Elmsford Student Nominated to All-Honors Medical Program

Savallya Boyini pictured above with Elmsford Union Free School District Superintendent Dr. Marc Baiocco.

Savallya Boyini, a sophomore at Alexander Hamilton Jr./Sr. High School in the Elmsford Union Free School District, has been chosen to be a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, a three-day event that will be held in Massachusetts in June.

The 16-year-old was nominated by Dr. Mario Capecchi, winner of the Nobel Prize in medicine and the science director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists, which sponsors the Congress.

Savallya will join students from across the country and hear Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science winners talk about leading medical research.

They will also 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, be inspired by fellow teen medical science prodigies, and learn about cutting-edge medical advances and the future in medicine and medical technology.

The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. The purpose of the event is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct top students across the country who aspire to be physicians or medical scientists.

“This is a crucial time in America when we need more doctors and medical scientists who are even better prepared for a future that is changing exponentially,” said Richard Rossi, executive director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists.

“Focused, bright and determined students like Savallya are our future and he deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give him.