WCHS junior Cameron Surgener nominated for Congress of Future Medical Leaders

Whitley County High School junior Cameron Surgener has been selected as a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, which will be held June 26-28, 2024, just outside Boston on the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus.

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 interested in these careers, to stay true to their dream and, after the event, to provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.

Surgener’s 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, to represent Kentucky based on her academic achievement, leadership potential and determination to serve humanity in the field of medicine.

During the three-day Congress, Surgener will join students from across the country and hear Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science recipients discuss leading medical research; be given advice from Ivy League and top medical school deans on what 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. Focused, bright and determined students like Cameron Surgener are our future and she deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give her,” according to a release.

This past summer, Whitley County High School had two delegates selected to attend the 2023 Congress of Future Medical Leaders, freshmen HayLee Baird and D’Shawn Henderson.