Schedule
Virtual Congress of Future Medical Leaders
June 21-23, 2023
*** Please note this schedule of the Congress is preliminary and subject to change. All times are Eastern Daylight time. ***
Day One
5:30 PM — Virtual Doors Open! Log in to the Congress Dashboard and click "Join Live"
6:00 PM — Program Begins
- Joint Color Guard Presentation of the Colors
- National Anthem sung by a Congress Delegate
- Greetings and Welcome by Emcee and Academy Executive Director Richard Rossi
- Icebreaker Group Activity
- Delegates Mentored by 2020 TIME Top Young Innovator and Congress Alumnus Gitanjali Rao
- Delegates Mentored by the National Academy of Future Scientists and Medical Scientists, Scientific Director Dr. Mario Capecchi, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Questions for Dr. Capecchi from Congress Delegates
- Delegates Mentored by MIT undergraduate student and 2019 Gordon Moore Award Winner, International Science & Engineering Fair, Krithik Ramesh
- Delegates Mentored by Congress Alumnus and CEO & Founder, Rebokeh, Rebecca Rosenberg
- Inspiring Group Activity
- Delegates Mentored by Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos, Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University and Community Healthcare Hero
- Questions for Dr. Galiatsatos from Congress Delegates
- Delegates Mentored by Master of Success & Happiness, Todd Herman - Inc.’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies Award Recipient
- Wrap-up Activity and Remarks by Richard Rossi
10:30 PM — Adjourn
Day Two
9:30 AM — Virtual Doors Open
10:00 AM — Program Begins
- Introduction of the day’s activities by Richard Rossi
- Inspiring Group Activity
- Delegates Mentored by Mental Health Advocate, Harvard Professor, and Founder of the Hallowell ADHD Centers, Dr. Ned Hallowell
- Questions for Dr. Hallowell from Congress Delegates
- Inspiring Collaborative Group Activity
- Delegates Mentored by Congress Grand Master Dr. Wiley “Chip” Souba, Dean of Ohio State University School of Medicine (2006-2010) and Dean of Dartmouth University’s Geisel School of Medicine (2010-2014)
- Questions for Dr. Souba from Congress Delegates
- Delegates Mentored by Dr. Deborah Bedor, Nationally Recognized College Admissions Expert and CEO of College Admission Central
1:00-3:00 PM — Lunch Break
- Delegates Mentored by Sajeev Kohl, Harvard Student and 2018 Grand Prize, Global Healthcare at International BioGENEius Challenge
- Delegates Mentored by Congress Grand Master Sir Richard Roberts, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Questions for Dr. Roberts from Congress Delegates
- Delegates Mentored by Dr. Gary Richter, Owner and Medical Director of Holistic Veterinary Care and Voted America’s Favorite Veterinarian
- Delegates Mentored by Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Diana Lim
- Delegates Mentored by Dr. Stephen Ray Mitchell, Dean, Georgetown Medical School (2000-2020)
- Questions for Dr. Mitchell from the Congress Scholars
6:00-8:00 PM — Dinner Break
- Delegates Mentored by Dr. Rick Sacra, Ebola Survivor, on Global Health and Doctors in Service
- Questions for Dr. Sacra from the Congress Delegates
- Unforgettable Patient Story by Carmen Blandin Tarleton, Recipient of the Nation’s Fifth Full Face Transplant AND the second in the world to receive a second face transplant
- Delegates mentored by the world-renowned Memory and Rapid Learning Expert, Jim Kwik, CEO of Kwik Learning
- Wrap-up Activity and Remarks by Richard Rossi
10:30 PM — Adjourn
Day Three
9:30 am — Virtual Doors Open
10:00 AM — Program Begins
- Introduction of the Day’s Activities by Richard Rossi
- Collaborative Small Group Activity
- Live Surgery! Dr. Anthony Romeo, Orthopedic Surgeon and Shoulder & Elbow Specialist performs surgery and takes questions from Delegates
- Collaborative Small-Group Breakout Exercise
- Induction of Congress Delegates into the Society of Torch and Laurel Honor Society by Executive Director Steven Loflin
- Inspiring Group Activity
1:00-3:00 PM — Lunch Break
- Delegates Mentored by Congress Grand Master by Dr. Jennifer Doudna, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Questions for Dr. Doudna from Congress Delegates
- Delegates Mentored by Dr. Robert L. Satcher, NASA Astronaut and Surgical Oncologist at M.D. Anderson
- Questions for Dr. Satcher from Congress Delegates
- Grand Master Presentation by Dr. Sameer Nagda, Sports Medicine & Shoulder Specialist, Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic and U.S. Women's Soccer team physician at the 2016 Olympics.
- Questions for Dr. Nagda from Congress Delegates
- Inspiring Patient Story by Nicole Hall, Maternal Mortality Survivor
- Delegates Mentored by Bo Eason, Former NFL All-Pro, Speaker, Performer, and National Bestselling Author on Tapping Inner Power
6:00-8:00 PM Dinner Break
- Address to the Convocation by Dr. Stephen “Ray” Mitchell, Dean, Georgetown Medical School (2000-2020)
- Candlelit Awards Ceremony
11:00 PM — Adjourn
Past Speakers
Learn about the distinguished physicians and medical scientists who have mentored Delegates in the past.