Internal Medicine at Kaiser Santa Clara

Academic Excellence

We place the highest possible value on teaching and academic excellence, as evidenced by:

Award-winning, Stanford-affiliated teaching faculty:

  • Consistently awarded “Top Teaching Site” by Stanford medical students.
  • Most teaching faculty are also Stanford Affiliate Clinical Professors.
    (come meet Our Faculty)

Dr Baxter (HBS, left) and Dr Guest (nephrology, right) are both 4-time winners of the prestigious:

  • Henry J Kaiser Award for excellence in pre-clinical education.
  • Arthur L Bloomfield for excellence in the teaching of clinical medicine.

Emphasis on Teaching:

  • 3 hours of daily protected teaching time daily on wards.
  • Outstanding morning report 3 times weekly, attended by representatives from multiple specialties including nephrology, cardiology, endocrine, and radiology.
  • Regular radiology teaching by the Chief of Radiology.
  • Daily noon conference.
  • Additional twice weekly outpatient lecture series by primary care physicians.
  • Board review.

Research opportunities:

  • Research and/or case report requirement for all residents. (see our recent Research)
  • Kaiser patient database is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world – ideal for top quality research.
  • Many residents present their research at national conferences.
  • Dedicated Assistant Program Director helps with IRB approval and planning.
  • Kaiser Division of Research assists residents with statistical analysis and production of professional-grade posters.