INTERNAL MEDICINE

Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles) Program

Los Angeles, California

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Program Type

Community-based university affiliated

Application Deadline

November 14, 2025

Year 1 Seats

20

Interviews Last Year

160
40%

Interview Ratio

8

% US MD

75

% IMG

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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

2

Max Letters of Recommendation

4

Chair Letter Required

Yes

Faculty Letter Required

Yes

Specialty Letter Required

Yes

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)

241-267

Silver Signal → Invite

18%

Gold Signal → Invite

17%

No Signal → Invite

2%

US IMG → Invite

2%

Non-US IMG → Invite

0%

Highlights

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Year 2 Size

13

Year 3 Size

13

Offers Preliminary Positions

Yes

Night Float

Yes

Moonlighting Allowed

Yes

Total Positions

46

Accredited Length

3

Faculty:Resident Ratio

2.2

Avg Hours/Week (PGY-1)

60

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

25 %

Total Physician Faculty

100

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

1.2

Medical Insurance

Fully Paid by Institution

Application Information

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Interview Period (2025–26)

2025-10-14 to 2026-01-07

Interview Period (2026–27)

2026-10-13 to 2027-01-06

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 | Cedars-Sinai 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 allowanceiPads, tablets, etc., or technology 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
  • Instruction in medical Spanish or other non-English language
  • Economics of health care systems curriculum
  • Debt management/financial counseling
  • Academic support for USMLE Step 3 preparation
  • 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 47

Sahak Hovsepian, MD

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Washington, DC, United States

Matthew Newman, MD

Oregon Health & Science University School in Medicine

Portland, Oregon, United States

Ira Glassman, DO

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

Pomona, California, United States

Raj Aurora, MD

Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

Burlington, VT, United States

Sohun Awsare, MD

California Northstate University College of Medicine

Elk Grove, California, United States

Tony Baltazar, Jr, MD

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Sarah Joh, MD

Keck School of Medicine of USC

Los Angeles, California, United States

Sa Kong, MD

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Diana Kwok, DO

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

Pomona, California, United States

Maggie Lee, DO

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

Pomona, California, United States

Tatiana Mikhael, MD

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV

Las Vegas, NV, United States

Ashley Ngo, MD

University of California, Davis School of Medicine

Sacramento, California, United States

Anh Nguyen, MD

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Sergio Serafin, MD

University of Illinois College of Medicine - Peoria

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Saamiyah Ahmed, MD

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Camden, NJ, United States

Salwan Al Hani, MD

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Rochester, Michigan, United States

Ariana Flores, DO

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

Pomona, California, United States

Victoria Hull, MD

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Yunjoo Hwang, MD

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Andrew Kim, MD

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

East Lansing, MI, United States

Mai Makhlouf, DO

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

Pomona, California, United States

Mania Mgdsyan, DO

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

Pomona, California, United States

Alexander Schlueter, DO

Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Vallejo, California, United States

Anthony Young, MD

University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

James Zhou, MD

California Northstate University College of Medicine

Elk Grove, California, United States

Abhinav (Nav) Birda, MD

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

North Chicago, IL, United States

Madeleine Chai, MD

University Of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Mariam Zafar-Khan, MD

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science

North Chicago, IL, United States

Kailyn Koh, MD

University of Michigan Medical School

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Kristie Lau, MD

California Northstate University College of Medicine

Elk Grove, California, United States

Jack Martinyan, MD

Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Miami, Florida, United States

Audrey Mossman, MD

University of Washington School of Medicine

Seattle, Washington, United States

Lisa Najarian, MD

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Dinasha Dahanayake, MD

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Rochester, Michigan, United States

Theresa Pasion, MD

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Celine Vartany, MD

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Christine Huynh, MD

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Ivan Rodriguez, MD

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California, United States

Brandon Scott, MD

University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

San Diego, California, United States

Crystal Chang, MD

Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine

Pasadena, CA, United States

Hannah Tolson, MD

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Vibha Chauhan, DO

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

Stratford, NJ, United States

Amanda Gamboa, DO

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

Pomona, California, United States

Rena Jiang, MD

USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Tampa, FL, United States

Cathleen Nguyen, DO

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

Pomona, California, United States

Sara Safari, MD

USF Health Morsani College of Medicine

Tampa, FL, United States

Vinh Doan, DO

Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Glendale, Arizona, United States

Israel 1

Evan Saidara, MD

Sackler School of Medicine - New York State American Branch

Tel Aviv, Israel
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