Over 13,000 students competed at the 47th Annual International Leadership Conference in Houston, Texas. A list of finalists from previous years can be found here: https://hosa.org/competitive-event-winners/
ILC 2025
ILC 2025 will take place in Nashville, Tennessee from June 18-21, 2025.
Further info will available at https://hosa.org/ilc
ILC 2024
Congratulations to the following students on their placements at the 47th Annual International Leadership Conference in Houston, Texas!
From the Canadian delegation of 159 students competing in 28 events, 55 students placed top 10 in their event and 29 placed top 3.
Secondary Division
Behavioral Health
1st – Aidan Wang, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
3rd – Sailesh Badri, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
6th – Ilia Mohammadi, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
Clinical Laboratory Science
3rd – Monica Zhang, John Fraser Secondary School
Clinical Nursing
3rd – Kelin Cheng, Bayview Secondary School
6th – Annika Stephenson, Oakville Trafalgar Secondary School
Clinical Specialty
4th – Neomi Bardiwala, Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School
5th – Matthew Shen, St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School
Community Awareness
2nd – Mia Tran, Isabel Liu, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute
5th – Ramneek Dhillon, Suhani Desai, Thivya Jeyapalan, Father Michael McGivney Catholic Academy
Dental Science
1st – Abby Fung, Bayview Secondary School
Forensic Science
1st – Amy Lie, Linda Zhining Lian, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute
HOSA Bowl
4th – Jerry Hong, Iffat Iqbal, Ivy Liu, Jessica Sun, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute
Human Growth & Development
1st – Maegan Kuo, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
4th – Phoenix Hsuen, Earl Haig Secondary School
Medical Innovation
2nd – Reeya Pandya, Devam Patel, Harshini Patel, St. Edmund Campion Catholic Secondary School
Medical Law & Ethics
2nd – Tracy Zhao, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute
5th – Kate Ruan, St. Robert Catholic High School
Medical Terminology
5th – Cameron Torio, Westmount Collegiate Institute
Mental Health Promotion
7th – Vickie Chen, Angelyn Joseph, Jasper Yuan, Merivale High School
Pathophysiology
3rd – Ammar Ali, Sinclair High School
Pharmacy Science
2nd – Josephine Yang, Westdale Secondary School
Physical Therapy
6th – Rachel Lu, John Fraser Secondary School
Research Poster
8th – Sophia Lee, St. Clement’s School
Researched Persuasive Speaking
2nd – Musa Nur, Central Peel Secondary School
Sports Medicine
4th – Benjamin Wang, St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School
Veterinary Science
1st – Jonathan Liu, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
2nd – Sarvesh Sekar, Father Michael McGivney Catholic Academy
4th – Olivia Socol, The Woodlands Secondary School
Postsecondary Division
Clinical Laboratory Science
1st – Mridula Shivaram, McGill University
4th – Hadassa Mathivathanan, University of Ottawa
Dental Science
1st – Saesha Kukreja, York University
Emergency Medical Technician
3rd – Sarah Laughton, Rachel Young, University of Guelph
Medical Law & Ethics
6th – Liren Abeyratne, University of Toronto – St. George
Medical Math
3rd – Hani Tayyab, McMaster University
4th – John Wu, Queen’s University
Medical Terminology
2nd – Izma Ali, McMaster University
6th – Mateo Nosic, University of Guelph
Pathophysiology
7th – Dhruv Srikanth, Queen’s University
8th – Aksaya Ghetheeswaran, Wilfrid Laurier University
Pharmacy Science
2nd – Neraja Manoharan, University of Toronto Scarborough
3rd – Yuan Gao, Queen’s University
Public Health
2nd – Maheen Inayat, Hafsa Rao, Western University
Sports Medicine
1st – Areebah Aktar, University of Waterloo
ILC 2023
Congratulations to the following students on their placements at the 46th Annual International Leadership Conference in Dallas, Texas!
The Canadian delegation ended up with 53 top 10 finalists and 25 top 3 finalists, making ILC 2023 one of our best years ever!
Secondary Division
Behavioral Health
1st – Akshita Nair, Maple High School
7th – Anjali Gupta, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute
Biomedical Debate
5th – Chang Chang Li, Sam Li, Andy Sun, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute
Clinical Laboratory Science
1st – Harsimranjit Nafriaan, Turner Fenton Secondary School
3rd – David Jiahao Geng, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
Clinical Specialty
5th – Matthew Shen, St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School
Community Awareness
1st – Sasvat Patel, Kumanan Thiyagarajah, Kurinche Thiyagarajah, Anuj Yeole, Harold M . Brathwaite Secondary School
2nd – Arya Dhir, Rhea Lam, Rayna Yuen, Bill Hogarth Secondary School
Creative Problem Solving
9th – Goleo Huang, Jiawen Ren, Aryan Rahman, Isra Siddiqui, John Fraser Secondary School
Forensic Science
7th – Amy Lie, Linda Zhining Lian, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute
8th – Arya Muralidharan, Eugenia Zhang, Markham District High School
Human Growth & Development
4th – Aidan Wang, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
6th – Anish Susikumar, Father Michael McGivney Catholic Academy
Medical Law & Ethics
10th – Annie Wu, Havergal College
Medical Math
4th – Chinmay Jindal, Harold M . Brathwaite Secondary School
Medical Terminology
4th – Ava Butler, Lisgar Collegiate Institute
Pharmacy Science
3rd – Pranav Mahabal, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
10th – Madeline Li, Martingrove Collegiate Institute
Physical Therapy
8th – Isabella Wang, John Fraser Secondary School
Researched Persuasive Speaking
9th – Aryan Ihsan, Markham District High School
Veterinary Science
1st – Jonathan Liu, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
4th – Olivia Socol, The Woodlands Secondary School
Postsecondary Division
Clinical Laboratory Science
3rd – Yeran Wang, University of Ottawa
Dental Science
5th – Julianne Faith Domingo, University of Toronto – Scarborough
10th – Shruthi Gundala, McMaster University
Emergency Medical Technician
1st – Nicolas Hamzea, Maria Nica, Western University
3rd – Emilio Naidu, Sumner Rajaratnam, McMaster University
8th – Fred Min, Mellina Solomon, McMaster University
Forensic Science
1st – Ada Huang, Zhen Wang, University of Toronto – St. George
Medical Math
2nd – Sadia Ahmad, McMaster University
5th – Laura Liu, Western University
Medical Terminology
1st – Lauren Kaarto, Brock University
Public Health
2nd – Duy Dinh, Safa Usman, Tiffany Yu, Queen’s University
Research Poster
2nd – Erin Lo, University of Toronto – Scarborough
Veterinary Science
2nd – Meera Mohindra, University of Toronto – Scarborough
Each year, delegates from each State or National Association receive a set of pins to trade with other delegates. The following page outlines the symbolism behind the designs of the pins given to students from the HOSA Canada ILC delegation over the years: https://hosacanada.org/home/ilc-pins/