LHS Student to Attend Youth Summit on Future of Medicine

Brandeis University recently announced that Emily Smith was selected to represent Massachusetts and Lynnfield High School at its Global Youth Summit on the Future of Medicine.

Smith was reportedly one of 175 delegates from around the country for this inaugural summit. Participating students were selected for their outstanding academic records as well as their interest in pursuing a career in health care. The students are expected to hear from a number of prominent speakers.

"The next generation of health care providers will practice in an environment hard to imagine just a few years ago. Leading-edge science is rapidly changing the daily practice of health care" said Steven Goldstein, MA, MD, PhD, FAAP, Chairman of the Global Youth Summit; Provost, Brandeis University; and former Chair of Pediatrics and Physician-in-Chief of The Comer Children’s Hospital at the University of Chicago.

Delegates to the Summit will gain unique, behind-the-scenes insight into the dynamic world of health care through experiential learning, guest lectures and networking opportunities with leaders and innovators in the global medical community in order to build upon their already significant abilities and chart their path to becoming leaders in medicine.

"Soon it will be routine to order the complete map of each patient’s genome, and the staggering potential of truly personalized medical treatments for both chronic and acute illnesses will be in our hands, as will be the responsibility for handling this powerful information in an ethical manner.  Brandeis is at the forefront of exploring these issues, and part of our distinctive mission is to produce leaders to repair the world."