Mid-America Technology Center students in the Emergency Medical Technician, Health Careers Explorer, Nursing Services Advanced, Therapeutic Health Careers, and Practical Nursing programs recently attended the 2024 HOSA State Leadership Conference.

            The EMT, Health Career Explorer, Nursing Services Advanced, and Therapeutic Health Careers students who place are:

Behavioral Health: 5^th place, Ashton Burleson, Blanchard

Emergency Medical Technician: 2^nd place, Callum Dubois, Washington; Adriena Lindert,

        (team event)                            Washington

                                                        3^rd place (postsecondary), Will Newton, Noble; Lydia Smith, Purcell

                                                4^th place, Jonas Broselow, Noble; Jase Fullingim, Newcastle

Health Career Photography: 1^st place¸ Madison Eubank, Epic (Lexington)

                                                  2^nd place, Natalie Barlow, Pauls Valley

Healthy Living: 4^th place, Nicholas Dunnam, Purcell                                        

Life Support Skills: 2^nd place, Ryan Johnson, Lexington

Mental Health Promotions: 3^rd place, Brylee Moore, Lindsay; Ransin Perkins, Elmore City;

        (team event)                   Aisha Villalobos, Bridge Creek

Medical Reading: 3^rd place, Kennedy Smith, Lindsay

Medical Spelling: 4^th place, Juliana Lape, Homeschooled (Lexington)     

Nursing Assistant: 1^st place, Isabella Redus, Epic (Purcell)

Personal Care: 1^st place, Kloe Overley, Wayne

Physical Therapy: 1^st place (postsecondary), Arleth Rocha, Pauls Valley

Sports Medicine: 1^st place (postsecondary), Isaac Daniel-Smith, Blanchard

                              2^nd place (postsecondary), Chelse White, Lindsay

                              4^th place, Bri Taffar, Blanchard

            The Practical Nursing students who placed at the conference are as follows (all are postsecondary students):

Anatomy and Physiology: 2^nd place, Briana Helling, Wayne

                                             5^th place, Amaries Miles, Pauls Valley

Biomedical Debate: 1^st place, Chelsey McGuire, Elmore City; Amaries Miles, Pauls Valley;

        (team event)     Monica Rodriguez, Purcell; Amanda Taylor, Newalla

Career Development: 1^st place, Piper Courreges, Byars

                                      3rd place, Rylee Tucker, Blanchard

Epidemiology: 1^st place, Jacob Ginseng, Paoli

                          3^rd place, Beth Watts, Byars

Cultural Diversity and Disparity: 3^rd place, Annamaria Naszali, Lexington

Healthy Living: 1^st place, Briana Helling, Wayne

Human Heredity: 1^st place, Ali Armstrong, Lexington

                              2^nd place, Maranda Youngwolfe, Wayne                                          

Job Seeking: 4^th place, Sandara Del Toro, Purcell

Leadership: 1^st place, Candice White, Lexington

                     3^rd place, Destiny Holman, Lindsay

Medical Law and Ethics: 2^nd place, Joy Gibbs, Davis

                                            4^th place, Aldren Browning, Blanchard

Medical Reading: 2^nd place, Piper Courreges, Byars

Medical Spelling: 3^rd place, Candice White, Lexington

Nutrition: 2^nd place, Meagan Brickey, Ardmore

Occupational Health and Safety: 2^nd place, Amanda Taylor, Newalla

Persuasive Writing and Speaking: 1^st place, Destiny Holman, Lindsay

The HOSA International Leadership Conference (ILC) will be June 26-29 in Houston, Texas. The 15 MATC students who qualified to compete on the national level are Health Careers Explorer student Isabella Redus; Nursing Services Advanced student Kloe Overley; Therapeutic Health Careers students Isaac Daniel-Smith, Maddison Eubank, and Arleth Rocha; Practical Nursing students Ali Armstrong, Piper Courreges, Jacob Ginseng, Briana Helling, Destiny Holman, Chelsey McGuire, Amaries Miles, Monica Rodriguez, Amanda Taylor, and Candice White.

For information about full-time and short-term classes, and Business and Industry Services at Mid-America Technology Center please visit us at www.matech.edu.