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Kaiser Permanente Northern California (Santa Clara) Internal Medicine

Residency · Santa Clara, CA

Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente Northern California · Director Sudhir Rajan

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Class size
20
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$98k2026 to 2027

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 2 of the last 5 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

202220/20
202320/20
202418/20
202519/20
202620/20

Who started, by class

Started 202516 on record of 16 seats · 14 US MD · 8 published before starting
  • Sachi DholakiaVirginia Tech Carilion Sch of Med15 papers · 2 first author · 1 case report
  • Amity TranJohn A. Burns School of Medicine5 papers · 2 first author
  • Kartik GoswamiCalifornia Northstate University College of Medicine5 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report
  • Caleb TingUniversity of California Riverside School of Medicine4 papers · 1 case report
  • Niranjan KumarUniversity of Michigan Medical School4 papers · 1 first author
  • Alexandra TanCalifornia Northstate University College of Medicine2 papers · 1 review
  • Abdallah Al-ObaidiTufts University School of Medicine1 paper · 1 review
  • Karla FeeleyGeisinger Commonwealth, SOM1 paper
  • Alexander KruegerMayo Medical School
  • Amy DaoCalifornia Northstate University College of Medicine
  • Ethan KwongCalifornia Northstate University College of Medicine
  • Hayden NganKaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson, SOM
  • Jenny ZhaoBoston University School of Medicine
  • Ryan SinghAlpert Medical School
  • Sruthi EapenOregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
  • Yasmine KamgarhaghighiLeonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Started 202418 on record of 16 seats · 15 US MD, 1 DO · 8 published before starting
  • Grant YunMedical College of Wisconsin6 papers
  • Orr MeltzerLoyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine4 papers · 2 first author · 2 case reports
  • Kiana BanafhsayTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine3 papers · 2 first author · 2 case reports
  • Kiran MageeKaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine3 papers
  • Andria AlbertThe University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson2 papers
  • Jeff WinWayne State University School of Medicine1 paper
  • Kiersten ChongJohn A. Burns School of Medicine1 paper
  • Metta NguyenSaint Louis University School of Medicine1 paper
  • Bryan KimChicago Medical School
  • Hanh TrantonCalifornia University of Science and Medicine - School of Medicine
  • Indu VanteruUniversity of Washington School of Medicine
  • Janet SongNorthwestern University The Feinberg SOM
  • Janteshpreet SandhuUniversity of California, Irvine School of Medicine
  • Joshua ShingRush Medical College
  • Kaitlyn StanleyKansas City Univ Of Med & Biosci, Coll Of Osteo Med
  • Richa Ashar
  • Shaune HallChicago Medical School
  • Stephen HunterUniversity of California Riverside School of Medicine

Training

3 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to hospice and palliative medicine.

Months at each site

  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (Santa Clara)35 mo
  • Santa Clara Valley Healthcare1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Hospice And Palliative Medicine Fellowship7
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes, And Metabolism Fellowship6
  • Pulmonary Disease And Critical Care Medicine Fellowship6
  • Anesthesiology Residency5
  • Dermatology Residency5
  • Infectious Disease Fellowship5

Where graduates work now

  • Permanente Medical Group Inc63
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California34
  • Stanford Health Care14
  • Sutter Health Bay Area10
  • University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine8
  • Drexel University4

Research

62% of current residents have a paper since 2023

29 of 47, 111 papers between them

  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques

People

Leadership

  • Sudhir RajanProgram Director - Critical Care Medicine
  • Jessica MurphyAssistant Program Director - Hospital Medicine
  • Joseph VuAssistant Program Director - Endocrinology
  • Ryan KnueppelAssociate Program Director - Chief, Infectious Disease

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

More programs at Kaiser Permanente Northern California

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ProgramPositions
  • Cardiovascular DiseasePositions: 9
  • GastroenterologyPositions: 12
  • Hematology and Medical OncologyPositions: 9
  • Interventional CardiologyPositions: 2
  • NephrologyPositions: 4
  • Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care MedicinePositions: 6

Place

Summers reach 79°, winters fall to 42°.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.4M people live within 20 minutes of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (Santa Clara) by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $3,240 a month within 10 miles of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (Santa Clara).

Hazards

  • Earthquakes
  • River flooding
  • LNDS
  • Drought

Publishes with residents

  • Hekmat NasiriInternal Medicine, 2 residents