🏆💙 Kansas HOSA students made us proud at this year’s ILC in Nashville, TN, earning top honors across multiple events and showcasing the incredible talent, dedication, and passion of future health professionals from across our state. 🙌💙🏆

 

✨ Event Highlights Include:
🔬 Anatomage Tournament

• Manhattan High School placed 8th—second year in a row with an 8th place finisher!

📚 Academic Testing Center

• Eric Du: 3rd in Biochemistry, 4th in Human Heredity, 7th in Biology

• Mihir Deshmukh: 6th in Biochemistry

🎓 Secondary Awards

• Dahritri Betha – 2nd in Family Medicine Physician

• Sarah Rose – 2nd in Occupational Therapy

• Avery Smith – 7th in Health Career Photography

• Murphy & Murphy – Great Bend HS, recognized in Medical Innovation

🎓 Post-Secondary Awards

• Haley McCormick – 5th in Phlebotomy

• Aaron Deason – 7th in Sports Medicine

• Valeria Gallardo Pulido – 3rd in Biotechnology

• Hannah Dapogny – 3rd in Clinical Nursing

• Kaden Baird – 2nd in Respiratory Therapy

• Allen Community College Team – 2nd in Mental Health Promotion

🏅 Service & Leadership Awards

• Mallory Baker – Health Literacy Ambassador, Silver

• Barbara James Service Award:
    • Talha Lodhi – Gold
    • Rishita Mazumdar – Gold
    • Dilsha Chebolu – Silver
    • Lily Wang – Bronze
    • Erin Liu – Bronze

👏 Special Recognitions

• Jaron Caffrey (Kansas Hospital Association) – Leadership in Collaboration Award

• Tina Garetson – Above and Beyond Award

• Joe Wood – Kansas Outstanding Local Advisor

• Teagan Warner – Kansas Outstanding Leader

• Kansas HOSA recognized for:
    • Membership Growth
    • Participation in the Surgical Technology pilot event

 

📸 View our full photo album from ILC here: HOSA International Leadership Conference 2025 | Nashville, TN | Flickr

 

Kansas HOSA is proudly administered by the KU Area Health Education Center (AHEC), and we’re grateful for their continued support in building pathways for the next generation of health professionals across Kansas. 💙💛