Oluchi Onyegbula

Oluchi is a junior studying psychology at the University of Missouri—St. Louis (UMSL). She moved to Missouri from Nigeria in 2021 and earned an Associate of Arts degree in general transfer studies from St. Louis Community College – Forest Park in May 2023. As a pre-med student, Oluchi is a patient care associate at Mercy Hospital St. Louis and serves as a research assistant at the Neurocognition of Emotion and Motivation Lab. She is president of the Able-Disable Partnership student organization, advocating for the interests of students with disabilities on campus, and secretary for the UMSL Pre-Med Society. Oluchi’s hope for the future is a career that merges her passions for patient care and research. She plans to pursue an MD/PhD program after graduation from UMSL in December 2025, with a focus on neuroscience and mental health. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, meditating, and exercising.