INTERNAL MEDICINE

Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Santa Clara) Program

Santa Clara, California

Kaiser Santa Clara is a university affiliated tertiary care center in the heart of Silicon Valley. Our hospital was recently named among the world's

Program Type

Community-based university affiliated

Application Deadline

Year 1 Seats

Interviews Last Year

300

75%

Interview Ratio

% US MD

89.1

% IMG

J-1 VisaAccepts

H-1B VisaAccepts

F-1 VisaNo

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Application Criteria

Structured overview inspired by Match A Resident style cards

Graduation Year Requirement

1

Min Letters of Recommendation

3

Max Letters of Recommendation

--

Chair Letter Required

Yes

Faculty Letter Required

No

Specialty Letter Required

Yes

Medical Education Gap Policy

Clinical experience in the US

Offers Prematch

--

USMLE Requirements

Minimum USMLE requirements for IMG applicants

USMLE Step 1 (IMG)

Yes

USMLE Step 2 CK (IMG)

--

Minimum USMLE Scores

Step 1

196

Step 2 CK

218

Compensation Trend

PGY-1

$90,276

PGY-2

$94,606

PGY-3

$100,019

Signal Data

Interview invite rates by applicant signal type

Step 2 CK (All Invited)

234-267

Silver Signal → Invite

19%

Gold Signal → Invite

18%

No Signal → Invite

16%

US IMG → Invite

0%

Non-US IMG → Invite

0%

Highlights

Frequently reviewed program details for quick screening

Year 2 Size

Year 3 Size

Offers Preliminary Positions

Yes

Night Float

Yes

Moonlighting Allowed

Yes

Total Positions

Accredited Length

Faculty:Resident Ratio

2.5

Avg Hours/Week (PGY-1)

Contact Details

Direct points of contact for this program

Contact Person

Contact Phone

Contact Email

Program Director

Director Phone

Director Email

Characteristics

Expanded data points from the residency profile

% DO Residents

10.9 %

Total Physician Faculty

150

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)

16 hrs

Avg 24hr Off-Duty Periods/Week

1.2

Medical Insurance

Fully Paid by Institution

Application Information

Expanded data points from the residency profile

Interview Period (2025–26)

2025-10-14 to 2026-01-08

Interview Period (2026–27)

Start Dates

June

Grad Year Limit N/A

Contact Information

Expanded data points from the residency profile

Director Degrees

Program Location

Teaching Site

Expanded data points from the residency profile

Primary Teaching Site

Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center

Sponsor Institution

Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Primary Institution

Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center

Participant Institutions

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center

Annual Hospital Admissions

17493

Annual ED Visits

72108

Teaching Site Address

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Program Offerings

Benefits, perks, and curriculum offerings for residents

Additional Benefits

Moving allowanceHousing stipendFree parkingOn-call meal allowanceiPads, tablets, etc., or technology 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
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 42

Abdallah Al-Obaidi, MD

Tufts University, SOM

Boston, MA, United States

Amy Dao, MD

California Northstate University, COM

Elk Grove, California, United States

Sachi Dholakia, MD

Virginia Tech Carilion, SOM

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Sruthi Eapen, MD

Oregon Health & Science University, SOM

Portland, Oregon, United States

Karla Feeley, MD

Geisinger Commonwealth, SOM

Scranton, PA, United States

Kartik Goswami, MD

California Northstate University, COM

Elk Grove, California, United States

Yasmine Kamgarhaghighi, MD

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller, SOM

Miami, Florida, United States

Alexander Krueger, MD

Mayo Clinic Alix, SOM

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Niranjan Kumar, MD

University of Michigan Medical School

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Ethan Kwong, MD

California Northstate University, COM

Elk Grove, California, United States

Hayden Ngan, MD

Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson, SOM

Pasadena, CA, United States

Ryan Singh, MD

The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Alexandra Tan, MD

California Northstate University, COM

Elk Grove, California, United States

Caleb Ting, MD

University of California, Riverside, SOM

Riverside, California, United States

Amity Tran, MD

University of Hawaii, John A. Burns, SOM

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Jenny Zhao, MD

Boston University, SOM

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Jessica Crockett, MD

University of California, San Francisco, SOM

San Francisco, California, United States

David Darevsky, MD

University of California, San Francisco, SOM

San Francisco, California, United States

Judy Shan, MD

University of California, San Francisco, SOM

San Francisco, California, United States

Mikayla Sonnleitner, MD

University of Hawaii, John A. Burns, SOM

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Andria Albert, MD

University of Arizona COM Tucson

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Kiana Banafhsay, MD

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock, TX, United States

Kiersten Chong, MD

University of Hawaii John A Burns SOM

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Shaune Hall, MD

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago, IL, United States

Stephen Hunter, MD

University of California Riverside SOM

Riverside, California, United States

Bryan Kim, MD

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago, IL, United States

Kiran Magee, MD

Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson SOM

Pasadena, CA, United States

Orr Meltzer, MD

Loyola University Chicago Stritch SOM

Maywood, Illinois, United States

Metta Nguyen, MD

Saint Louis University SOM

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Janteshpreet Sandhu, MD

University of California, Irvine SOM

Irvine, California, United States

Janet Song, MD

Northwestern University The Feinberg SOM

Chicago, IL, United States

Kaitlyn Stanley, DO

Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kansas City, MO, United States

Hanh Tranton, MD

California University of Science and Medicine SOM

Colton, California, United States

Indu Vanteru, MD

University of Washington SOM

Seattle, Washington, United States

Jeff Win, MD

Wayne State University SOM

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Grant Yun, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Karen Bathan, MD

Loma Linda University SOM

Loma Linda, CA, United States

Shanyi Sandy Feng, DO

Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona, California, United States

Shreyas Kudrimoti, MD

USF Health Morsani COM

Tampa, FL, United States

Lu Li, MD

Boston University SOM

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Somiya Maheshwari, MD

University of California Riverside SOM

Riverside, California, United States

Arnav Modi, MD

California University of Science and Medicine

Colton, California, United States

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Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Santa Clara) Program

Application Criteria

1

3

--

Yes

No

Yes

Clinical experience in the US

--

USMLE Requirements

Yes

--

Signal Data

234-267

19%

18%

16%

0%

0%

Highlights

Contact Details

Characteristics

Compensation & Leaves

Application Information

Contact Information

Teaching Site

Program Offerings

Residency Programs by Year

PGY-1 Residents

United States 42

Abdallah Al-Obaidi, MD

Amy Dao, MD

Sachi Dholakia, MD

Sruthi Eapen, MD

Karla Feeley, MD

Kartik Goswami, MD

Yasmine Kamgarhaghighi, MD

Alexander Krueger, MD

Niranjan Kumar, MD

Ethan Kwong, MD

Hayden Ngan, MD

Ryan Singh, MD

Alexandra Tan, MD

Caleb Ting, MD

Amity Tran, MD

Jenny Zhao, MD

Jessica Crockett, MD

David Darevsky, MD

Judy Shan, MD

Mikayla Sonnleitner, MD

Andria Albert, MD

Kiana Banafhsay, MD

Kiersten Chong, MD

Shaune Hall, MD

Stephen Hunter, MD

Bryan Kim, MD

Kiran Magee, MD

Orr Meltzer, MD

Metta Nguyen, MD

Janteshpreet Sandhu, MD

Janet Song, MD

Kaitlyn Stanley, DO

Hanh Tranton, MD

Indu Vanteru, MD

Jeff Win, MD

Grant Yun, MD

Karen Bathan, MD

Shanyi Sandy Feng, DO

Shreyas Kudrimoti, MD

Lu Li, MD

Somiya Maheshwari, MD

Arnav Modi, MD

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