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Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Santa Rosa) Family Medicine

Residency · Santa Rosa, CA

Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente Northern California · Director Rachel Friedman

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Class size
7
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$98k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • Applicants are read holistically, so board scores are weighed alongside community involvement, lifelong learning, a clear passion for family medicine, and strong letters.

Who started, by class

Started 20265 on record of 7 seats · 3 US MD, 2 DO · 1 published before starting
  • Karen VillegasUC San Diego School of Medicine1 paper
  • Emily RubioGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
  • Onyii NwosuBurrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University
  • Shay LopezUC San Diego School of Medicine
  • Veronica DelgadoCollege of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Started 20257 on record of 7 seats · 3 US MD, 4 DO · 1 published before starting
  • Jessica HadleyTOURO Univ Coll of OSTEO Med1 paper
  • Julia WongBurrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University
  • Matthew DeanUniversity of Washington School of Medicine
  • Megan ChangHeatherington College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Riley RichmondUniversity of Michigan Medical School
  • Urvashi IyerA.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
  • Willow LimbachUniversity of California, Davis School of Medicine
Started 20249 on record of 6 seats · 5 US MD, 4 DO · 1 published before starting
  • Adrienne KassisTufts University School of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Arielle SanghviCharles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
  • Bonnie NguyenLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Emily PengellyGeisel School of Medicine
  • Joelle VictorianoMichigan State Univ Coll Osteo Med
  • Maria HammettUniversity of California, Davis School of Medicine
  • Michael ZakovichMichigan State Univ Coll Osteo Med
  • Nancy Githere-ThandeMarian Univ Coll of Osteo Med
  • Noelle TerreroUniversity of California, Davis School of Medicine

Training

4 training sites.

Months at each site

  • Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center35 mo
  • Petaluma Health Center1 mo
  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (Walnut Creek)1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Family Medicine Fellowship2
  • Sports Medicine Fellowship2
  • Primary Care Specialty Program In Psychiatry Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Permanente Medical Group Inc20
  • Kaiser Permanente Northern California2
  • Kaiser Permanente Rohnert Park2
  • Petaluma Health Center2
  • Adventist Health1
  • Cynthia Gulick, PC1

Research

19% of current residents have a paper since 2023

4 of 21, 5 papers between them

  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Academic Writing and Publishing
  • Diet and metabolism studies

People

Leadership

  • Rachel FriedmanProgram Director
  • Julet BaltonadoAssistant Program Director
  • Adrienne SilverPediatrics Outpatient Rotation Director
  • Amy MerchantGynecology Rotation Director

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 85°, winters fall to 37°.

Weather by month

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Commute

311k people live within 20 minutes of Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $2,220 a month within 10 miles of Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center.

Hazards

  • LNDS
  • Earthquakes
  • Drought
  • River flooding