Resident Life at Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Life After Residency
 Our
residents generally follow one of three paths after the completion
of residency: continuing medical training at a subspecialty program
or fellowship, entering into private practice, or joining The Permanente
Medical Group or one of our other Kaiser Medical Groups throughout
our service area.
Fellowship/Subspecialty Training
A good number of our graduating residents each year go on to fellowships
or other subspecialty training. Our residents who have moved on
to fellowships report that they are well prepared for the rigors
of fellowship training, and fellowship directors from around the
country praise the strong research base and clinical experience
that our residents receive during their residency training.
“Kaiser Oakland is an ideal place to
train given its philosophy of graduated autonomy along with a supportive
collegial environment. You have as much control over the care of
your patients as you feel comfortable. As a result, I felt aptly
trained to pursue whatever future career was of interest to me.
-Samira Kirmiz, MD, Class of 2006
Endocrinology Fellow, UCLA
 Joining
TPMG
About 20-30% of our graduating residents proceed to join our staff
here at The Permanente Medical Group, or one of the other Kaiser
Medical Groups in our other service areas. Because of their familiarity
with Kaiser Permanente's systems and procedures as well as their
excellent training, our graduating residents are highly sought by
our medical groups. Our residents often rise quickly into leadership
roles in our organization. Several Chiefs of Departments at our
medical centers completed their residency at one of our programs.
The Kaiser Medical Groups invite you to learn more about physician
careers at Kaiser Permanente on their website.
"Why did I choose Kaiser San Francisco
for residency? I feel Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco provides
a great place to learn from a diverse patient population in a collegial,
friendly environment. There are often 3 teaching conferences on
most days for residents to learn. In addition, attendings allow
interns to be independent/autonomous, but are always there for teaching,
support and guidance. Residents are also very close and caring towards
each other. You'll often find residents going out to movies or playing
basketball together. Overall, I believe that the attendings and
residents have cultivated a wonderful, nurturing atmosphere in which
to train." -Joseph Leung, MD 2003 Graduate, and current
KP San Francisco Physician
Private Practice
We are equally proud of our residents who have gone on to private
practice or who have joined other healthcare organizations throughout
the world. They bring with them the Kaiser philosophy and speak
highly of our organization and our training. The bonds of friendship
formed during residency are strong, and many of our former residents
work together in private practice.
"The Ob Gyn department at Santa Clara focuses on resident
learning. The faculty dedication to teaching creates a supportive
environment that fosters camaraderie in and out of the hospital.
And you can't beat Kaiser for the volume of patients, OR cases,
and research opportunities." - Kari Carlson, MD 2003
Graduate
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