While going to the program, I learned how I can prepare myself to become a doctor and how medical school is going to be. To prepare for becoming a doctor, I should shadow doctors that have a MD or DO. I should also take classes that can teach me CPR and other things that are related to medicine. I predict medical school will be very hard, so I must study more frequently. This is because I will be learning a lot of facts about the human body and how I can help people become better. To be able to do this, I have to have good study habits that can help me remember these things. At the program, I met people from all over the country who want to have a future in medicine also. Some wanted to become therapists, surgeons, and pediatricians. This showed me that there were other people who had the similar dreams and who want to learn what they have to do to achieve their dreams.

I am going to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine in Hofstra University. At this university, I will be able to learn from actual doctors and learn how life is for a true doctor. I chose this program because it was one of the medical programs that stood out to me. The program allows students to shadow "medical professionals" and to work with "prestigious hospitals." I am looking forward to working with extraordinary doctors and I look forward to learning more about the field that I want to be in when I grow up.