NCHSE Scholarship
With nearly 1,000 qualified scholarship applicants, it is a true testament that HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) really does influence and make a difference in career selections and lives of so many young people. The National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE) is pleased to be a contributor to the National HOSA Scholarship Program. NCHSE is grateful to HOSA for allowing us an avenue for providing money for these most deserving young people who, indeed, will represent our organization and HOSA well in their work in the healthcare field.
Scholarship recipients sponsored by the National Consortium for Health Science Education are:
2011 Scholarship Recipients

Aakash Patel
South Forsyth High School
Suwanee, GA

Krishna Detroja
Farragut High School
Knoxville, TN
2010 Scholarship Recipients
Joseph Benjamin Martin Rote
Plymouth High School
Plymouth, NC
Excerpts from Essay

Pooja Vijayvargiya
Autry Technology Center
Enid, OK
Excerpts from Essay
NCHSE’s previous scholarship recipients include:
2006
Molly Dillon (Michigan)
Career Goal: Physical Therapy
2007
Jeana Dunn (Conway, South Carolina)
College: Frances Marion University
Career Goal: Nursing
2008
Denise Johnson (Houston, Texas)
College: Stanford University
Career Goal: Pediatric Medicine
2009
William Wilson (Columbia, South Carolina)
College: University of South Carolina
Career Goal: Doctor. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Pediatrician
2009
Brianna Noelle (Clifton, North Carolina)
College: University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Career Goal: Physician Assistant
The National Consortium for Health Science Education’s commitment to HOSA’s mission of recruiting, motivation and encouraging qualified young people to pursue a career in the health professions is a direct result of the passion and support that the board brings to the work that shapes health science education. The NSCHE scholarships are certainly a good investment in achieving our mission - a pipeline of future healthcare leaders!