FAMILY MEDICINE

Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles) Program

Los Angeles, California

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Program Type

Community-based university affiliated

Application Deadline

October 31, 2025

Year 1 Seats

9

Interviews Last Year

102
57%

Interview Ratio

11.3

% US MD

74.1

% IMG

3.7
J-1 VisaNo
H-1B VisaNo
F-1 VisaNo
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Application Criteria

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Graduation Year Requirement

3

Min Letters of Recommendation

3

Max Letters of Recommendation

4

Chair Letter Required

No

Faculty Letter Required

Yes

Specialty Letter Required

No

Medical Education Gap Policy

Research or other medical education pursuits (clinical experience not required)

Offers Prematch

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USMLE Requirements

Minimum USMLE requirements for IMG applicants

USMLE Step 1 (IMG)

Yes

USMLE Step 2 CK (IMG)

Yes

Minimum USMLE Scores

Step 1
196
Step 2 CK
218

Compensation Trend

PGY-1
$84,277
PGY-2
$87,017
PGY-3
$90,328

Signal Data

Interview invite rates by applicant signal type

Step 2 CK (All Invited)

226-262

Silver Signal → Invite

39%

Gold Signal → Invite

12%

No Signal → Invite

34%

US IMG → Invite

0%

Non-US IMG → Invite

0%

Highlights

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Year 2 Size

9

Year 3 Size

9

Offers Preliminary Positions

No

Night Float

Yes

Moonlighting Allowed

Yes

Total Positions

27

Accredited Length

3

Faculty:Resident Ratio

0.7

Avg Hours/Week (PGY-1)

65

Contact Details

Direct points of contact for this program

Contact Person

Contact Phone

Contact Email

Program Director

Director Phone

Director Email

Characteristics

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% DO Residents

22.2 %

Total Physician Faculty

24

Night Float (PGY-1)

Yes

Compensation & Leaves

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PGY-1 Vacation Days

15 days

PGY-2 Vacation Days

15 days

PGY-3 Vacation Days

15 days

Max Consecutive Hours (PGY-1)

24 hrs

Avg 24hr Off-Duty Periods/Week

1

Medical Insurance

Fully Paid by Institution

Application Information

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Interview Period (2025–26)

2025-11-03 to 2025-12-31

Interview Period (2026–27)

2026-11-02 to 2026-12-30

Start Dates

July

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

Kaiser Permanente Southern California

Sponsor Institution

Kaiser Permanente Southern California

Primary Institution

Kaiser Permanente Southern California

Participant Institutions

Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

Annual Hospital Admissions

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Annual ED Visits

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Program Offerings

Benefits, perks, and curriculum offerings for residents

Additional Benefits

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

Resident / Fellow Curriculum

  • Integrative medicine curriculum
  • Instruction in medical Spanish or other non-English language
  • Alternative/complementary medicine curriculum
  • Economics of health care systems curriculum
  • Debt management/financial counseling
  • International experience/global health
  • 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 27

Miriam Ramos, MD

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States

Anjali Alamshaw, DO

Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Pomona, CA, United States

Kelly Costa, MD

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

North Chicago, IL, United States

Natalia Dudek, DO

Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Pomona, CA, United States

Rebekah Hwang, DO

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

Mesa, AZ, United States

Amari Johnson, MD, MPH

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX, United States

Colleen Mispagel, DO

Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Pomona, CA, United States

Patricio Ruano, MD

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

East Lansing, MI, United States

Rachel Marie Sturgell, MD

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, United States

Cassandra Wang, MD

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Cleveland, OH, United States

Shalini Agrawal, DO

Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Pomona, CA, United States

Barbara Bolivar, MD

Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Loma Linda, CA, United States

Pedro Castellanos, MD

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

East Lansing, MI, United States

Enrique Cazares-Navarro, MD

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

East Lansing, MI, United States

Annette Gomez, MD

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, United States

Thuy Nguyen, DO

Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Pomona, CA, United States

Judith Soto-Lopez, MD

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

North Chicago, IL, United States

Kevin Tan, MD

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nelly Amini, MD

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, VA, United States

Kaycee Ching, MD

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Detroit, MI, United States

Nina Fukuma, MD

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, United States

Stacee Horwitz, MD

University of Colorado School of Medicine

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Nick Hu, MD

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, United States

Debbie Meskin, DO

Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Stratford, NJ, United States

Justin So, MD

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Irvine, California, United States

Melody Wang, MD

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Cody Webb, MD

University of California, Riverside School of Medicine

Riverside, California, United States

United Kingdom 1

Thomas Bird, MBBS

Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia

Norwich, United Kingdom
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