By Journal Staff

MARQUETTE — Maxwell Holdwick, a senior at Marquette Senior High School, is a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders to be held June 21-23, 2023, 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 National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists said in a news release.

The purpose of this event, the academy said, is “to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the U.S. 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.”

Holdwick’s nomination was signed by Dr. Mario Capecchi, winner of a Nobel Prize in Medicine and the science director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists, to represent Marquette Senior High School based on his academic achievement, leadership potential and determination to serve humanity in the field of medicine.

During the three-day congress, Holdwick 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.

The academy indicated that this is a crucial time when more doctors and medical scientists are needed — ones who are better prepared for a future that is changing exponentially.

“Focused, bright and determined students like Maxwell Holdwick are our future and he deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give him,” it said.

The academy offers free services and programs to students who want to become physicians or go into medical science. Some of the services and programs the academy offers are online social networks through which future doctors and medical scientists can communicate; opportunities for students to be guided and mentored by physicians and medical students; and communications for parents and students on college acceptance and finances, skills acquisition, internships, career guidance and more.

The academy was founded on the belief that medical students must be identified at the earliest possible age and help these students acquire the necessary experience and skills to take them to the doorstep of this career.

Based in Washington, D.C., and with offices in Boston, the academy was chartered as a nonpartisan, taxpaying institution to help address the issue by working to identify, encourage and mentor students who want to devote their lives to the service of humanity as physicians and medical scientists.

For more information, visit www.FutureDocs.com or call 617-307-7425.