Khari Derrick

2024 Medical Student Scholars

Khari Derrick graduated from Wesleyan University in 2022, where he took full advantage of an interdisciplinary liberal arts education. He majored in Government & Politics, minored in Chemistry, and produced his senior thesis within the school’s film department, all while following a pre-medical track. After graduating, Khari moved back home to Harlem to work as a medical assistant for an understaffed urgent care center serving many low-income and chronically ill patients in his community. Outside of his urgent care work, Khari regularly attended his neighborhood district’s Health and Human Services committee meetings to learn about the complexities of health policymaking. Khari’s research experience includes working with pediatric developmental psychiatrists to investigate a program for increasing access to therapy for underserved patients diagnosed with ADHD.