First year Health Science student, Valorie Colvert, attended the three-day Congress of Future Medical Leaders which began February 14^th in Washington DC.  The forum was sponsored by the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Students and featured a welcome by the US Surgeon General, a live surgery observation, remarks by scientific prodigies, and several presentations by Nobel Laureates and published medical researchers.  Valorie is the daughter of James and Sheryl Colvert.  She is enrolled in Petra Jones’ Health Science 1 program at the Abbeville County Career Center, is a junior at Abbeville High School, and aspires to be a physician.