Kofa High Sports Medicine

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Arizona HOSA Spring Leadership Conference

Congratulations to our Health Occupation and Sports Medicine Chapters of HOSA. AFter months and months of fundraising and studying and preparing for state, we finally made it...and we ROCKED IT! Here are a few pictures of our trip and competition.

Once we got into town, we all got dressed up and headed to Opening Session at the DoubleTree Grand Ballroom

Jose and Glenda trying to convince Betsy that she will survive and maybe even enjoy her first trip away from home!

Our sister chapter of HOSA at Kofa rivaled us all year in fundraising and students going to competition. They all did a great job and made Ms. Negron and Ms. Hoover very proud.

Andrea, Yaritza, Selene, Yalitza getting a little nervous? :)

YARITZA TOOK 3RD PLACE IN NUTRITION COMPETITION...QUALIFIED FOR HOSA'S NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AT DISNEYLAND in ANAHEIM, CA! WAY TO GO, YARITZA!

Alex placed 5th in Medical Spelling, Yaritza 3rd in Nutrition, and Kim took 4th in Medical Terminology! We are so so proud of our winners! Great job everyone!

KOFA HOSA! GET HUNGRY FOR NEXT YEAR!

Thursday, February 24, 2011

MOVIE NIGHT!

SPORTS MEDICINE/HOSA CLUB is hosting a FREE MOVIE NIGHT! We are showing "Despicable Me" in the Kings Pride Gym at 6:30pm today (February 24th, 2011). We will be selling movie concessions as a fundraiser. Bring your pillows, blankets, lawn chairs, etc. and claim your spot early! General admission seating in this drive-in style movie event! Pictures to follow!

We also hosted a Peter Piper Pizza takeover last night, and we're waiting for our final total fundraised for that event. Students handed out flyers to friends and family to encourage them to come eat with us that evening, and our club will take 15% of those proceeds. All our fundraising this semester is in an effort to pay for our kids going to the STATE HOSA COMPETITION! Thanks for your support!

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

SCHOLARSHIPS! APPLY NOW!

The 2011 HOSA Scholarship Application has been posted on HOSA's web site at the link below.

http://www.hosa.org/member/scholar.html

ACTE and the Catherine Junge Scholarship will be applied for online at the links below.

Health Science Education Scholarship

http://tinyurl.com/4o4h3b9

Catherine B Junge Scholarship

http://tinyurl.com/4fztaws

The application is now available. Applications must be RECEIVED no later than April 1 for consideration. Late arrivals will not be considered.

APPLY NOW!

Health Careers Institute opportunity! We can work out housing for anyone interested in going!

Midwestern University Summer Health Careers Institute 2011
Age: For high school students age 16 or older
Dates: July 7-16, 2011, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (must attend all eight days)
Location: Midwestern University, 19555 North 59th Avenue, Glendale AZ 85308 (housing not provided)
Category: Education/Academic Enrichment/ Science/ Careers
Cost: FREE
Contact: Karen Mattox, 623/572-3310, kmatto@midwestern.edu
Registration: By application only. Download at www.midwestern.edu/azhealthcareersinstitute. Due May 1.
Deadline: May 1, 2011. Accepted students will be notified by May 15.

Description: For high school students who want a head start on becoming health care professionals, Midwestern University offers an annual eight-day hands-on summer institute. MWU faculty and advanced students will teach workshops in anatomy, physiology, and introductory skills for more than 20 health careers, with a special focus on how to prepare for college and what to expect from each profession. Guest lectures will include current medical topics in Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine, Addiction Studies, and more. In addition, participants will attend a behind-the-scenes field trip to Arrowhead Hospital and an interactive Emergency Medical Services mock rescue scenario with the Glendale Fire Department.

Lab topics and presentations, among others, will include:

Osteopathic Medicine: A Hands-on Approach

A Visit to the Anatomy Lab

Vital Signs & Other Medical Skills

Physician Assistant Studies: What Makes You Tick?

The Heart-Lung Machine & Open-Heart Surgery

Beyond Medication: The Role of the Pharmacist

Occupational Therapy: Skills for the Job of Living

Podiatric Medicine: the Lower Extremities

Nurse Anesthesia Lab: Airways and Intubation

Opportunities in Research: Inside the Lab

Surgical Skills: Suturing, Gowning and Other Basics

Physical Therapy: Opportunities, Obstacles & Altitude

Dental Medicine Simulation Lab

Clinical Psychology: Positive Mental Health

Optometry and Vision: Careers, Assessment & Optical Illusion

Physical Therapy Lab

Monday, February 7, 2011

Congrats to our State Qualifiers!

The following students qualified to compete at state during the Spring Leadership Conference, April 13-15th:

Selene Guzman qualified in Clinical Nursing, Medical Terminology (14th out of 169!), and Nutrition (9th place).

Glenda Esquivel and Betsy Martinez will be competing for Kofa in the team CPR/1st Aid competition!

Jose DeLaHoya took 4th place and qualified in Medical Spelling.

Yalitza Craig-Salazar took 6th place and qualified in Medical Spelling.

ANDREA BARBA TOOK 1ST PLACE IN MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY! OUT OF 169 COMPETITORS! And also qualified in Physical Therapy.

Yaritza Vargas took 4th place and qualified in Nutrition.

Our partner HOSA chapter had three qualifiers: Kimberly Delgadillo (Medical Terminology), Brittany Maldonado (who took 2nd place in Medical Terminology!), and Alex Castro, A FIRST PLACE COMPETITOR IN MEDICAL SPELLING!

GO KINGS! WOW!

Friday, February 4, 2011

Emergency Equipment

This week we talked about Emergency Action Plans and having plans in place for the unpredictable events in athletics. You got to play around with some of our vital equipment, should there be an emergency: AEDs and Vacuum Splints. Here are the pics, enjoy!