FRANKLIN CO, VA – Christian Toney, an 11th grader at Roanoke Catholic of Wirtz, VA, will be a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, MA, June 23-25, 2019.
The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or enter medical research fields. The purpose of this event is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be physicians or medical scientists, to stay true to their dream and, after the event, provide a path, plan and resources to help reach their goal.
During the 3-day Congress, Christian will join students from across the country and hear Nobel Laurates and National Medal of Science Winners talk about leading medical research; be given advice from Ivy League and top medical school deans on what to expect in medical school; witness stories told by patients who are living medical miracles; be inspired by fellow teen medical science prodigies; and learn about cutting-edge advances and future in medicine and medical technology.
“This is a crucial time in America when we need more doctors and medical scientist who are even better prepared for a future that is changing exponentially, “said Richard Rossi, NAFP & MS founder. “Focused, bright and determined students like Christian are our future and he deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give him.”
The Academy offers free services and programs to students who want to be physicians or go into medical science. Some of the services and programs the Academy offers are online social networks through which future doctors and medical scientists can communicate; opportunities for students to be guided and mentored by physicians and medical students; and communications for parents and students on college acceptance and finances, skills acquisition, internships, career guidance and much more.
The NAFP & MS was founded on the belief that we must identify prospective medical talent at the earliest possible age and help these students acquire the necessary experience and skills to take them to the doorstep of this vital career.
Based in Washington, D.C. and with offices in Boston, MA, the Academy was chartered as a nonpartisan, taxpaying institution to help address this crisis by working to identify, encourage and mentor students who wish to devote their lives to serve of humanity as physicians, medical scientists.
