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Nora Galoustian graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in May 2020. She majored in Molecular and Cell Neurobiology and Minored in Interdisciplinary Human Rights. Nora is extremely passionate about the integration of healthcare and human rights, particularly with providing care to marginalized communities such as the refugee and immigrant population in the United States. Nora joined AMWA 4 years ago, previously serving as the AMWA UC Berkeley Chapter President, Program Coordinator, Founder of the Cancer and Women’s Health Committee, National Program Director, and National Region 2 Director. She also currently is the Executive Student Co-Director for the Sex and Gender Health Collaborative of AMWA, seeking to increase awareness and inclusion of sex and gender differences in symptom presentation, physiopathology of disease, and medication response both to the public and medical school academia. Nora enjoys tutoring high school refugees at OHIS through a non-profit and playing soccer. She conducted her own independent thesis experiment on neuroplasticity and acute stress at the UC Berkeley Kaufer Lab. She hopes to integrate her eclectic experiences to her future as a physician, and hopes to continue her dedication to empowering women in medicine through her position as Vice President of Recruitment.
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