FAMILY MEDICINE

Morehouse School of Medicine/Dominican Hospital Program

Santa Cruz, California

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Program Type

Community-based university affiliated

Application Deadline

December 31, 2025

Year 1 Seats

8

Interviews Last Year

110
69%

Interview Ratio

13.8

% US MD

0

% IMG

62.5
J-1 VisaNo
H-1B VisaNo
F-1 VisaNo
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Application Criteria

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Graduation Year Requirement

5

Min Letters of Recommendation

3

Max Letters of Recommendation

3

Chair Letter Required

No

Faculty Letter Required

Yes

Specialty Letter Required

No

Medical Education Gap Policy

Clinical experience in the US

Offers Prematch

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USMLE Requirements

Minimum USMLE requirements for IMG applicants

USMLE Step 1 (IMG)

Yes

USMLE Step 2 CK (IMG)

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Minimum USMLE Scores

Step 1
196
Step 2 CK
218

Compensation Trend

PGY-1
$79,212
PGY-2
$81,598
PGY-3
$84,063

Signal Data

Interview invite rates by applicant signal type

Step 2 CK (All Invited)

219-254

Silver Signal → Invite

42%

Gold Signal → Invite

31%

No Signal → Invite

62%

US IMG → Invite

0%

Non-US IMG → Invite

0%

Highlights

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Year 2 Size

8

Year 3 Size

8

Offers Preliminary Positions

No

Night Float

Yes

Moonlighting Allowed

No

Total Positions

24

Accredited Length

3

Faculty:Resident Ratio

2

Avg Hours/Week (PGY-1)

60

Contact Details

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Contact Person

Contact Phone

Contact Email

Program Director

Director Phone

Director Email

Characteristics

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% DO Residents

37.5 %

Total Physician Faculty

83

Night Float (PGY-1)

No

Compensation & Leaves

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PGY-1 Vacation Days

20 days

PGY-2 Vacation Days

20 days

PGY-3 Vacation Days

20 days

Max Consecutive Hours (PGY-1)

16 hrs

Avg 24hr Off-Duty Periods/Week

2

Medical Insurance

Fully Paid by Institution

Application Information

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Interview Period (2025–26)

2025-10-15 to 2026-01-09

Interview Period (2026–27)

2026-10-14 to 2027-01-06

Start Dates

June

Grad Year Limit N/A

No

Contact Information

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Director Degrees

Program Location

Teaching Site

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Primary Teaching Site

Dominican Hospital

Sponsor Institution

Morehouse School of Medicine

Primary Institution

Dominican Hospital

Participant Institutions

Dermatology Surgical Medical Group of Santa Cruz | Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz Community Health Centers | Salud Para la Gente | Watsonville Community Hospital | Dignity Health Medical Foundation-Dominican | Golden State Orthopedics

Annual Hospital Admissions

10044

Annual ED Visits

37829

Program Offerings

Benefits, perks, and curriculum offerings for residents

Additional Benefits

Moving allowanceFree parkingOn-call meal allowancePlacement assistance upon completion of program into practice, fellowship or academia

Resident / Fellow Curriculum

  • Integrative medicine curriculum
  • Curriculum to develop health systems leadership skills (e.g., QI project leadership, community/organizational advocacy)
  • Formal program to foster interprofessional teamwork
  • Alternative/complementary medicine curriculum
  • Economics of health care systems curriculum
  • Debt management/financial counseling
  • Academic support for USMLE Step 3 preparation
  • Resident/fellow retreats
  • Off-campus electives
  • Hospice/home care experience

Residency Programs by Year

Quota vs Filled positions over the years

PGY-1 Residents

Country-wise distribution and profile cards

United States 11

Chrissa Karagiannis, DO

Touro University

Vallejo, CA, United States

Daniel Bishop, DO

Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona, CA, United States

Farah Tiab, DO

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, TX, United States

Devan Rottman, MD

Tulane University School of Medicine

New Orleans, LA, United States

Drew Richard, MD

California University of Science and Medicine - School of Medicine

Colton, CA, United States

Alejandra Villagomez, MD

University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

Sacramento, California, United States

Anthony Yeh, DO

Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine - California

Vallejo, CA, United States

Brenda Marin-Rodriguez, MD, PhD

University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States

Cecilia Leng, DO

Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Christian Bonilla, DO

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

Mesa, AZ, United States

Elaine Phillips, MD

University of Kansas School of Medicine

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Serbia 1

Stanislava Matejin, MD

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Medicine

Novi Sad, Serbia

Grenada 1

Dara Lopes, MD

St. Georges University

St. George's, Grenada

Mexico 2

Francisco Arrieta, MD

Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Facultad de Medicina Guadalajara

Guadalajara, Mexico

Chris Romo, MD

Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Facultad de Medicina Guadalajara

Guadalajara, Mexico

India 1

Jyotan Sahni, MD

Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences

Dehradun, India
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