Residency

Internal Medicine at Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Oakland)

Oakland, California
Program website
Accepts J-1 Accepts H-1B
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $96,576 PGY-2 $98,906 PGY-3 $104,319 PGY-4 $109,612
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Fully Paid by Institution Paid leave 13 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 50 Longest shift (Y1) 14 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 0% (2025 survey) DO 2.1% US-MD 97.9% Total positions 46 Interviews per spot ~18 Faculty:resident 2.7 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2024
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year Within 1 years of graduation USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3–4 Required letters Chair, Standardized Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Research, Academic, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Offered Starts June Applications open 2026-09-20 Interviews begin 2025-10-01
Benefits Moving allowance, Housing stipend, Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance, Placement assistance upon completion of program into practice, fellowship or academia

From the AMA's 2025 program survey. Confirm with the program.