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University of California Davis Health Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Residency · Sacramento, CA

Sponsored by University of California Davis Health · Director Loren Davidson

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Class size
4
Visas
J-1
PGY-1 salary
$87k2026 to 2027

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

Who started, by class

Started 20264 on record of 4 seats · 3 US MD · 1 published before starting
  • Daniel HermanUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine60 papers · 9 first author · 5 case reports · 13 reviews
  • Katie Antigua
  • Lily JustineUniversity of California, Davis School of Medicine
  • Paul PolisUniversity of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
Started 20254 on record of 4 seats · 3 US MD, 1 DO · 3 published before starting
  • Ethan FayeKeck Sch of Med of the Univ of Southern Calif5 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Riley BarnesThe University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson5 papers · 1 case report
  • Evan ScholtenUniversity of Washington School of Medicine1 paper · 1 case report
  • Anita ShammeeTOURO Univ Coll of OSTEO Med
Started 20245 on record of 4 seats · 4 US MD, 1 DO
  • Austin WangA.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona
  • Dayken DawsonChicago Medical School
  • Meela MehdiTufts University School of Medicine
  • Skylar CermenoUniversity of California, Davis School of Medicine
  • Zachary KaufmanCalifornia Northstate University College of Medicine

Training

7 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to pain medicine.

Months at each site

  • University of California (Davis) Medical Center22 mo
  • UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital13 mo
  • VA Northern California Health Care System - Sacramento VA Medical Center6 mo
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children (Sacramento)3 mo
  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Sacramento1 mo
  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, South Sacramento1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Pain Medicine Fellowship9
  • Sports Medicine Fellowship7
  • Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship5
  • Orthopaedic Surgery Residency2
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship2
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Fellowship2

Where graduates work now

  • University of California Davis Health7
  • Permanente Medical Group Inc4
  • Spine and Nerve Diagnostic Center2
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine2
  • Advanced Pain Diagnostic and Solutions Inc1
  • Ascension Saint Thomas1

Research

35% of current residents have a paper since 2023

6 of 17, 17 papers between them

  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research

Life

$87k to start, $90k by PGY-2.

Pay by year

  • PGY-1$87,016
  • PGY-2$89,635

People

Leadership

  • Loren DavidsonResidency Program Director
  • Alyssa SpecialeAssociate Program Director
  • Daniel HermanAssociate Program Director; Director of Resident Research
  • Katie AntiguaEducation Program Coordinator

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

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  • Pediatric Rehabilitation MedicinePositions: 1
  • Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)Positions: 1

Place

Summers reach 96°, winters fall to 41°.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.1M people live within 20 minutes of University of California (Davis) Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,770 a month within 10 miles of University of California (Davis) Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Drought
  • River flooding
  • Earthquakes
  • Heat waves