— courtesy Vance County Schools
For Immediate Release
January 10, 2018
Kianna Wills, who is a junior at the Vance County Early College High School, has been selected as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, Ma., June 25-27.
The Congress is an honors program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. The purpose of the 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. It also helps to provide a path, plan and resources to help students reach their goals.
Wills was nominated for the Congress 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. She will represent her school based on her academic achievements, leadership potential and determination to serve humanity in the field of medicine.
During the three-day Congress, Wills will join students from across the nation and hear Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science recipients talk about leading medical research. Students also will be given advice from Ivy League and top medical school deans on what to expect in medical school and they will learn about cutting edge advances and the future in medicine and medical technology.
The National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists offers free services and programs to students including: 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 more.