About our Program

The Kaiser Permanente Family Medicine Training Program at Fontana Medical Center embraces a tradition of excellence that began in 1975. The training program is based on an integrated curriculum which stresses our four pillars: ambulatory care, academics, procedures, and family.

Residents become a part of the largest clinical department in the Fontana Medical Center and enjoy the skilled teaching and support of faculty who are justifiably proud of our only in-house training program.

The faculty is stable, committed to resident education, and to Kaiser Permanente. The patient base is large, with over 360,000 members providing a wealth of experience for our residents. More than 250 board-certified specialists provide lectures, consultation, and one-on-one elective experiences to prepare residents for any anticipated practice setting.

The medical center’s 400 approved acute beds include medical and surgical ICUs, a CCU, three high acuity units, and four levels of nursery care. Family physicians have privileges in all areas including ICU, CCU, and obstetrics. Self-contained – except for cardiac surgery – the center also has a model chemical dependency unit, a stroke rehab and hospice area, a trend-setting preventive medicine facility, and a state of the art GI lab.

We are proud of our place as one of the three pioneer Family Medicine residency programs in managed care settings, and of our reputation as the residency of choice for those who want to learn medicine within the context of the family.