A team from the University of Hawaii at Hilo earned several top honors recently at the 11th annual Hawaii Health Occupation Students of America State Leadership Conference on Oahu.
A team from the University of Hawaii at Hilo earned several top honors recently at the 11th annual Hawaii Health Occupation Students of America State Leadership Conference on Oahu.
The Public Service Announcement Team B comprised of Ridge Cabaccang, Sheldon Cabudol, Kelly Gani and Kahaku Lum Ho captured first place for their PSA “Sitting is Death: All about Physical Activity.” Each member gave an oral presentation in addition to displaying the PSA.
Team A, made up of Shane Naeole, Alohalyn Espejo, Rhealiza Pira and Jerold Cabel, placed second for its PSA about the same topic.
Individual winners included Justin Fujiwara in Pharmacology and Roxanne Paragas in Medical Law and Ethics, which are knowledge test categories. Another first-place finish went to Rachel Felix, who topped the field in the Health Professionals category of Nursing Assisting.
Devin Tanaka and Leslie Arce came in third in Human Growth and Development and Medical Spelling, respectively.
UH-Hilo’s HOSA chapter advances to the International Conference scheduled for June 22-25 in Nashville, Tenn.