Internal Medicine at Oakland

Program Director - Michael Clement, MD

• Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UC San Francisco School of Medicine
• Teaching Awards for clinical excellence and teaching at both UCSF and Oakland Kaiser
• Undergraduate: Portland State University
• Medical School: Oregon Health Sciences University
• Residency: Kaiser Permanente Oakland and Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland

Welcome to the Kaiser Oakland Residency website. Our residents thrive in our supportive and community-based academic program that stresses respect for individual goals in the unique setting of a non-profit integrated health plan where physicians have complete control over all patient care decisions. When I meet with our graduating residents, all report the patient diversity, the friendly atmosphere and the excellent teaching as reasons they enjoyed training with us. Come see what we are about and explore the possibility of joining our program.

Program Director Bio
I have cared for HIV-infected patients since 1984, seeing my first patient while still a resident. In 1986, I began at San Francisco General Hospital as Medical Director of Inpatient AIDS Services where I initiated the AIDS consultation service and helped train medical students and residents from around the world. I also served as the Co-Director of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine Course while at the University of California San Francisco.

In 1993, I joined Kaiser Permanente and have enjoyed practicing both general and HIV-medicine. I have served as the Clinical Leader of the Kaiser Permanente Regional Clinical Practice Guideline for the treatment of HIV-infected persons.

My experience as Program Director has been a true professional honor and I view the responsibility I have to my residents and the program as my primary career focus. Our mission is to create outstanding internists; individuals who will have a lifetime of learning and practice of the art of medicine. In taking a personal interest in every resident, I hope to allow young physicians the opportunity to fully realize their professional goals.