ACADEMICS: Black Attends National Youth Leadership Forum

Richard Black, a rising senior in the BioHealth Magnet Program, attended the National Youth Leadership Forum: Advanced Medicine & Health Care at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.  The forum, held July 19-28, provided Richard an opportunity to experience a wide array of health care careers and develop the skills required to succeed in college and in the 21st century health care environment.

This challenging and rewarding program also included attending a real medical training facility for a simulated patient encounter.  Richard got to diagnose a patient and develop the optimal plan of care as well as participated in the forum's six-phase epidemiology case study, which puts him at the center of managing a serious outbreak.  

We want to say congratulations to Richard and his parents, Willie and Gertrude Black, and can't wait to hear about all of the wonderful educational experiences he received.