• HOSA Speaks: One Health
    Sep 27 2021

    Welcome to HOSA Speaks Healthcare! In our first episode, we will take a brief look at the history of the "One Health" model, what it entails, and what you can do to support this concept in your daily lives. This is an important concept for those interested in careers in healthcare and public health.

    Sources for this episode:
    http://www.fao.org/one-health/en/
    https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/basics/index.html
    https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0645
    https://www.who.int/foodsafety/areas_work/food-hygiene/Development_and_evidence_article_Food_Control_2019.pdf?ua=1
    https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/combating-antibiotic-resistance
    https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/keeping-pets-and-people-healthy/how.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fhealthypets%2Fhealth-benefits%2Findex.html
    https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/observations/contam/

    To find out more about HOSA-Future Health Professionals, please visit https://hosa.org. 

    "HOSA Speaks Healthcare" is a copyrighted production of HOSA-Future Health Professionals. 

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    32 mins
  • HOSA Speaks: MD vs. DO
    Oct 18 2021

    In this episode, we take a dive into the differences between MD and DO physicians, starting with their education all the way through their specialties. This episode is a valuable look into each of these classes of physicians and will beneficial for listeners who plan on pursuing a career as a doctor.

    Sources for this episode:
     https://www.princetonreview.com/med-school-advice/what-is-a-good-mcat-score
    https://www.aacom.org/become-a-doctor/how-to-apply-to-osteopathic-medical-college/general-admission-requirements
    https://choosedo.org/application-instructions/
    https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/applying-medical-school
    https://med.nyu.edu/education/md-degree/md-curriculum/
    https://med.stanford.edu/md/mdhandbook/section-4--discovery-curriculum-overview/section-4-7-clerkship-requirements.html
    https://osteopathic.nova.edu/do/curriculum.html
    https://osteopathic.org/what-is-osteopathic-medicine/osteopathic-manipulative-treatment/
    https://ppa.byu.edu/md-allopathic-vs-do-osteopathic-medicine
    https://medschool.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=1158&action=detail&ref=1019
    https://www.ama-assn.org/residents-students/preparing-medical-school/do-vs-md-how-much-does-medical-school-degree-type
    https://www.aacom.org/become-a-doctor/about-osteopathic-medicine/osteopathic-medicine-specialties-and-primary-care
    https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/data/2020-physician-specialty-data-report-executive-summary
    https://www.sgu.edu/blog/medical/do-md-merger-explained/
    https://www.sgu.edu/blog/medical/md-versus-do/

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    37 mins
  • HOSA Speaks: Telemedicine
    Feb 8 2022

    In this episode, we take a look at telemedicine. This branch of healthcare came into the light during the pandemic and is showing us what the future of medicine will look like. We'll take a look at the pros and cons and discuss how this will be used to make a different in healthcare. Tune in to learn more about telemedicine!

    Sources for this episode: 
    https://www.aafp.org/news/media-center/kits/telemedicine-and-telehealth.html
    https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/benefits-of-telemedicine
    https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/telehealth-the-advantages-and-disadvantages
    https://www.ajmc.com/view/telemedicine-the-cost-effective-future-of-healthcare
    http://dx.doi.org.utk.idm.oclc.org/10.1089/tmj.2011.0033
    https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/telehealth

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    36 mins
  • HOSA Speaks: Black History Month
    Feb 21 2022

    Happy Black History Month! In this episode, Jake takes a look into some of the predominate Black pioneers of medicine.  We also take a look at Black representation in the medical field and why it is so important that we as future health professionals work to improve this representation. 

    Sources for this episode:
    https://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/blackhistorymonth
    https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/celebrating-10-african-american-medical-pioneers
    https://www.nyam.org/black-history-month-2021/
    https://www.siumed.edu/diversity/highlights/black-history-month-facts.html
    https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/african-americans-in-sciences/charles-richard-drew.html
    https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/jemison_mae.pdf
    https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/press-releases/medical-school-enrollment-more-diverse-2021
    https://data.census.gov/cedsci/all?q=Black%20or%20African%20American
    https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/workforce/interactive-data/figure-15-percentage-full-time-us-medical-school-faculty-race/ethnicity-2018
    https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/workforce/interactive-data/figure-18-percentage-all-active-physicians-race/ethnicity-2018
    https://www.msm.edu/RSSFeedArticles/2021/January/jamainterview.php
    https://www.aacnnursing.org/News-Information/News/View/ArticleId/25003/Data-Spotlight-Black-African-American-Nursing-Grads-and-Faculty

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    19 mins
  • HOSA Speaks: Healthy Communities
    Mar 7 2022

    In this episode, Jake discusses how community design can help influence positive healthy habits. We will hear information on how healthy communities help our health, as well as how we can help to build healthy areas in our communities today.

    Sources for this episode:
    https://www.rwjf.org/en/how-we-work/grants-explorer/featured-programs/build-healthy-places-network.html
    https://buildhealthyplaces.org/content/uploads/2020/12/BHPN_Factsheet-The_Intersection_of_Community_Development_Mental_Health.pdf
    https://buildhealthyplaces.org/content/uploads/2020/12/BHPN_FactSheet_PreventingAndEndingHomelessness_CommunityDevelopmentsRole.pdf
    https://www.apha.org/Topics-and-Issues/Environmental-Health/Healthy-Community-Design
    https://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/docs/Healthy_Community_Design.pdf
    https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/overview/models-for-community-health-and-development/healthy-cities-healthy-communities/main
    https://albertahealthycommunities.healthiertogether.ca/about/what-is-a-healthy-community/
    https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/take-action-to-improve-health/what-works-for-health/strategies?f%5B0%5D=decision-maker%3ACommunity%20Development&f%5B1%5D=goal%3AEnsure%20access%20to%20housing&f%5B2%5D=goal%3AImprove%20housing%20quality&f%5B3%5D=health-factor%3AHousing%20and%20Transit

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    19 mins