Lambert attends Conference of Future Medical Leaders
Hunter Jon Lambert, a senior at Notre Dame High School of Acadia Parish in Crowley, recently attended the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, D.C., an invitation-only event that was held Nov. 14 - 16.
The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. The purpose of this event is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the students to stay true to their dream and, after the event, to provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.
Lambert was nominated by Dr. Connie Mariano, the medical director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists to represent Notre Dame based on his academic achievement, leadership potential and determination to serve humanity in the field of medicine.
During the three-day Congress, Lambert joined students from across the country to hear Nobel Laureates and Mational Medal of Science winners talk about leading meducal research.
The students were given advice from Ivy League and top medical school deans on what to expect in medical school; witnessed stories told by patients who are living medical miracles; viewed a surgery performed in real time; were inspired by fellow teen medical science prodigies; and learned about cutting-edge advances and future in medicine and medical technology.
“This is a crucial time in American when we need more doctors and medical scientists who are even better prepared for a future that is changing exponentially, said Richard Rossi, executive director of the National Academy. “Focused, bright, and determined students like Hunter Jon Lambert are our future and he deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give him.”
Some of the services the National Academy plans to launch in 2014 and 2015 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, skills acquisition, internships, career guidance and much more.
The National Academy was founded on the belief that students with prospective medical talent must be identified at the earliest possible age and helped to acquire the necessary experience and skills to take them to the doorstep of these vital careers. Based in Washington, D.C., the National Academy was chartered as a nonpartisan, taxpaying institution for this purpose.