Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Timeline
Research Experience
Community Service
Awards and Honors
Research Experience
Community Service
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Nicholas Lukish

Nicholas Lukish

Medical Student
Lutherville-Timonium,Maryland

Summary

Astute, insightful and forward-thinking Medical Student, Executive Class President and former Management Consultant with strategic and tactical planning abilities. Feedback oriented with a focus on continuous professional development.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Healthcare Consulting Analyst

Huron
Chicago, United States
11.2018 - 07.2021
  • Led process improvement implementation for Family Medicine clinic at major academic medical center centered around EMR and schedule optimization; Project generated over $100,000 in annualized revenue and improvements in charting time, provider schedule utilization, and scheduling lag.
  • Created process roadmap playbook for all aspects of ambulatory outpatient operations to return to normal in midst of pandemic shutdown at major academic medical center
  • Led scheduling algorithm redesign for Dermatology and Sleep Medicine departments at major academic medical center transitioning from Cerner to Epic

Chief Laboratory Technologist

Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute, Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
12.2015 - 08.2017
  • Implemented supply chain optimization scheme that identified and accounted for areas of inefficiency; engineered streamlined ordering system enhancing materials allocation and organization; resulted in $400/month average savings
  • Led construction and implementation of internal information management index that systemized all lab techniques, protocols, and procedures; has served as reference for continuing operational improvement initiatives
  • Collaborated with graduate students and post-doctoral fellows providing decision analysis for multiple concurrent research projects; reduced experimental timelines by average of 6 days and enhanced data acquisition rates across lab; fast-tracked progression of 2 publications; multiple abstracts accepted to national conferences
  • Performed lab-wide histological data analyses using Matlab; provided feedback on lab-developed analysis program that led to augmented data throughput and restructured user interface

Emergency Department Medical Scribe

Scribe America, Howard County General Hospital
Columbia, MD
11.2015 - 04.2016
  • Performed real-time electronic health record documentation by integrating several sources of clinical information into coherent, error-free patient medical record; collaborated with physicians and treatment team to increase efficiency of information exchange and focus on patient care at bedside
  • Promoted improvements in patients treated/hour (up 0.18/hr), down-code rate, door-to-discharge time, provider-to- discharge time, and provider generated RVUs/hour (up 0.24 units)

Education

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine -

Kansas City University
Joplin, MO
07.2021 - 05.2025

Master of Health Science - Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD
08.2017 - 05.2018

Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
08.2010 - 05.2015

Skills

Excellent Communication

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Affiliations

  • Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents - General Council
  • Psychiatry Student Interest Group Network
  • Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons - Student Delegate
  • American Psychiatric Association – Student Member
  • Missouri Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians – Student Delegate
  • Missouri Chapter of the American College of Physicians – Student Member
  • Student Osteopathic Medical Association – KCU Joplin Representative
  • American Osteopathic Association - Student Member
  • American Medical Association - Student Member
  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Student Member
  • 2023 Educating Leaders, Annual AACOM Conference, Baltimore
  • 2023 COSGP Spring Business Conference, Baltimore
  • 2023 Annual Winter Family Medicine Update Conference by MSACOFP, Columbia, MO
  • 2022 COSGP Spring Business Conference, Denver
  • 2022 National Osteopathic Student Caucus, Chicago
  • 2022 AOA OMED Conference, Boston
  • 2022 COSGP Fall Business Conference, Boston

Accomplishments

  • 2023 Pre-Publish Manuscript | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Osteopathic Medical Students in the 2021-2022 NRMP Application Process
  • 2022 AOA OMED Conference Poster Presentation | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Osteopathic Medical Students in the 2021-2022 NRMP Application Process
  • Publication in Current Biology | Lee H, Wang Z, Tillekeratne A, Lukish N, Puliyadi V, Zeger S, Gallagher M, Knierim JJ. Loss of functional heterogeneity along the CA3 transverse axis in aging. Curr Biol. 2022;32(12):2681-2693.
  • 2019 Master of Health Science Thesis | Alterations in the Microbiota-Gut-Brain-Axis Influence the Development of Alzheimer’s Disease
  • 2018 Society for Neuroscience Conference Poster Presentation | Local-Global Reference Frame Control in the CA3 Region of Aged Rats
  • 2018 Society for Neuroscience Conference Poster Presentation | Head-Scan Firing Cells in Hippocampal Subregion CA3 of Aged Rats
  • 2017 American Academy of Neurology Conference Poster Presentation | Defining the Clinical Spectrum of Variant-Stiff Person Syndrome: a Case Series

Timeline

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine -

Kansas City University
07.2021 - 05.2025

Healthcare Consulting Analyst

Huron
11.2018 - 07.2021

Master of Health Science - Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
08.2017 - 05.2018

Chief Laboratory Technologist

Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute, Johns Hopkins University
12.2015 - 08.2017

Emergency Department Medical Scribe

Scribe America, Howard County General Hospital
11.2015 - 04.2016

Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience

Johns Hopkins University
08.2010 - 05.2015

Research Experience

  • Research Assistant: Stiff Person Syndrome Center, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine June 2017 - October 2018
  • Research Assistant: Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Sep 2016 - April 2017
  • Developed study questionnaire in Qualtrics and led subject recruitment; designed and implemented an optimized patient screening protocol through consultation with emergency department staff and treatment team; made recommendations on study design through quantitative analysis of the intervention impact on outcome variables
  • Research Assistant: Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Division of Neuropathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Jan 2015 - May 2015
  • Administrative Assistant: Office of Research Administration, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
  • Research Assistant: Center for Movement Studies, Kennedy Krieger Institute Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
  • Research Assistant: Attention and Perception Lab, Department of Psychology, Johns Hopkins University Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

Community Service

  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Annual Out of the Darkness Walk
  • American Red Cross: Blood Drive Lead and Donor
  • Joplin Adult Education and Literacy
  • Ronald McDonald House
  • HFS Chicago Scholars: Corporate Partnership Lead

Awards and Honors

  • 2022 American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Student Doctor of the Year Nominee
  • 2021 American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Student Doctor of the Year Nominee
  • Master's Thesis Honors Designation

Research Experience

  • Research Assistant: Stiff Person Syndrome Center, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine June 2017 - October 2018
  • Research Assistant: Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Sep 2016 - April 2017
  • Developed study questionnaire in Qualtrics and led subject recruitment; designed and implemented an optimized patient screening protocol through consultation with emergency department staff and treatment team; made recommendations on study design through quantitative analysis of the intervention impact on outcome variables
  • Research Assistant: Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Division of Neuropathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Jan 2015 - May 2015
  • Administrative Assistant: Office of Research Administration, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
  • Research Assistant: Center for Movement Studies, Kennedy Krieger Institute Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
  • Research Assistant: Attention and Perception Lab, Department of Psychology, Johns Hopkins University Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

Community Service

  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Annual Out of the Darkness Walk
  • American Red Cross: Blood Drive Lead and Donor
  • Joplin Neighborhood Adult Education and Literacy
  • Ronald McDonald House
  • HFS Chicago Scholars: Corporate Partnership Lead

Awards and Honors

  • 2022 American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Student Doctor of the Year Nominee
  • 2021 American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Student Doctor of the Year Nominee
  • Master's Thesis Honors Designation
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