YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ON MEDICINE & HEALTH CARE

Do you see medical school in your future? Are you interested in influencing the future of health care? At the National Student Leadership Conference on Medicine & Health Care, being a health professional becomes a reality. Attend our youth leadership program on Medicine and you will experience the health care profession hands-on.

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. Our youth leadership program on medicine will expose you to 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.

The NSLC on Medicine and Health Care has created special partnerships with medical facilities across the country to provide unparalleled access and experiences for our students. Our current partnerships include:

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is proud to participate in the 2009 National Student Leadership Conference on Medicine & Health Care. For 150 years, the Feinberg School has educated and trained some of the nation’s most accomplished clinicians, researchers, and educators. Along with the NSLC and its partner institutions, Northwestern is committed to helping students from across the country/globe develop the necessary skills to advance their professional careers.

With a longstanding tradition of community engagement and educational outreach, Northwestern embraces this opportunity to advance the NSLC mission through the 2009 Conference on Medicine & Health. On behalf of the faculty, staff, students, and trainees at the Feinberg School of Medicine, we look forward to learning alongside you and your fellow youth leadership program attendees.

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 youth leadership 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.

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.

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.

• Dr. Mark Lippman, Director, Lombardi Cancer Center
• Dr. Robert Mahley, President, J. David Gladstone Institutes
• Sir. Richard Feachem, Former Executive Director, The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
• Rear Admiral David Rutstein, Chief Medical Officer, US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
• Dr. Issac Yang, Chief Resident, UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery

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
• A Day in the Life of a Surgeon
• Toxicology
• Public Health
• Global Health

At the heart of each of our youth leadership programs is a 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