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Kern Medical Center Internal Medicine

Residency · Bakersfield, CA

Sponsored by Kern Medical Center · Director Kasey Fox

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Class size
12
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$75k2026 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 considered for interview based on graduation within three years of the start date, with earlier graduates reviewed case by case, passing USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 or COMLEX Level 1 and 2, and at least three letters of recommendation including one from a program director and a dean's letter.

Who started, by class

Started 20269 on record of 12 seats · 9 DO · 3 published before starting
  • Rachel XieArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine2 papers
  • Tanzila ChowdhuryCollege of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific2 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Skylynn ThangwaritornCalifornia Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine1 paper · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Arman TahmazyanTouro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Justin MaCalifornia Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Maria CortezBurrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University
  • Roman PatunganLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Sean WongArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Sonia KhatriCalifornia Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Started 202511 on record of 12 seats · 6 DO, 4 international · 2 published before starting
  • Daniel AmayaCalifornia Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine2 papers
  • Paula SamahaKhalifa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences1 paper
  • Alex BakaiSemmelweis University
  • Anna ManuelUERMMMC College of Medicine
  • Danial BandakCalifornia Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Lambert DiepLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Maria LugueTouro University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Nabarun SidhuSri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
  • Parmveer KalotyCalifornia Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Remon IndrawesNew York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Tamari LomaiaTbilisi State Medical University Faculty of Medicine
Started 202413 on record of 12 seats · 4 DO, 8 international · 1 published before starting
  • Sanjana MurdandeRoss University School of Medicine7 papers · 1 first author · 2 reviews
  • Anna BakaiSemmelweis University of Medicine
  • Ayesha RehmanSindh Med Coll
  • Byron LeeCollege of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
  • Gurtej BindraTouro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Jinzhou TianCollege of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
  • Konni GranmaFirst Moscow State Medical Univ Named After I M Sechenov
  • Navpreet MannGovernment Medical College
  • Reshma ShajiTbilisi Medical Institute 'Vita'
  • Shahab AlnagarCalifornia Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Shravya DharambhatS Nijalingappa Med Coll and HSK Hosp & Research CTR
  • Vindhya SridharKasturba Med Coll
  • Xochitl GonzalezUniv De Guadalajara

Training

5 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to infectious disease.

Months at each site

  • Kern Medical Center35 mo
  • Olive View/UCLA Medical Center2 mo
  • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System1 mo
  • Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center1 mo
  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Infectious Disease Fellowship16
  • Nephrology Fellowship10
  • Pulmonary Disease And Critical Care Medicine Fellowship7
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes, And Metabolism Fellowship5
  • Hematology And Medical Oncology Fellowship4
  • Residency4

Where graduates work now

  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California24
  • Kern Medical Center8
  • Vituity6
  • Adventist Health Bakersfield5
  • Permanente Medical Group Inc5
  • Centric Healthcare Services3

Research

44% of current residents have a paper since 2023

16 of 36, 31 papers between them

  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
  • Esophageal and GI Pathology
  • Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment

People

Leadership

  • Kasey FoxProgram Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Matthew ClarkeAssociate Program Director
  • Sabitha EppanapallyAssociate Program Director, Internal Medicine Kern Medical
  • Shikha MishraAssociate Program Director

Find someone

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

More programs at Kern Medical Center

ProgramPositions
  • Infectious DiseasePositions: 2

Place

Summers reach 99°, winters fall to 40°.

Weather by month

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Commute

519k people live within 20 minutes of Kern Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,100 a month within 10 miles of Kern Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Wildfire
  • Heat waves
  • Earthquakes
  • LNDS

Publishes with residents

  • Wilbur MontanaInternal Medicine, 5 residents
  • Kasey FoxInternal Medicine, 4 residents
  • Shikha MishraInternal Medicine, 2 residents
  • Alaleh BazmiInternal Medicine, 2 residents