Acacia Herndon, B.S.N., B.S., is a newly graduated RN on the Intermediate Care Unit at Centennial Hills Hospital in Las Vegas, NV. She majored in Physiology and minored in Applied Developmental Psychology at UCLA. During nursing school at UNLV, she joined a research project studying the Associations Between State Practice Regulations and Access to Midwifery Care. Her presentation of this work won the Best Student Poster Award at ARM 2022. She is excited to be serving on the planning committee for ARM 2023. She aims to pursue graduate training in public health and health policy, stay active in AcademyHealth, and gain first-hand experience.