A journal on the topic “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” might include learning how to suture, learning laparoscopic surgery techniques, responding to a code blue in the emergency room, performing CPR, and taking a patient's history. Those might be your journal entries if you are BRVGS student Cassandra Appiah-Ofori, an Orange County High School junior. Appiah-Ofori attended the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) for Medicine and Health Care this summer at American University in Washington D.C.
In addition to the activities mentioned, this NSLC program also involves students in clinical rounds, the mystery of a fatal outbreak, controversial medical issues, today’s healthcare challenges, and advanced scientific research in areas such as cancer and HIV/AIDS. Cassandra learned much about the medicine and healthcare field, but she also had the opportunity to tour Washington, D.C. with new friends from around the world participating in the program. She said these new friends share her interests, and want to go into the medical profession, too.
Yes, I DO Want to Be a Doctor might be the cover title of Cassandra’s journal. She said, “This program not only helped me learn what it takes to pursue a career in the medicine and health care field, but it also strengthened my belief that there is nothing else I want to do with my life than become a doctor.”
The National Student Leadership Conference is a nationwide program held at universities across the country. NSLC offers conferences on the topics of :
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Business & Entrepreneurship
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Culinary Arts & Restaurant Management
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Education & the Classroom
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Engineering
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Forensic Science
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Intelligence & National Security
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International Diplomacy
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Journalism, Film & Media Arts
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Law & Advocacy
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Mastering Leadership
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Political Action & Public Policy
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Sports & Entertainment Management
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Theater
Interested in attending one of these next summer? For more information, click on the NSLC website link: National Student Leadership Conference