Presenting Author
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University
Nicholas B. Conway is a third-year medical student at FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM). He graduated from the University of Central Florida (UCF) with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences in 2017. He currently serves as the Class of 2023 AAMC Organizational Student Representative (OSR) and an Editor-in-Chief for the Florida Medical Student Research Journal (FMSRJ). In his OSR role, he sat on the AAMC OSR National Community and Diversity Committee and the Southern Region Executive Board. He served as a reviewer for the AAMC’s diversity, equity, and inclusion competencies. While at FIU HWCOM, Nicholas has become actively involved as a student leader and advocate. He is a current Peer Tutor, Medical Student Ambassador, MedLEAD Mentor, and member of the inaugural Academic Medicine Pipeline Program cohort. Former appointments include: Junior Editor for the FMSRJ, External President for HWCOM’s American Medical Association (AMA)/Florida Medical Association chapter, AMA Medical Student Outreach Leader, and held a seat on HWCOM’s Medical Student Council. His current projects include analysis of the racial disparities in HPV vaccination, curricular interventions to address cultural humility in medical education, and innovative teaching pedagogies. Nicholas's research has been published and presented nationally, the latter of which winning multiple awards. He was recently awarded the 2022 Medical Student Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Study of Obstetrics and Gynecology by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, District XII. Prior to matriculation into medical school, he served as the lead teaching assistant for 15 upper-division science courses at UCF. In this role, he personally taught thousands of students in the laboratory setting and was invited as a guest lecturer in multiple didactic courses.