Interactive Career Simulations
The NSLC on Medicine & Health Care uses an interactive approach to learning that gives you an opportunity to immerse yourself in the challenging complexities of the medical profession. You will learn the techniques of doctors and nurses during hands-on clinical rounds, including: Suturing, Testing Vital Signs, Surgical Knot-Tying and Identifying Cranial Nerves. Once you’ve mastered the basics, you and your team will work quickly to diagnose and treat your patients in a true-to-life outbreak simulation.

Meet Medical Professionals
While at the NSLC, you will meet with and learn from leaders in the medical community. In past years, NSLC students have heard from special guest speakers including the Surgeon General, the Director of the American Red Cross and top medical researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the J. David Gladstone Institutes. You will experience the health-care profession firsthand during exclusive site visits. In past years, NSLC students have gone behind-the-scenes at:

• The National Institutes of Health
• The Georgetown University School of Nursing
• Walter Reed Medical Center
• The School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
• The J. David Gladstone Institutes.

At the NSLC, you will enjoy college-level lectures from accomplished doctors on the art and science of medicine. The lecture series will give you a foundation of knowledge that will be vital to your success, not only during the conference but in your future career in the medical profession. Topics include:

• Medicine in the 21st Century
• Medical Ethics, Global Health
• A Day in the Life of a Surgeon
• Toxicology
• Public Health

At the heart of the NSLC is a leadership curriculum designed to build concrete leadership skills that will help you succeed. From the beginning of your program you will learn to work as a team during an exciting Ropes Challenge Course. Interactive lectures and small-group workshops will give you an opportunity to build upon your strengths and minimize your weaknesses. Leadership topics tailored to the Medicine & Health Care program include:

• Personality Styles and Group Dynamics
• Conflict Resolution
• Public Speaking
• Ethical Decision-Making

NSLC students at our University of Maryland program have had the special opportunity to spend a half day hearing from distinguished doctors and medical professionals at the UMD School of Medicine. From visiting the nation’s oldest public medical school to going behind-the-scenes in the anatomy lab, NSLC students have the opportunity to see firsthand one of the nation’s premier medical schools. As part of their experience, students will meet with some of the school’s top medical students as they gain a valuable opportunity to learn what medical school is really like.

Since the summer of 2005, NSLC students at our UC Berkeley program have had the unique opportunity to spend a half day hearing from distinguished scientists and medical researchers at the J. David Gladstone Institutes. During this special program, NSLC students go behind-the-scenes in the Gladstone research labs, learning the techniques used to find cures for such illnesses as cardiovascular disease, HIV/AIDS and Alzheimer’s disease. Due to the Gladstone’s diligent logistical planning and generous resources, NSLC students have been exposed to ground-breaking research within the medical sciences.

WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Smithsonian Institution
Historic D.C. monuments - at night
Baltimore Harbor
National Museum of the Health Sciences
Capitol Hill

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Golden Gate National Park
Exploratorium & Palace of Fine Arts
Eden Medical Center
California Academy of Science
Pier 39 and Ghirardelli Square

Washington D.C.: University of Maryland
June 24 – July 3*
*This session is currently full. Waitlist only
July 7 – July 16
July 20 – July 29
Aug 2 – Aug 11*
*This session is currently full. Waitlist only.

San Francisco, CA: UC-Berkeley
June 24 – July 3
July 7 – July 16
July 20 – July 29