C. Phifer Nicholson Jr., is an MTS student and MD candidate at Duke School of Medicine. He has a BA in Religion and Middle Eastern Studies from Wofford College, with professional and research interests including health equity, theology and medicine, ethnography, global health, and social medicine. These interests have been formed through engagement with the church, medical education, and experiences in contexts like Palestine-Israel. When outside the hospital and classroom, he enjoys music, reading, cooking (read, eating), playing ultimate frisbee, and trying to get lost in the mountains.