Katie Wilson, MD, MS

Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians

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Katie Wilson (she/her) is a Luiseño/Payómkawichum fourth-year medical student at the University of Minnesota and incoming dermatology resident. She completed a Post-Sophomore Fellowship in Pathology at the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at University of Minnesota. She was selected as the 2024-2025 Udall Foundation Native American graduate fellow in Tribal policy and served as vice chair of the AMA Committee for American Indian Affairs. She also serves on the executive board for the Association of Native American Medical Students and is the founder of the Native Dermatology National Society. An aspiring dermatologist and dermatopathologist, her current research focuses on disparities in the diagnosis and management of cutaneous malignancies in AI/AN people in partnership with Tribal Epidemiology Centers nationally.

Education

Residency
Dermatology, University of Minnesota, 2027-2030 - Minneapolis, MN
Preliminary Medicine, UCI Health, 2026-2027 - Orange, CA

Medical School
University of Minnesota Medical School - Minneapolis, MN

Graduate Studies
Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont Colleges - Claremont, CA