I’m a 4th year medical student at UC San Diego applying into psychiatry residency this fall.

Last year, I was an NIH Medical Research Scholar at the Noninvasive Neuromodulation Unit (NNU) , where I analyzed fMRI data to investigate dysfunctional brain networks in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with mentorship from Sarah H. Lisanby and Lindsay Oberman. We hope to use this knowledge to identify symptom-specific targets for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Looking forward, I hope to build on this early experience to become a physician-scientist.

I am also the co-founder of Unedited Voices of Medicine (UVM), a student-run organization that aims to de-stigmatize mental illness in medicine through honest conversation. As part of my work with UVM, I started a podcast to host open dialogues on adversity, grief, and failure with healthcare trainees and professionals. I’m passionate about the role of digital media and storytelling in medicine, and you can find a compilation of my work on my Media page.

I graduated from USC in 2019 with a degree in Biomedical Engineering and a minor in Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Volunteerism. After graduating, I was selected as a Global Health Corps fellow; through my fellowship, I worked in Kampala, Uganda as a Monitoring and Evaluation Associate for LifeNet International. My coursework in engineering has taught me to approach medicine with a problem-solving mindset and an appreciation for continuous improvement.

Outside of psychiatry, I enjoy running marathons and recently completed my 200 hour yoga teacher training certificate through Yoga District in Washington DC.

Contact: sahitmenon@ucsd.edu

Twitter: @sahitmenon

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahitmenon/