Residency

Internal Medicine at Kaiser Permanente Northern California (San Francisco)

San Francisco, California
Program website
Accepts J-1 Accepts H-1B
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $90,276 PGY-2 $94,606 PGY-3 $100,019
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Fully Paid by Institution Paid leave 13 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 60 Longest shift (Y1) 13 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 0% (2025 survey) DO 4.9% US-MD 95.1% Total positions 43 Interviews per spot ~18 Faculty:resident 2.3 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2024
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year No graduation-year limit USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3–4 Required letters Chair Applies via ERAS Yes
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Academic Preliminary positions Offered Starts June Applications open 2026-09-03 Interviews begin 2025-10-13
Benefits Part-time/shared schedule positions, Moving allowance, Housing stipend, Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance

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