HOSA-Future Health Professionals International Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tenn.

The International Leadership Conference is held every year with more than 14,000 HOSA members and advisors from around the globe in attendance. While at the conference, the students have opportunities to attend educational symposium workshops, visit the HOSA Expo where the members have the opportunity to meet with representatives from many different colleges, medical schools, and other health organizations to share career information with the HOSA members. Most of all, the Conference highlights the students that have excelled at their respective state competitions.

This year, several Iroquois HOSA members were recognized for Barbara James Service Award hours:

BRONZE level - Madi Burma, Airabella Deysel, Ariana Palladeno

Members recognized for the Health Literacy Ambassador event were:

SILVER level - Connor Dant
GOLD level - Emma Eckmann, Kali Burma, Madi Burma, Mona Nickoli, Airabella Deysel

Courtesy Corp members were Emma Eckmann, Mona Nickoli, Kali Burma, and Ariana Palladeno.

Other awards and recognition that Iroquois HOSA received at the International Leadership Conference were for their work with the National Service Project - NMDP (Be The Match), HOSA Happenings (Kali Burma), and America’s Blood Centers.