Nishita Pondugula, MS

Nishita Pondugula is a fourth-year medical student at Yale School of Medicine. Nishita grew up near Dallas, Texas before attending the University of Texas at Austin. She graduated in 2020 as a Dean's Distinguished Graduate of the College of Liberal Arts with Bachelor's degrees in Religious Studies and Neuroscience with High Honors and a Distinction in Research. At UT, Nishita was very involved in organizational leadership and explored her interdisciplinary research interests in bioethics, religious studies, health policy, and health justice.

At Yale, Nishita was the 2020-2021 Vice President of the Medical Student Council (MSC) followed by MSC Representative 2021-2025, leader of the US Health Justice elective, and leader of the OB/GYN Interest Group. She is also an Associate Course Director of the Clinical Reasoning course and volunteers at the HAVEN Free Clinic in the Reproductive and Sexual Health Department. Nishita completed a Master of Science in Bioethics as a dual degree at Harvard Medical School. After graduating from YSM, she plans to pursue a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, wi.