June 11 as part of his summer studies program.
This opportunity was made available to Matthew through his earlier participation in the National Youth Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. in November 2006 while he was a senior at Saipan’s Mount Carmel High School in the CNMI.
According to ISLP, he was singled out in recognition of his academic excellence.
Matthew is the youngest son of Edward C. and Eve O. Deleon Guerrero of Koblerville, Saipan.
Among his other accomplishments, Matthew was speaker of the CNMI Youth Congress for school year 2006-07 and was awarded the Governor’s Leadership Award 2006-2007, his senior year at Mt. Carmel School, for his outstanding achievements in leadership.
Matthew was also the Mt. Carmel student body president for the school year 2006-07.
Theater-goers will remember him as Romeo in Mt. Carmel’s 10th Anniversary production of “Romeo and Juliet.”
His older brother Michael and older sister Mary Louise also currently attend Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.
Matthew was joined in China by 40 other high-achieving scholars from prestigious institutions across the United States including Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Berkeley, Amherst, UCLA, and NYU to name a few.
Matthew was the only student from Boise State University, and the only individual representing the CNMI in this program at this time.
While in China, Matthew’s tour began in Beijing with a general survey of Chinese health care at the University Health Science Center with lectures on “Trends and Issues Overview of China’s Medical System.”
Additionally, he toured the Guang An Men Hospital and Teaching Academy for lectures on “Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory, Techniques and Practices,” “Chi and the Human Body: Forces of Energy” and he took classes in “Demonstrations of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Herbal Remedies.”
Of course any current trip to Beijing would not be complete without a demonstration of the Chinese’s preparation for the 2008 Olympics and their efforts in sports medicine as part of the program.
Lectures provided by the China Sports and Science Association included “Chinese Treatment of Typical Athletic Injuries Versus Western Treatment” and “Rehabilitation of Motor Functions.”
