National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists

Greatness awaits

Commemorative Agenda

CONGRESS of FUTURE MEDICAL LEADERS

June 24, 25 and 26, 2020

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Greatnessawaits

Commemorative Agenda

CONGRESS of FUTUREMEDICAL LEADERS

June 24, 25 and 26, 2020

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RICHARD ROSSIMaster of Ceremonies, Congress of Future Medical Leaders; Founder, National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical ScientistsRichard Rossi is the Founder of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists and serves as the Congress Master of Ceremonies. Mr. Rossi is a co-founder of two of the world’s largest and most prestigious

enrichment programs for high-achieving students. During the nearly three decades of his guidance, more than 750,000 primary, middle school, secondary school, and college students from more than 118 countries have attended these academic programs focusing on leadership and career development. One program, designed to honor, inspire, and motivate the nation’s most promising future physicians, has had more than 100,000 students graduate with many now serving in leading medical positions around the world. In 2009, Mr. Rossi co-created one of the largest gatherings of high-achieving youth in Washington, D.C., history: 15,300 young men and women came together to experience the historic nature of President Barack Obama’s first inauguration. Mr. Rossi serves on the Board of Directors of Pinnacle Care, a prominent private health advisory company in Baltimore, Maryland. He now devotes himself to the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists and other academic programs on a full-time basis.

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GITANJALI RAO2020 TIME Top Young Innovator; 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30; 2018 EPA Presidential Award;2017 Discovery 3M Young

Scientist Challenge WinnerWhen 7th grader Gitanjali Rao heard about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, she was inspired to help and dove right into research. She designed a compact device called “Tethys” to detect lead in drinking water with the aid of a mobile app. In 2017, she was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” and was awarded the $25,000 top prize from Discovery at the 3M Young Scientist Challenge. She was named in the Forbes 2019 “30 Under 30” list of breakthrough scientists, received the

TCS Ignite Innovation Student Challenge Top “Health” Pillar Prize for a solution to diagnose prescription opioid addiction at an early stage, and was awarded a grant by the National Science Teaching Association to implement an anti-cyberbullying solution. In addition, she is a subject of the Marvel Hero Series on Disney+ that highlights young leaders who make a difference in our communities. Ms. Rao was a Delegate to the 2019 Congress of Future Medical Leaders.

MICHAEL ROSBASH, Ph.D.2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine The research of Michael Rosbash, Ph.D., focuses on

the metabolism and processing of mRNA, the molecular link between DNA and protein, and ultimately led to his receiving the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2017. After arriving at Brandeis University

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in 1974, Dr. Rosbash began to investigate the genetic influences on circadian rhythms of the internal biological clock within species, particularly fruit flies, that helps them adapt their biological rhythm to the different phases of day and night. In 1984, he and his colleagues identified a gene that encodes a protein that accumulates during the night but is degraded during the day. They also identified additional proteins that form part of a self-regulating biological clockwork in the fruit fly’s cells. The same principles have been shown to apply to other animals and plants.

M. JOYCELYN ELDERS, M.D.Surgeon General of the United States, 1993-1994M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D., was the first person in the

state of Arkansas to become board certified in pediatric endocrinology, was the 15th Surgeon General of the United States, and was the first African American and only the second woman to head the U.S. Public Health Service. Long an outspoken advocate of public health, Dr. Elders was appointed Surgeon General by President Bill Clinton in 1993. In 1996, she wrote her autobiography, Joycelyn Elders, M.D.: From Sharecropper’s Daughter to Surgeon General of the United States of America. Now retired from practice, she is a professor emeritus at the University of Arkansas School of Medicine and remains active in public health education.

SAJEEV KOHLI2018 Grand Prize in Global Healthcare at the International BioGENEius ChallengeSajeev Kohli is a freshman

at Harvard University from Waterloo, Ontario. He has been involved with university laboratory research since he was 13 years old and has won regional, national, and international awards for his work focusing on the implementation of a new nanoparticle-based drug carrier development

pipeline for cancer treatment. He was invited to Parliament Hill in Ottawa by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council to showcase his research in person to the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, and the Minister of Science, Kirsty Duncan.

WILEY “CHIP” SOUBA, M.D.Surgical Oncologist;Dean, Dartmouth University Geisel School of Medicine, 2010-2014

Wiley “Chip” Souba, M.D., is a Harvard University-trained surgical oncologist, nationally recognized researcher, leadership expert, and former dean of the Dartmouth University Geisel School of Medicine. He is regularly ranked as one of The Best Doctors in America by his peers and has been recognized for his clinical expertise by Boston Magazine. He was funded by the National Institutes of Health for 20 years to study amino acid metabolism in catabolic diseases. He has published more than 500 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters, and has served as Editorial Chair of the American College of Surgeons and Co-editor of the Journal of Surgical Research. Today, he’s focused on training physicians to be more effective leaders in their practices.

DEBORAH BEDOR, Ph.D.CEO, College Admission CentralAs one of the nation’s top admissions experts and

the best-selling author of Getting IN by Standing OUT, Deborah Bedor, Ph.D., has had the pleasure of coaching and advising top-tier and Ivy League-bound precollege students for the past 30 years, guiding them to acceptance into our nation’s finest universities. Dr. Bedor works with students from 9th to 12th grades as a mentor, résumé-builder, essay consultant, and high school life coach – structuring and elevating every part of the students’ college application

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journey to help them become standout candidates for acceptance. Dr. Bedor has lectured at both Harvard and Columbia universities on student entrepreneurship and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude.

BOHDAN POMAHAC, M.D.Professor, Harvard Medical School; Director, Plastic Surgery Transplantation Program

Bohdan Pomahac, M.D., established the Plastic Surgery Transplantation Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the world’s leading center for face transplantation. In 2009, Dr. Pomahac’s team performed the second partial face transplant, followed by the first full face transplant in 2011 and the first African American full face transplant in 2019 in the United States. After the successful transplantation, he was awarded numerous contracts and grants from the Department of Defense to perform and investigate the outcomes of face transplantation. Dr. Pomahac and his collaborators are currently investigating immune tolerance protocols, outcomes of face and hand transplants, and perfusion systems for the maintenance of tissue viability.

CARMEN BLANDIN TARLETONRecipient of one of the world’s first full face transplantsOn June 10, 2007, Carmen

Blandin Tarleton’s estranged husband broke into her rural Vermont home, beat her with a baseball bat, and doused her with industrial-strength lye. Doctors called it “the most horrific injury a human being could suffer.” Ms. Tarleton spent the next three and a half months in a medically induced coma, and when she awoke, it was an unimaginable reality: She was blind and permanently disfigured, with burns covering more than 80 percent of her body. With so much

taken away, no one could have anticipated what Ms. Tarleton would gain from her experience: an awakening, a purpose, and joy. By sharing her struggles and ultimate victory over catastrophic loss, Ms. Tarleton proves that life is a choice and offers a rare glimpse into the best and worst corners of the human heart.

JIM KWIKFounder, Kwik Learning and SuperheroYouJim Kwik, his real name, is the widely recognized world expert in memory

improvement, brain optimization, and accelerated learning. After a childhood brain injury left him learning-challenged, Kwik created strategies to dramatically enhance his mental performance. He has since dedicated his life to helping others unleash their true genius and brain power. He is host of the top education training podcast “Kwik Brain” and author of the upcoming book Limitless – Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, Unlock Your Exceptional Life. His mission: no brain left behind.

BROADCAST OF LIVE SURGERYCEMENTLESS TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT—ANDERSON ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC IN ALEXANDRIA, VA

ROSHAN MELVANI, M.D.Roshan Melvani, M.D., decided on a career in medicine while in high school and attended a combined degree BA/

MD program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Medstar Orthopaedics/Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Melvani is currently completing a fellowship in Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction at the Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic in Alexandria, Virginia, and will move on to a fellowship in

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Shoulder and Elbow Surgery this upcoming academic year at the Florida Orthopaedic Institute in Tampa, Florida.

CRAIG MCASEY, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgeon, Anderson Orthopaedic ClinicCraig McAsey, M.D., is an Orthopaedic surgeon specializing in adult

reconstruction of the hip and knee. Every year he has the opportunity to work with four different fellows who are perfecting their skills in total hip, total knee and partial knee arthroplasty. Prior to his work at the Anderson Clinic, he spent 4 years as an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Loyola University Medical Center/Hines VA Hospital outside of Chicago, IL. While in Chicago he helped train 25 residents in the program yearly.

PANAGIS GALIATSATOS, M.D., M.H.S.Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Community Engagement Co-Director,

Baltimore Breathe CenterPanagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S. is the co-director/co-founder of Medicine for the Greater Good, a novel medical initiative impacting the lives of more than 10,000 residents of Baltimore, Maryland, and the director of the Tobacco Treatment Clinic at Johns Hopkins University. He has published more than 30 research articles, with a focus on health equity and community engagement to impact health outcomes. He co-authored a book series, Building Healthy Communities, that the Journal of the American Medical Association noted, “literally has the potential to save lives.” He completed his undergraduate studies at Temple University, his medical schooling at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, his internal medicine and pulmonary training at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and his critical care medicine training at the National Institutes of Health.

MARIO CAPECCHI, Ph.D.Science Director, National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists; 2007 Nobel

Prize in Physiology or Medicine; 2003 Wolf Prize in Medicine; 2001 Lasker Award;2001 National Medal of Science RecipientMario Capecchi, Ph.D., a biophysicist, is the Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is best known for his groundbreaking work in gene targeting in mouse embryo-derived stem cells. He was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in finding ways to manipulate the mammalian genome by changing mammals’ genes. This research led to the breeding of “knock-out mice” and “knock-in mice,” animals with a single gene removed or inserted. Dr. Capecchi’s knockout mice allow scientists complete freedom regarding how to manipulate the DNA sequences in the genome of living mice. His research interests include analysis of early mouse development, neural development in mammals, gene therapy, and production of murine models of human genetic diseases, from cancer to neuropsychiatric disorders.

GARY RICHTER, D.V.M.Owner and Medical Director, Holistic Veterinary Care; Voted America’s Favorite Veterinarian

Gary Richter, D.V.M., is a certified veterinary acupuncturist and certified veterinary chiropractor. As owner and medical director of Montclair Veterinary Hospital, Dr. Richter understands the benefits of both conventional and holistic treatment methods. His professional goal is to provide a center where pets can receive effective holistic therapies in conjunction with the treatment and care from their general practice veterinarians.

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UTKARSH TANDON 2017 Young Innovators to Watch Award, Consumer Electronics Show;2016 International BioGENEius Challenge Winner

Utkarsh Tandon is an aspiring computational biologist and machine learning researcher at Stanford University. After volunteering at a local Parkinson’s institute during the summer following 9th grade, Mr. Tandon founded OneRing, a medical device company that has created an intelligent monitoring ring to better track Parkinson’s motor symptoms. Throughout high school, he spent countless hours learning and applying state-of-the-art algorithms to model some of the most complex diseases. His work on identifying blood pressure signatures in retinal images of early-onset diabetic retinopathy patients won him the 2016 International BioGENEius Challenge.

ERIN SMITH2019 Forbes 30 Under 30;2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair WinnerErin Smith learned early

on to channel her endless curiosity into research. Her past projects have ranged from developing a clean oil-sand extraction method to investigating neuronal remodeling at the Weizmann Institute to determining visual attention strategies via eye tracking at Harvard Medical School. Most recently, she developed FacePrint, a tool to detect and monitor Parkinson’s disease using video technology and early-stage facial expression indicators. Ms. Smith is currently a freshman at Stanford University and was a Thiel Fellow before starting college. Her goal in life is to build the future of neurological and mental healthcare.

DOUG LINDSAYThe Man Who Invented a Surgery to Cure HimselfFounder, Doug SaysDoug Lindsay got sick at age 21 with a rare

autonomic-adrenal condition. He spent the next 11 years home- and bed bound until he figured out what was wrong, developed novel treatments to keep his condition at bay, and eventually developed the innovative surgery used to fix him. During his 14-year medical journey, he worked with 35 senior faculty at 28 institutions, developed new uses for five existing prescription drugs, won a first national court case protecting patients’ rights, and developed the concept for the two successful, innovative adrenal surgeries used to treat his case. Once he recovered his health, Mr. Lindsay returned to Rockhurst University and finished his biology degree. Now, Mr. Lindsay is a nationally recognized speaker on the role of hope and character in innovation and life. Mr. Lindsay also provides in-depth personal medical consulting services to a small number of rare disease and complex condition patients who have found themselves trapped in the medical system.

ANVITA GUPTA2019 Johnson & Johnson Champions of Science Award Winner; 2015 International BioGENEius Challenge Grand Prize Winner

Anvita Gupta is a scientist and entrepreneur who uses artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle problems in biotechnology and find treatments for life-threatening diseases like cancer. Ms. Gupta graduated from Stanford University in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in computer science. In 2015, Ms. Gupta presented her research on AI for drug discovery to President Obama at the White House, where she was invited to join the president’s precision medicine initiative. Her research has been recognized by the Regeneron Science Talent Search, Siemens, and the International BioGENEius Challenge. She is passionate about inspiring women in STEM and in 2014 founded LITAS for Girls, an international nonprofit that was recognized globally in the Nature Innovating Science awards.

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TODD HERMANInc.’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies Award Recipient; Global Leader in Peak PerformanceTodd Herman has been

working with the highest achievers in sports and business for more than two decades. He is the creator of the multi-award-winning Leadership & Skills Development Program, 90 Day Year and author of The Wall Street Journal bestselling book The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life. He followed up his first book with My Super Me, a children’s book to help kids find the hero within to be more confident and courageous. Mr. Herman’s professional programs are delivered annually to more than 200,000 professionals in 73 countries. Named by the Boston Herald as a “Training Superstar,” Mr. Herman has been featured on The Today Show, Sky News, and CBS News, and in Inc. magazine and Business Insider, among others.

FRANCOISE A. MARVEL, M.D.Cardiology Fellow, Johns Hopkins UniversityCardiology Fellow, Ciccarone Center for the

Prevention of Cardiovascular DiseaseCo-Founder, Corrie HealthAs a cardiology fellow at Johns Hopkins University, Francoise Marvel, M.D., collaborated with Apple on an app, Corrie Health, designed to empower heart attack patients in their recovery. Corrie Health works with the Apple Watch and is the first cardiology app in CareKit, Apple’s new framework for medical applications. Corrie Health helps patients manage medications, schedule follow-up appointments, and contact healthcare providers. It also shows heartrate and steps walked each day, which are tracked by an Apple Watch,

while blood pressure is monitored through another Bluetooth-enabled sensor. The American Heart Association presented Dr. Marvel and her team with a $25,000 Urban Health Accelerator grant. Dr. Marvel aims to expand our understanding of the roles of health technology, machine learning, and big data through ongoing testing and scaling of the Corrie Health platform for cardiovascular disease prevention.

GEORGE M. CHURCH, Ph.D.Professor of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical SchoolDirector, Harvard Medical

School National Human Genome Research Institute’s Center of Excellence in Genomic Science; Director, Personal Genome Project, MIT’s Broad Institute and Harvard’s Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired EngineeringHarvard Professor George M. Church, Ph.D.,is a founding member of the Wyss Institute and director of PersonalGenomes.org, the world’s only open-access information on human genomic, environmental, and trait data. A pioneer in personal genomics and synthetic biology, he developed the first methods for genome sequencing and dramatic cost reductions (from $3 billion to $600), contributing to nearly all “next generation sequencing” methods and companies. His team invented CRISPR for human stem cell genome editing and other synthetic biology technologies and applications, including new ways to create organs for transplantation, gene therapies for aging reversal, and gene drives to eliminate Lyme Disease and Malaria. Dr. Church is the director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity and the National Institutes of Health’s BRAIN Initiative and the Center for Excellence in Genomic Science. He has co-authored more than 515 papers, 130 patent publications, and one book, Regenesis.

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SIR RICHARD ROBERTS, Ph.D.1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineSir Richard Roberts, Ph.D., was educated in chemistry

at the University of Sheffield, England, and in molecular biology at Harvard University. He worked for 20 years at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where his group discovered RNA splicing, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1993. In 1992, Dr. Roberts joined New England Biolabs as Chief Scientific Officer. He has had a long-standing interest in bioinformatics, which most recently has been applied to his research on restriction enzymes and DNA methylases.

LARRY HESTERRecipient of the Argus II Bionic EyeLarry Hester was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa when he was in his early

30s. The degenerative disease blinds patients, and at the time of his diagnosis, there were no known treatments. Mr. Hester is one of several people in the United States to have a bionic eye – an Argus II Retinal Prosthesis Device. The implanted device sends light signals to his brain, allowing him to see for the first time in 33 years. Mr. Hester is eager to provide researchers with information they can use to further enhance the technology so that future generations of patients will benefit from his pioneering effort.

KRITHIK RAMESH 2019 Gordon E. Moore Award Winner, International Science and Engineering Fair; Named an “Innovator to Watch” by Smithsonian Magazine

At 17 years old, Krithik Ramesh developed a real-time navigation system for spinal reconstruction surgery to guide surgeons using augmented reality and machine learning. Currently, he is working on developing a fetal

cardiac diagnostics platform to better diagnose congenital heart disease in utero. His medical projects include working on a team that is developing a low-volume blood diagnostics system. Mr. Ramesh has also conducted research at Boeing looking at turbulence modeling of wing structures. He also enjoys applying his love for engineering in philanthropic ways: He started a nonprofit organization called the Empowering Rural India Foundation that provides sustainable energy solutions to impoverished schools. His most recent project was providing a school in rural India with solar panels to provide clean and reliable energy.

JAIME HOPE, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician, Beaumont Hospital; Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Oakland

University Wm Beaumont School of MedicineIn the Emergency Department of one of the nation’s busiest Level 1 trauma tertiary care centers, Jaime Hope, M.D., often sees patients on the worst days of their lives. Always passionate about preventive medicine, she inspires others to improve their habits and avoid needing to come to the emergency department. Dr. Hope is an Assistant Professor at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and teaches Behavior Change and Motivational Interviewing courses to future physicians. She speaks regularly on a broad variety of medical and health-related topics, the most popular of which have been Healthy Habits, Confidence and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, and Resilience.

STEPHEN RAY MITCHELL, M.D., MBA, MACP, FAAP, FRCPDean for Medical Education, Georgetown University School of

Medicine; Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and the Joseph Butenas Professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine

Stephen Ray Mitchell, M.D., was a Dreyfus National Merit Scholar at the University of North Carolina and completed his medical education at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. He is the fourth-longest sitting member of the National Council of Deans and has led more than 20 accreditation visits to schools of medicine. For six years, he has served as a member of the Liaison Committee for Medical Education, the national accrediting body for medical schools. Dr. Mitchell has received every residency teaching award, including six “Golden Apples,” and was inducted into the “Golden Orchard.” He is a Master of the American College of Physicians and, in 2019, became one of 15 U.S. faculty inducted into the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians London.

BO EASONActor, Playwright, Motivational Speaker and Leadership Trainer Bo Eason is a former NFL All-Pro turned actor, playwright,

motivational speaker, and leadership trainer to Fortune 500 companies. He started his NFL career as a top pick for the Houston Oilers. Continuing on with the San Francisco 49ers, during his 5-year career Mr. Eason competed beside and against some of the greatest players of his generation. After his football career ended, he branched out into acting and wrote a one-man play called Runt of the Litter that went to Broadway. Now, as a speaker and leadership coach, he trains some of the most successful people in the world on how to communicate for maximum impact and success. His first book There’s No Plan B For Your A-Game: Be the Best in the World at What You Do, was published by St. Martin’s Press in September 2019.

STEVE LOFLINFounder, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Founder, The Society of Torch & LaurelSteve Loflin is best known

for establishing The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) in 1994. NSCS is an honors organization of more than 340 chapters on college campuses nationwide that recognizes and elevates high-achieving students in their first two years of school. NSCS is now a community of more than 1.5 million lifetime members and provides approximately $1 million annually in scholarships, awards, and resources exclusively to members. In 2013, Mr. Loflin founded The Society of Torch & Laurel to recognize and support high-achieving high school students as they plan and prepare for a successful college experience.

MICHAEL SASEVICH, M.D.Chairman Cardiothoracic Surgery at Doctors Medical Center, Modesto, CADr. Sasevich is a board

certified heart surgeon who specializes in heart surgery, heart transplants and artificial hearts. In his daily practice as a heart surgeon, he frequently sees cases dealing with heart transplants, heart disease, coronary artery disease, heart valve blockages, and heart failure. He received his MD from the University of Arizona and soon after began an advanced fellowship at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. He later moved to Oklahoma City, where he served as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon for many years. He now practices in Southern California. Dr. Sasevich is the proud father of a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in 2019 and an Alumni Delegate in 2020.

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSDANIELLE NUNESDelegate from Fort Mill, South Carolina COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSSARA HABIBIPOURDelegate from Palm Springs, California

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SPECIAL WORLD

ORDINARY WORLD

STATUS QUO

1. CALL TO ADVENTURE

2. ASSISTANCE

3. DEPARTURE

4. TRIALS

5. APPROACH

6. CRISIS

7. TREASURE

8. RESULT

9. RETURN

10. NEW LIFE

11. RESOLUTION

THE HERO’S JOURNEY SM

The mark The Hero’s JourneySM is used under license from the Joseph Campbell Foundation (www.jcf.org).