INTERNAL MEDICINE

University of California Riverside School of Medicine/St Bernardine Medical Center-Dignity Health Program

San Bernardino, California

This program serves the biggest underserved county in the United States. Residents have exposure to every kind of underserved patient: undocumented

Program Type

Other

Application Deadline

November 30, 2025

Year 1 Seats

25

Interviews Last Year

250
50%

Interview Ratio

10

% US MD

17

% IMG

58.5
J-1 VisaAccepts
H-1B VisaNo
F-1 VisaAccepts
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Application Criteria

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Graduation Year Requirement

3

Min Letters of Recommendation

2

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 or outside the US

Offers Prematch

--

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
226

Compensation Trend

PGY-1
$71,760
PGY-2
$73,311
PGY-3
$76,193

Signal Data

Interview invite rates by applicant signal type

Step 2 CK (All Invited)

228-261

Silver Signal → Invite

37%

Gold Signal → Invite

28%

No Signal → Invite

2%

US IMG → Invite

5%

Non-US IMG → Invite

1%

Highlights

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Year 2 Size

15

Year 3 Size

15

Offers Preliminary Positions

Yes

Night Float

Yes

Moonlighting Allowed

Yes

Total Positions

55

Accredited Length

3

Faculty:Resident Ratio

0.5

Avg Hours/Week (PGY-1)

80

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

24.5 %

Total Physician Faculty

26

Night Float (PGY-1)

Yes

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)

14 hrs

Avg 24hr Off-Duty Periods/Week

1

Medical Insurance

Institution & Resident Share Cost

Application Information

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Interview Period (2025–26)

2025-10-01 to 2025-12-31

Interview Period (2026–27)

--

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

St Bernardine Medical Center-Dignity Health

Sponsor Institution

University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Primary Institution

St Bernardine Medical Center-Dignity Health

Participant Institutions

Jerry L Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital | St Bernardine Medical Center-Dignity Health

Annual Hospital Admissions

13838

Annual ED Visits

62445

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

  • Curriculum to develop health systems leadership skills (e.g., QI project leadership, community/organizational advocacy)
  • Formal program to foster interprofessional teamwork
  • Economics of health care systems curriculum
  • Debt management/financial counseling
  • Academic support for USMLE Step 3 preparation
  • Resident/fellow retreats

Residency Programs by Year

Quota vs Filled positions over the years

PGY-1 Residents

Country-wise distribution and profile cards

Unknown 5

Matthew C Sung

Medical school unavailable

Christian Brian Caddali

Medical school unavailable

Jasmine Castillejos

Medical school unavailable

Patrick Chan

Medical school unavailable

Rajna Kumari

Medical school unavailable

USA 4

Hannah Anderson

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton, PA, USA

Ethan Beard

UCLA School of Medicine

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Joshua Cho

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

New York, NY, USA

Mona Fouladinejad

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles, CA, USA

India 1

Sonaal Singla

Dayanand Medical College and Hospital

Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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