Citlaly Avila Vera, a 9th grader at New Albany High School of New Albany has been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston, MA on June 24-26, 2015. 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 top students in the country who aspire to be physicians or medical scientists, to stay true to their dream and,
after the event, to provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.
Citlaly Avila Vera was nominated by Dr. Connie Mariano, the Medical Director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists to represent Mississippi based on her academic achievement,
leadership potential and determination to serve humanity in the field of medicine.
During the three-day Congress, Citlaly Avila Vera will join students from across the country and hear
Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science Winners talk about leading medical research;be given
advice from Ivy League and top medical school deans on what is 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 the future in medicine and medical technology.
“This is a crucial time in America 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, National
Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists. “Focused, bright and determined students like
Citlaly are our future and she deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give her.”
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 National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists 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 the service of humanity as physicians, medical scientists.
