LHS is paving a path for students interested in the medical field by providing a multitude of opportunities. Seniors Jane Awoh and Haley Hart started a club for students who want to pursue a career in medicine.
“MLT stands for Medical Leaders of Tomorrow,” Hart said. “It’s a club for people who are interested in going into the medical field or just want to learn more about it. We are a new club this year and we have had somewhere between 50-75 students show up to the meetings. It’s really exciting to see how much interest there is.”
MLT meets every other Thursday Liberty Hour A in Mr. Block’s room 510. Everyone is invited to join.
Some of the plans for the year are having guest speakers, discussing new medical discoveries and giving members the opportunity to shadow at Liberty Hospital.
“I was first inspired to start the club while I was looking through club pictures in the yearbook,” Awoh said. “I saw that our school had various clubs for encouraging careers such as FBLA, FCCLA, and FEA. Yet there was nothing for kids interested in medicine.”
Hart and Awoh had the idea of starting the club over the summer. “Jane and I went to the MU Mini Medical School during the summer,” Hart said. “A lot of the people we talked to had clubs for people interested in the medical field at their schools. It seemed like an awesome idea and we thought it’d be beneficial and fun to start a club like that for LHS!”
PLTW Biomed teacher Tim Block is the adult sponsor for MLT. “MLT is just in its infancy. We have a lot of work to do as far as planning and organization goes. We have so many opportunities right here in our building with a tremendous science department we have here,” Block said. “There are also opportunities outside of that in the Northland Caps program and so on.”

Aside from MLT, students also have the option to shadow at Liberty Hospital. “Students interested in shadowing can pick up a shadow form in the counseling department. Times to shadow are typically on non-school times,” College/Career Partnerships Director Colleen Jones said. “There are times coming up during the holidays that could be some good options.”
Shadowing provides a great experience for students to get an idea of what a medical career is like. “Liberty Hospital has been extremely helpful to partner with Liberty Public Schools Job Shadowing Program,” Jones said. “Liberty is one of the very few districts to have this as an option.”
Some of the areas that are available to shadow are: orthopedics, ICU, nursing, cardiology, radiology, ER, pharmacy, physical therapy, sports medicine and much more.
“The medical professionals are there to help you make this experience meaningful for you as you begin your career journey,” Jones said. “You many find this is exactly what you want to do or you may find that there are options you want to explore. Great time to shadow is now [while you’re in high school] before you make those big decisions.”
Liberty Hospital also hosted a medical career night on November 13 p.m. where students had the opportunity to speak with medical professionals, take a tour of the hospital departments and hear from current medical students.
“Don’t be discouraged by the many years of schooling needed to reach your goal,” Awoh said. “The end will justify the means.”