Thomas Maloney, a sophomore at Valley View High School in Jonesboro, Ark., and the son of Baptist OneCare analyst Stephanie Maloney, has been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Boston this summer.
The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research. The purpose of the congress is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be physicians or medical scientists, to stay true to their dream and, after the event, to provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.
Thomas was nominated by Dr. Connie Mariano, the medical director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists, to represent Valley View High School based on his academic achievement, leadership potential and determination to serve humanity in the field of medicine.
“We are so proud Tommy. He works very hard to maintain his grades while participating in varsity basketball and leading a seventh grade boy’s youth group at church,” said Stephanie. “His current goal is to be a trauma surgeon. He is most excited to see a live surgery during the congress. We hope that the congress helps inspire and motivate him to be the best doctor he can be.”
During the three-day congress, Thomas will join students from across the country and hear Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science winners talk about leading medical research; receive advice from Ivy League and top medical school deans on what to expect in medical school; hear the stories of patients who are living medical miracles; learn from fellow teen medical science prodigies; and see leading-edge advances and the future in medicine and medical technology.
The National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists was founded on the belief that we must identify prospective medical talent at the earliest possible age and help these students acquire the necessary experience and skills to take them to the doorstep of this vital career. Based in Washington, D.C. and with offices in Boston, the academy was chartered as a nonpartisan, taxpaying institution to help address this crisis by working to identify, encourage and mentor students who wish to devote their lives to the service of humanity as physicians and medical scientists.