WALNUT, Calif.–– Mt. San Antonio College health career students recently won four bronze medals at the Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) national competition in Orlando, Fla. More than 7,000 secondary and post-secondary students competed at the national leadership event. Cleo Ashmore (Corona), Monica Kimani (Perris), Elizabeth Meneses (Diamond Bar), and Brian Ragland (Fontana) all won bronze medals in the creative problem solving competition.
Mt. SAC’s Carmen Gervas (Upland), Karina Cardiel (Pomona), Andrew Garcia (Pomona), and Alyssa Lee (Pomona) all ranked among the finalists competing in the creative problem solving competition.
“All eight of our competitors this year ranked in the top ten nationally as finalists, and that is quite an accomplishment,” said Mt. SAC psychiatric technician professor and HOSA advisor Mary Ellen Reyes. “Being involved in and competing in HOSA is a life-changing experience for students.”
HOSA, established in 1976 by the U.S. Department of Education, is the national organization for secondary and post-secondary health career students. The organization provides students in 40 states with skills, leadership development, and career development.
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