Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Ericka Wheeler is originally from Mississippi, where she graduated from Millsaps College with degrees in English Literature and History. She attended Oxford University for a Master’s in Criminology and Criminal Justice as a Rhodes Scholar, followed by medical school at Mayo Clinic. Ericka is passionate about narrative writing in medicine and medical education. She served as a member of Mayo Clinic’s Humanists in Medicine Committee in addition to developing a trauma-Informed, child-rights-based, resilience-building curriculum for school settings, aimed to empower youth in their interactions with the justice system. Outside of medicine, she loves taekwondo and is a member of a contemporary rock band called “Ectopic Beats.”