OAKLAND Alexis Shaffer, a ninth graderat Southern Garrett High School,has been named adelegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders to convene in Lowell, Massachusetts, on June 24-26, 2020.

The congress is an honors program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields.

Theprogram is designed to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country interested in these careers to stay true to their dream and to provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.

Alexis nomination was signed by Dr. Mario Capecchi, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and the science director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists, based on her academic achievement, leadership potential and determination to serve humanity in the field of medicine.

During the three-day Congress,she will join students from across the country and hear Nobel laureates and National Medal of Science winners talk about leading medical research.

The students will be given advice from Ivy League and top medical school deans on what to expect in medical school. They will witness stories told by patients who are living medical miracles and will be inspired by fellow teen medical science prodigies.

The students also learn about cutting-edge advances and the future in medicine and medical technology.

The National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientistsoffers free services and programs to students who want to become physicians or go into medical science.

Services include online social networks, opportunities to be guided by physicians and medical students and communications on college acceptance and finances, skills acquisition, internshipsand career guidance.

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