2025 HOSA International Awards

Congratulations to the outstanding members of Mercy’s HOSA – Future Health Professionals chapter who represented Mercy at the 2025 HOSA International Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN held in June.

We are so proud of the following students who earned top honors:

• Chandravadana Koneru ’26 – Gold, Barbara James Service Award and Gold, Health Literacy Ambassador Level 1 & Level 2
• Harshitha Arvapalli ’27 – Bronze, Barbara James Service Award

A very special recognition goes to Chandravadana Koneru ’26, who made history as the first and only student from Michigan to earn the Gold Health Literacy Ambassador Award, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine Ambassadors.