About Niki

Niki K. Patel, MS is currently a 4th-year medical student at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She is former Southern Region Chair for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and currently serves as an Ambassador for the American Medical Association (AMA).

Niki received her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Mississippi College and her master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Over the course of her medical school training, she became heavily involved in research and various leadership roles locally and nationally, where she discovered her passion for advocacy and health equity. Her interests stemmed from growing up in rural Mississippi as a first-generation American.

Outside of medicine, Niki enjoys meeting new people, experiencing new travel destinations, getting outside in the great outdoors, and drawing!