Ten students from Gibson Technical Center put their EMT skills to the test against other future healthcare professionals at the HOSA International Leadership Conference in Texas last month.
They qualified by placing in the top two at the state competition in March. The team of Maci Doak and Angel Dowdy placed in the top 20 at the international competition.
Other participants included Jack Jackson, Ella Carpenter, Bri Hirschi, Hailey Tharp, Kailey Vallance, Rachel Quintana, Andrew Cavaness, and Tristan Maxwell.
Altogether, nearly 11,000 students competed. They came from all over the U.S., as well as Canada, Korea, and China.
HOSA is an international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Its mission is to promote career opportunities in the healthcare industry and to enhance the delivery of quality healthcare to all people.