Triple Board Program

Trainees

PGY-1
Shanti Gooden

shanti.gooden@mssm.edu

Shanti was born and raised in San Luis Obispo, California. She attended University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB), where she studied biology and worked at the UCSB Koegel Autism Center. During the summers Shanti traveled to Mexico, Costa Rica and Argentina, learning Spanish along the way. In August of 2003 she began medical school at Drexel University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She participated in the Program for Integrated Learning, a curriculum that is case based with small group learning sessions. In her fourth year of medical school she learned a lot working in a hospital in Santiago, Chile. Shanti is interested in access to mental health care, and the interface between mental and physical health.

Why triple board? Triple board is the best fit for my interests. With five years of general pediatric continuity clinic, I will have ample exposure to normal childhood development. The variety of pediatric tertiary care services at Mount Sinai provides me the opportunity to become familiar with the psychological effects of chronic illness. And I also appreciate Mount Sinai's setting in New York City, providing a great diversity in patient population.

Advice for interviewees: Feel comfortable asking any questions you have about the programs you are visiting. Try to get a sense of what your life would be like, both in and out of the hospital.