Nic Sinnott is a Trainee Intern based in Hawkes Bay and is the tumuaki of Te Oranga - the national Māori medical students association. This role includes overseeing regional student associations, organising events, and advocating for tauira Māori at a national level. He has recently been involved in a survey and wānanga around tauira Māori experiences of racism while on clinical placements, and presented these findings at the CMC cultural safety day along with the president of NZMSA - the New Zealand Medical Students Association.