Elizabeth Chalupka a delegate to Congress of Future Medical Leaders

Elizabeth Chalupka of Sumpter Township, a senior at Michigan Virtual Charter Academy, is a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders on June 25-26, 2021.
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 this event is to honor, inspire, motivate, and direct the top students in the country interested in these careers, to stay true to their dream and, after the event, to provide a path, plan, and resources to help them reach their goal.
Elizabeth is the daughter of Daniel and Denise Chalupka. Her siblings are Annaleighya, Amethyst, and Braedan.
Elizabeth attended Custer Elementary School in Monroe and McBride Middle School in the Van Buren Public Schools. She plans to become a pediatrician specializing in neonatology.
Elizabeth’s nomination was signed 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, to represent Michigan based on her academic achievement, leadership potential, and determination to serve humanity in the field of medicine.
During the three-day Congress, Elizabeth will join students from across the country and hear Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science winners talk about leading medical research; be given advice from Ivy League and top medical school deans on what to expect in medical school; witness stories told by patients who are living medical miracles; be inspired by fellow teen medical science prodigies; and learn about cutting-edge advances and the future in medicine and medical technology.
This is a crucial time in America when more doctors and medical scientists are needed who are even better prepared for a future that is changing exponentially, according to leaders of the Academy. Focused, bright and determined students like Elizabeth are America’s future and she deserves all the mentoring and guidance we can give her, they said.
The Academy offers free services and programs to students who want to become physicians or go into medical science. Some of the services and programs the Academy offers are online social networks through which future doctors and medical scientists can communicate; opportunities for students to be guided and mentored by physicians and medical students; and communications for parents and students on college acceptance and finances, skills acquisition, internships, career guidance and more.
The National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists was founded on the belief that prospective medical talent must be identified at the earliest possible age so these students can be helped to acquire the necessary experience and skills to take them to the doorstep of this vital career. Based in Washington, D.C. and with offices in Boston, MA, the Academy was chartered as a nonpartisan, taxpaying institution to help address this crisis by working to identify, encourage and mentor students who wish to devote their lives to the service of humanity as physicians and medical scientists.