Residency

Internal Medicine at Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Santa Clara)

Santa Clara, 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
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 65 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 0% (2025 survey) DO 10.9% US-MD 89.1% Total positions 52 Interviews per spot ~15 Faculty:resident 2.5 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2024, 2025
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year Within 1 years of graduation USMLE first attempt required Yes Recommendation letters 3 Required letters Chair, Standardized Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Required Tracks Primary care, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Offered Starts June Interviews begin 2025-10-14
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.