Nick B.

Nick was born in Southern California and enlisted in the Navy in 2007. He graduated Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUDS) training with class 285. After Seal Qualifying Training, he volunteered to attend the 9-month Special Operations Combat Medic (SOCM) school in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. During his first operation overseas, three of his teammates were wounded which required Nick to rely on all of the trauma skills he acquired as a SOCM. This event stirred in him a calling to the field of medicine. 

After deciding to go to medical school, he went back to college to finish his degree. In 2019, Nick graduated from Arizona State University, completing all required pre-medical coursework. He was accepted at Duke University’s School of Medicine where he began as a first-year medical student in the Fall of 2020. Nick was also awarded the Navy’s Health Services Collegiate Program (HSCP) scholarship. This unique program allows him to remain on active duty while in medical school and upon graduation he will commission as a Navy physician. His desire is to serve in the medical corps until he retires, giving back to the men and women who sacrifice so much for our great country.