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CHANGES TO BOTH THE RATING SHEETS AND RULES ARE MADE ANNUALLY TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY AND CLARITY . FULL  \nEVENT GUIDELINES SHOULD BE PRINTED FROM HOSA. ORG EVERY SEPTEMBER. 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New Recognition Event for 26-27 |\n| Dental & Medical Terminology | The number of tiebreaker questions will decrease from twenty to ten. |\n| Healthcare Issues Exam | The following resources will be retired: CBS News Health Watch, Medline Plus Magazine, Global Health, and NBC Health.\u003Cbr>John Hopkins Public Health, Science Daily, and Health Line will be added |\n| Medical Math | The tiebreaker for Medical Math will move to an essay or long response to align with the Math AP Exam.\u003Cbr>Pharmacy Calculations: An Introduction for Pharmacy Technicians Second Edition will be\u003Cbr>added as a resource.\u003Cbr>Math for Health Care Professions will be retired. |\n\n\n| Medical Reading | → Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth\u003Cbr>→ Crisis Averted; The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks by Caitlin Rivers\u003Cbr>→ Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green → Fragmented: A Doctor's Quest to Piece Together American Healthcare by Ilana Yurkiewicz MD → The Next Patient: The Incredible World of Emergency Medicine by Dr. J. Thomas Grant |\n| --- | --- |\n| Outstanding HOSA Achievement & Outstanding HOSA Leader | These events move to Special Awards. |\n| HEALTH PROFESSIONS EVENTS |  |\n| Clinical Laboratory Science | Medical Laboratory Scientist will be added to the title of the event to\u003Cbr>reflect industry practice. |\n| Clinical Specialty | The guidelines have been updated to include Genetics’ skills that cannot be duplicated in CS. |\n| Genetics | NEW EVENT: Round One test and Round Two skills |\n| Pharmacy Science | Manual for Pharmacy Technician by Bachenheimer, Phillips, and Hawkins, and Understanding Pharmacology for\u003Cbr>Pharmacy Technicians” by Stuhan have been added.\u003Cbr>Text by Johnston, McCartney, and Moini have been retired. |\n| Physician Assistant-Medical Case Challenge | NEW EVENT: Written test and case study |\n| Sports Medicine | HOSA will provide bandage scissors or athletic tape cutter |\n| Surgical Technologist | The test plan has been updated. |\n| EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EVENTS |  |\n| CPR For All Events | CPR & First Aid ste","cbCain6VA9ILzzEh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCain6VA9ILzzEh","pdf",258390,"English","# General Event Updates\n## General Rules and Regulations\n## Scratch Paper for Online Tests\n## Resource Changes\n## Event Preparations\n## Event Presentation Times\n## Test Plan Changes\n## Skill Events\n# Health Science & Recognition Events\n## ATC Career Development Test\n## Diagnostics by Design: AI in Healthcare\n## Dental & Medical Terminology\n## Healthcare Issues Exam\n## Medical Math\n# Leadership Events\n## Interviewing Skills & Speaking Skills\n## Organizational Leadership\n## Prepared Speaking and Speaking Skills\n## Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking\n## Research Poster\n# Middle School Events\n## Foundations of HOSA Bowl\n## Foundations of Pharmacy Science\n## Foundations of Respiratory Therapy\n## Math for Health Careers\n# Teamwork Events\n## Biomedical Debate\n## HOSA Bowl & Foundations of HOSA Bowl\n## Medical Innovation","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the HOSA Competitive Events Update 2026-2027?\",\"answer\":\"It summarizes the most significant changes to HOSA event guidelines, including annual updates to rating sheets and rules for consistency and clarity.\"},{\"question\":\"What changes apply to online tests for selected college health science events?\",\"answer\":\"Specified events will receive scratch paper for use during the test.\"},{\"question\":\"What are examples of event-specific updates included in this release?\",\"answer\":\"Updates include added or retired resources for several events, changes to tiebreaker question counts, new written/case test formats for some events, and updated topics and presentation/interview timing rules.\"}]","HOSA COMPETITIVE EVENTS UPDATE 2026-2027 - Updated 7.19.26 | PDF"]