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Healthcare+ HOSA
Overview
In Healthcare+ HOSA, you will explore various healthcare-related careers, develop hands-on healthcare skills, take part in leadership roles, and support your community through various service projects. Broaden your connections and prepare for life after college.
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Jumpstart Your Healthcare Career
Barton College’s Healthcare+ HOSA program focuses on real-world experiences that allow students to interact with healthcare providers, establish relationships, and build an understanding of numerous parts of the healthcare spectrum. Healthcare+ HOSA provides a jumpstart into numerous healthcare careers including:
- Nursing
- Pre-Med
- Health Promotion
- Exercise Science
- Gerontology
- Healthcare Administration
- And many more
With a personalized focus on learning and individual pathways to success, Healthcare+ HOSA is a unique building block for a career in healthcare.
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Program Benefits
Acceptance into the Healthcare+ HOSA program includes:
- Relationships with classmates that have similar interests as yours
- Networking opportunities with healthcare leaders in the field
- Membership into HOSA, the largest international healthcare career student organization
- Comprehensive academic conversations regarding the complexities of healthcare
- Leadership development to expand your capacity to perform in leadership roles
- Variety of healthcare-related experiences to focus on learning and career development
- A potential $2,000 Healthcare+ HOSA Scholarship to assist with cost of tuition
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Application Requirements
- Unweighted GPA of 3.0
- Strong Essay Responses on Application
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Opportunities in the Program
- A variety of hands-on local and regional experiences
- Developing relationships and networking with healthcare leaders
- HOSA competitive events to demonstrate professional and healthcare skills
- Career development plan to prepare for job market or professional school programs