Are you interested in learning more about HOSA-Future Health Professionals and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) partnership and family medicine competitions with the organization? Plan to volunteer at the 2025 International Leadership Conference (ILC) in Nashville, TN, Wednesday-Friday, June 18-20, to see first-hand the passion and hard work that HOSA students and their advisors put into the competitions.

HOSA’s Competitive Event Program could not be a success without the support from volunteers who will serve as event judges. Volunteers do not need a clinical healthcare background to judge – experience with interviewing, presentations, evaluating teamwork, and speaking skills are needed as well. Judges will be given training and a rubric from which to judge the competitions.

Volunteer judges are needed for the family medicine competition, and several other competitive events. The time commitment for the family medicine competitive event is generally about half a day. Some virtual (remote) judging opportunities may be available for those not able to be in Nashville. Learn more about being a judge for HOSA ILC and register.

AAFP-HOSA Partnership
HOSA Future Health Professionals, commonly referred to as HOSA, is a student-led career and technical student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, and several federal and state agencies. HOSA promotes career opportunities in healthcare to secondary, post-secondary, and middle school students through education, collaboration, and experiences. HOSA has more than 260,000 student and advisor members nationwide and across the globe.

Since 2021, the AAFP has collaborated with HOSA to provide student members with the opportunity to engage with family physicians and learn more about family medicine careers through two educational programs: a Family Medicine Career Test and a Family Medicine Physician Competitive Event.

• For the Family Medicine Career Test, students study AAFP resources and complete a 50-item multiple choice exam on topics such as the demand for family physicians, scope of practice, career settings, lifestyle, and the educational path to becoming a family physician.
• The Family Medicine Physician Competitive Event encourages HOSA student members to explore family medicine through interviews and research, then deliver a presentation to their peers on what they learned. If students don’t already know a family physician, the AAFP works with state chapters to identify a medical student and a family physician for the student to interview.

Throughout the year, state HOSA chapters organize events designed to help students explore health professions by participating in various competitions, including family medicine. State-level winners advance to the HOSA International Leadership Conference to compete for scholarships. The AAFP represents family medicine at the HOSA ILc through presentations, exhibits, and by judging final rounds of the Family Medicine Physician Competitive Event. AAFP staff also serve on HOSA’s national advisory board.

HOSA is making a difference in shaping the future of healthcare, and the AAFP is currently the only physician specialty organization to partner with the organization. This partnership allows the AAFP to uniquely contribute to HOSA’s mission by providing resources and opportunities specifically related to family medicine.