John Peacock is currently a second year medical student at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston’s McGovern Medical School. John served his community as a firefighter/paramedic prior to medical school, and his first exposure to simulation was during his paramedic training 10 years ago. He led UTH’s sim team to a first place victory in 2017 at the statewide competition, and has since helped to co-found the school’s first official organization dedicated to sim. John has enjoyed watching simulation in medicine grow and evolve as a valuable training tool, and looks forward to the opportunity to continue to serve his fellow medical students.