About the Program

The Internal Medicine Residency program is affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine. Founded in 1965, our residency offers a first-rate academic medical education within a tertiary care setting.

Highlights:

• A major teaching hospital for UCLA School of Medicine
• New hospital opening in 2009
• 100 percent board pass rate from 2001-2007
• “Family-like” atmosphere among 44 medicine residents, 117 faculty, and 30 fellows.
• Five months of free unrestricted electives including research course
• UCLA medical student teaching experience
• Excellent fellowship or job placement upon graduation within and outside of Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente sponsors a three-year categorical residency and a preliminary medicine program. The number of candidates will far exceed the 11 categorical and 7 preliminary positions; therefore, interviews are by invitation only. Each year, we receive over 800 categorical and over 700 preliminary medicine ERAS applications.

During their three years, house staff spend 45 percent of their time in our nationally acclaimed ambulatory program. The Resident Ambulatory Care Center offers cutting-edge training in primary care. In this clinic, residents participate in a weekly seminar and provide continuity care to their assigned panel of patients.

Many medical groups and universities value our academic training. Historically, 50 percent of our graduates have entered competitive subspecialty fellowships. Our residents have consistently matched into their first choice for fellowship training. Senior residents are very marketable and highly recruited upon graduation by universities, private practices, and Kaiser Permanente.