Hello and thank you for taking time out of your day to look at my profile! I am a second generation born American, with my grandparents both immigrating from Nicaragua and El Salvador searching for a better life for their children. I am currently a rising sophmore at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and I plan on majoring in Biology on the premed track. In my spare time, I enjoy reading a variety of books ranging from fantasy to epics, tutoring children around my community, playing basketball, running, studying, volunteering, and running a National Service Chapter at my school. By being Vice President of this club I gained valuable leadership experience that I hope to take into my later profession. In the future, I hope to have the luxury of no financial burdens and have the opportunity to give back to my community. I am someone who loves helping people so I thrive on helping my neighborhood. My dream is to help others achieve their dreams and not have to worry about financial means. My FAFSA told me that I am only eligible for loans, so I hope to win scholarships and/or grants, so I would not have to worry about being in debt during and after college. So that's me, thank you for reading this! LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nikolai-piskulich-a5a6b0276

• Observer of Care (Shadowed Primary Care Physician)

  Medical Practice · Claremont Medical Center

  Jan 2024 – Present

• Emergency Medical Technician

  Medicine · West Coast EMT

  Jan 2024 – Present

• Observer of Care (Shadowed Radiation Oncologists)

  Medical Practice · Kaiser Permanente

  Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

• Advocacy
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy
• Entrepreneurship

• Track & Field

  Junior Varsity

  2019 – 2021

• Table Tennis

  Club

  2016 – 2017

• Cross-Country Running

  Junior Varsity

  2020 – 2021

• Basketball

  Intramural

  2021 – 2022

• Research assistant

  City of Hope · Type 1 Diabetes

  2021 – 2021

  Research topic:

  Gastrin Hormone

• Violin Player

  Our Lady of Assumption School · Music

  2016 – 2020

  Productions:

  Music recitals, local theatre

• Observer of Care

  Volunteering · Kaiser Ontario Hospital

  2023 – 2023

  Mission:

  Observed Radiation Oncologist

• Observer of Care

  Volunteering · Claremont Medical Center

  2024 – Present

  Mission:

  Shadowed physicians

• Emergency Medical Technician

  Volunteering · Remote Area Medical

  2023 – Present

  Mission:

  Helped provide free medical and dental care to underserved communities in North Carolina

• Membership Vice President

  Volunteering · Alpha Phi Omega Duke Chapter

  2023 – Present

  Mission:

  Helped perform community service to underserved areas in North Carolina

• Food buyer, and Food distributor

  Volunteering · Key Club

  2020 – 2023

  Mission:

  To give out food to the homeless around our area

• Member

  Volunteering · National Honor Society

  2019 – 2023

• Middle School and High School Tutor

  Volunteering · Uncommon Good

  2021 – Present

  Mission:

  To help tutor low-income students who don't have the necessary resources to learn the material.

• Registering Donors

  Volunteering · Red Cross

  2021 – 2022

  Mission:

  Assist with blood drive

• Script writer/Presentor

  Volunteering · Youth Advisory Council for UC San Diego

  2020 – 2021

  Mission:

  Help educate my community about the danger of soda

• Human Resources Volunteer

  Volunteering · Casa Colina

  2021 – 2022

  Mission:

  I helped in the human resource department with completing patient profiles and filling a variety of papers. I also assisted in greeting the senior citizens patients and occasionally helped them perform exercises

• Chess Club Instructor

  Volunteering · Uncommon Good

  2022 – 2023

  Mission:

  In my community many of low income students do not have the resources to learn to play chess. I founded a club where students of all ages can come and learn from experience chess players like myself.