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GCA student to explore career in medicine
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Posted on May 20 2005
Christine Rae Kinsella, a Grace Christian Academy 11th grade student, recently enrolled and was accepted in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, which will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, from July 3 to July 12, 2005.
She will join 350 other high school students from around the United States who demonstrated academic excellence, leadership potential and an interest in a career in medicine.
Throughout the 10-day forum, NYLF/MED will introduce Kinsella to a variety of concepts in public health, medical ethics, research and general practice, and will include site visits to medical facilities and clinics.
Along with the rest of the forum participants, Kinsella will engage in a simulation using problem-based learning, an educational method in which students will be presented a fictional patient’s case history and must diagnose and develop a treatment plan for the patient.
In addition to visits to cutting-edge medical schools and clinical facilities, Kinsella will have the opportunity to hear from and interact with leaders within the medical field. She will have up-close and personal contact with physicians, surgeons, researchers, scientists, and medical educators as she goes behind the scenes to view these professionals at work.
The National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine is an educational opportunity that provides early training and guidance to empower outstanding sophomores and juniors like Kinsella who aspire to be medical professionals. (PR)
