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2026 AR State Leadership Competitions  ** Tentative**

America's Blood Centers & HOSA Blood Drive

Middle, Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required

January 30, 2026 8pm

Recognition Event

Biomedical Debate (BD)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Teamwork Event

Clinical Laboratory Science (CL)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

Dental Science (DS)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

Epidemiology (EP)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Emergency Preparedness Event

Forensic Science (FS)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Teamwork Event

Foundations of Veterinary Science (FVS)

Middle School Only

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Science Event

Health Career Exploration (M-HCE)

Middle School Only

Test On-Site

Resources

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Health Informatics (HI)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Human Growth & Development (HGD)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Medical Assisting (MA)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

Medical Reading (MR)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Nursing Assisting (NA)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

Patient Care Technician

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

Phlebotomy (PHL)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

Public Service Announcement (PSA)

Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 30, 2026 8pm

Teamwork Event

Sports Medicine (SM)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

American Red Cross Volunteer Service

Middle, Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required

January 30, 2026 8pm

Recognition Event

Biotechnology (BT)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

Clinical Nursing (CN)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

Dental Terminology (DT)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Exploring Medical Innovation

Middle School Only

Prior Upload Required 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 30, 2026 8pm

Teamwork Event

Foundations of Medical Reading (FMR)

Middle School Only

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

HOSA Happenings

Middle, Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required

January 30, 2026 8pm

Recognition Event

Health Career Photography (HCP)

Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 30, 2026 8pm

Leadership Event

Health Literacy Ambassador

Middle, Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Record HOSA Activity Tracking System

January 30, 2026 8pm

Recognition Event

Job Seeking Skills (JSS)

Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 30, 2026 8pm

Leadership Event

Medical Innovation (MI)

Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 30, 2026 8pm

Teamwork Event

Medical Spelling (MS)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Science Event

Nutrition (NUT)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Personal Care (PC)

Secondary & Collegiate

On-Site Skill Only

Resources

February 23, 2026

Health Professions Event

Physical Therapy (PT)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

Research Poster (RP)

Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 30, 2026 8pm

Leadership Event

Veterinary Science (VS)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

Barbara James Service Award

Middle, Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Record HOSA Activity Tracking System

January 30, 2026 8pm

Recognition Event

CERT Skills (CERT)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Emergency Preparedness Event

Community Awareness (CA)

Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 30, 2026 8pm

Teamwork Event

Dynamic Decisions (DD)

Middle School Only

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Teamwork Event

Extemporaneous Writing - Health Policy (EW)

Secondary & Collegiate

Electronic Submission On-Site

Resources

February 23, 2026

Leadership Event

Foundations of Medical Terminology (FMT)

Middle School Only

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

HOSA Service Project

Middle, Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Record HOSA Activity Tracking System

January 30, 2026 8pm

Recognition Event

Health Career Preparation (M - HCP)

Middle School Only

Interview On-Site

Resources

February 23, 2026

Leadership Event

Healthcare Issues Exam

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference

January 26 - 30, 2026

Recognition Event

Life Threatening Situations (M-LTS)

Middle School Only

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Emergency Preparedness Event

Medical Law and Ethics (MLE)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Medical Terminology (MT)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Occupational Therapy (OT)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Professions Event

Pharmacology (PHA)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Prepared Speaking (PS)

Middle, Secondary & Collegiate

Speech On-Site

Resources

February 23, 2026

Leadership Event

Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking (RPS)

Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 30, 2026 8pm

Leadership Event

World Health & Disparities (WHD)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Behavioral Health (BH)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

Resources

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

CPR/First Aid (CPR)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Emergency Preparedness Event

Creative Problem Solving (CPS)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Teamwork Event

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Emergency Preparedness Event

Family Medicine Physician (FMP)

Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 30, 2026 8pm

Health Professions Event

Foundations of Nutrition (FNUT)

Middle School Only

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Health Career Display (HCD)

Middle, Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 30, 2026 8pm

Teamwork Event

Health Education (HE)

Middle, Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 30, 2026 8pm

Teamwork Event

Home Health Aide (HHA)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

Math for Health Careers (MHC)

Middle School Only

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Medical Math (MM)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Mental Health Promotion (MH)

Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 30, 2026 8pm

Emergency Preparedness Event

Pathophysiology (PAT)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test On-Site

February 23, 2026

Health Science Event

Pharmacy Science (RX)

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

Public Health (PH)

Middle, Secondary & Collegiate

Digital Upload Required 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 30, 2026 8pm

Emergency Preparedness Event

Respiratory Therapy

Secondary & Collegiate

Test Prior to Conference 2nd Round On-Site

Resources

January 26 - 30, 2026

Health Professions Event

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