Kinley Shook-Chacon, MD

Kinley Shook-Chacon, MD is a native of Georgia and an Internal Medicine resident at SGMC Health. She attended Caribbean Medical University and completed all of her clinical rotations in Georgia, an experience that solidified her desire to stay and serve the community she calls home. Dr. Shook-Chacon chose Internal Medicine because of the complexity and variety it offers, as well as the opportunity to build long-term relationships with patients.

Her time at SGMC Health has been incredibly rewarding. The supportive faculty, hands-on learning, and strong sense of teamwork have helped shape her into a more confident and compassionate physician.

If she could offer one piece of advice to herself during her own residency search, it would be to focus less on name recognition and more on finding a program where she would feel supported, challenged, and valued—because she believes that is what truly makes the difference in the training experience.