Maddie Moser

Ms. Marlowe
EXPO (4)
27 November 2016
Works Cite
Koeninger, Jim, Dr. "What Makes HOSA Special?" WWW.hosa.org, HOSA, 2012,
www.hosa.org/hosa101/module1/module1spec.htm. Accessed 27 Nov. 2016.
In this article, Dr. Jim Koeninger points out every benefit offered to young
teens that are involved in the healthcare program of the Health Occupations
Students of America (HOSA) Organization as well as the positive impact that the
organizations had on the advancement of the skilled medical workers throughout
the nation. Dr. Koeninger claims that HOSA is the largest healthcare-oriented
program throughout the nation's high schools. The high school members are
required to create a portfolio to document health-related accomplishments, which
are highly exalted for college admissions. Along with key aspects for college
admissions, the HOSA program also offers internships and scholarship
opportunities for the student members. The HOSA program is all about creating a
fun environment for teens who are interested in any field of healthcare through
competitive gatherings where teens with the same interest work together to build
on communication, teamwork, and leadership skills all while educating
themselves on the proper procedures and protocols of the medical field of their
choice. This article offers a perfect example of an efficient program to better

prepare high school students for the medical field. I can initiate this program at
my own high school for my project to improve my community.
Langfield, Amy. "What Career Do Teens Want? 'I Don't Know,' Many Say."
WWW.Nbcnews.com, NBC News, 11 Sept. 2013,
www.nbcnews.com/business/what-career-do-teens-want-i-dont-know-many-say8C11129187. Accessed 14 Nov. 2016.
In this article, Amy Langfield stresses the alarming decrease in numbers of
teens that are interested in the career fields of STEM. By investigating different
surveys and interviews of reliable sources, Langfield claims that most teens are
unaware of all of their career options. Not only are there cautionary reports of
unawareness, but also claims that teens are unprepared for the work force. One of
Langfield's interviews even stated how health care and community service
occupations will be exalting in the near future yet they'll also be requiring
advanced education and experience making these career options even harder to
obtain for many uninformed teens. Universities have also taken notice to their
students' lack of readiness to the point of pressuring high schools to obtain more
career counselors in attempts to improve the situation, which haven't been proved
to be effective. Langfield's article provides further evidence that there is a current
demand for college and career preparation for teens, especially in the medical
fields. This evidence supports my senior capstone project to offer a fun and
interesting medical prep program to give students the opportunity to be informed
on a field of interest while also gaining experience in that field.

Price, Jodie. "Most Frequently Chosen Medical Specialties." WWW.gapmedics.com, Gap

Medics, 10 June 2015, www.gapmedics.com/blog/2015/06/10/most-frequentlychosen-medical-specialties/. Accessed 27 Nov. 2016.
In this article, Jodie Price presents the most popular medical specialties
and the lifestyles that are followed by these specific specialties. Price compares
the work hours as well as the intensity of these popular choices to portray the
certain character types that go along with certain specialties to help those who are
indecisive on a medical field. An example of such comparisons is how internal
medicine can treat common illnesses along with predictable hours working in a
private practice while surgeons tend to work under a lot of pressure with longer
work hours that are unpredictable. Even the patients are a consideration in
medical specialties such as pediatricians who focus on children while those who
work in emergency medicine focus on fast-paced life-and-death situations. Price's
specialty comparisons are the perfect example of how much consideration is
required of deciding on a career in the medical fields, which is what my project is
stressing on for the high school students who are unaware of the varieties in
medical lifestyles.

Wastler, Allen. "Jobs Skills Gap: The Basics Become a Problem." WWW.cnbc.com,
CNBC, 7 Sept. 2013, www.cnbc.com/id/101012437. Accessed 27 Nov. 2016.
In this article, Allen Wastler agonizes the issue in the workforce of
increasing numbers of under-skilled employees resulting in the corruption of
multiply companies across the nation followed by a higher unemployment rate.
Through his research of many surveys, mainly the Adecco survey, Wastler
declares that there a crisis in the job skills gap, especially "soft skills", that will be
severely threatening for the near-future employers. In his conclusion, he expresses
the controversial debate on the solution to this increasing crisis in the workforce;
one side claims that corporate training programs, along with apprenticeships, is
the accurate resolution while the other side claims that the education systems need
to improve on preparing their students in a more efficient way for the workforce.
However, both sides are financially constricted. The points expressed in this
article fall hand-in-hand with my project to stress the high demand of workforce
preparation for young adults. Though my project centers more on medical
preparation and experience, the work skills still apply to all workforces.

Hansen Shaevitz, Marjorie. "So You Want to Go to Medical School? 5-Think Ahead Tips
For High Schoolers." WWW.huffingtonpost.com, The Huffington Post, 19 July
2014, www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-hansen-shaevitz/so-you-want-to-go-tomedi_b_5347725.html. Accessed 27 Nov. 2016.
In this article, Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz exposes certain key aspects for
teens to consider when they are evaluating their medical career interest to help
them decide which field is right one for them. Shaevitz refers to the medical
seminar of the Nation Association for College Admissions Counseling for specific
experiences that medical schools are looking for in their future students. The
NACAC suggest students interested in the medical fields experience certain
exposures to the medical world ranging from interviewing doctors to creating
personal health-related projects. Summer programs for high school students are
also encouraged for those interested in the medical fields. Even if students decide
that the medical field isn't right for them, all of these experiences are still highly
valuable contributes for college admissions. This article offers certain approaches
for teens that are considering the medical field as well as the main expectations of
medical schools admissions for those who have decided on a medical career.
These claims will further support my argument that it's important for our school to
obtain a more hands-on medical program to offer the students looking into the
medical fields.