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High-Quality Care in a Diverse CommunityDignity Health Family Medicine Residency Program at NorthridgeBenefitsAnnual Salaries (Effective July 2024)• PGY1: $69,222.40• PGY2: $72,290.40• PGY3: $75,687.04• Chief Resident: $77,201.74Additional Allowances• Housing Stipend: $5,000• Educational Fund: $3,000 annually• Discretionary Fund: $1,000 annually• Night Float Fund: $150 each rotation• Chief Fund: $75 each rotationProgram Covered Expenses & LicensesOur program covers the costs and fees required to obtain of the following:• BLS/ACLS: Covered after the intern year• PALS/NRP: Initial and recertification • COMLEX-USA/USMLE Step 3 Exam• ABFM Board Exam• PTL and Physicians and Surgeons License• DEA License• Free parking at our main campus and all paid parking is reimbursable • Residents are allotted a daily $30 dollar meal credit for the hospital’s cafeteria• Lyft/Uber: Services are covered any time a resident feels unsafe to drive after a shiftExtras• Brand-new work laptops• AAFP membership• RoshReview QBank• Three white coats and dry cleaning • Residency jackets• UCLA Medical Library/DynaMed and Bruin Online Resources (BOL)• Online access to UpToDate, MDConsult, and the New England Journal of Medicine through Northridge Hospital• Dedicated resident office/workrooms:#Outpatient: Individual cubbies/lockers #Inpatient: Team workspace in Adult, Peds and OB servicesLearn Morefor more information, you may contact:Analisa Castaneda, Program ManagerFamily Medicine Residency ProgramEmail: Analisa.Castaneda@commonspirit.orgDirect: (818) 717-8259Vacation/PTOResidents are allotted 4 weeks of vacation each training year. Vacation days are taken in specific rotation blocks. In addition to vacation, residents are given an additional 5 days of PTO each year.Study & Interview DaysPGY3 residents are given an additional 5 days of board study time and 3 days to use for interviews.Health InsuranceNorthridge Hospital provides full employee benefits (health insurance, retirement, etc.) to all residents.Liability InsuranceResidents are insured against malpractice claims by Northridge Hospital Medical Foundation at no cost to the resident.Wellness• The program hosts a yearly one-and-a-half-day retreat that includes residents, faculty, support staff and resident families.• Residents participate in a resident only half-day retreat planned by the chief residents.10510405210BurbankPasadenaGlendaleBeverly HillsLos AngelesSanta Monica101101118

About the ProgramDignity Health Northridge Family Medicine Residency has been established since 1976 and is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. We are fully ACGME accredited and have graduated over 380 family medicine physicians. As an unopposed program, our residents have the opportunity to treat patients with a wide variety of medical conditions without the challenge of having to compete with other programs at our facility.Sports Medicine FellowshipOur residency program began a fully ACGME accredited one-year Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship in 2015. More information about the program can be found on our website.Didactics/LearningOur program holds a variety of didactics and educational year-round learning including: Daily inpatient and outpatient cases presentations, weekly didactic noon lectures, specialist rounds and monthly workshops. Residents also participate in yearly group quality improvement projects with the hospital and a 3-year research project that they present during their senior year at UCLA’s Annual Research Day. Senior residents participate in a practice management series to prepare them to apply for jobs and for life after residency. Application ProcessWe only accept applications through ERAS. For your application to be considered, please provide the following:• Curriculum vitae (CV)• Medical school transcripts• MSPE from your deans office • Personal statement• Three professional letters of recommendation• USLME/COMPLEX resultsMost interviews take place in person with a few days of virtual interviews offered. Interview season runs from mid-October to mid-January.CurriculumThe program is structured so that residents rotate through a block schedule each year. Each rotation is a minimum of 3 weeks and includes the following:PGY1• Inpatient Medicine: 5 blocks• Inpatient Pediatrics: 2 blocks• Inpatient Obstetrics: 1 block• Inpatient Night Float: 2 blocks• Surgery: 2 blocks• Family/Community Medicine: 2 blocks• Vacation: 4 weeks (During the 2nd vacation block, interns are able to schedule elective time on non-vacation days.)PGY2• Inpatient Medicine: 3 blocks• Inpatient Pediatrics: 2 blocks• Inpatient Obstetrics: 1 block• Inpatient Night Float: 2 blocks• Surgery: 2 blocks• Family/Community Medicine: 2 blocks• Vacation: 4 weeks (During the 2nd vacation block, interns are able to schedule elective time on non-vacation days.)PGY3• Dermatology: 1 block• Night Float: 1 block• Elective: 5 blocks• ENT/Urology/Ophth: 1 block• Urgent Care: 1 block (located onsite)• Sports/MSK: 1 block• Inpatient Medicine Chief: 2 blocks• Women’s Health/Geriatrics: 1 block• Senior Resident Inpatient OB: 1 block• Vacation: 4 weeks• **One elective is approved as an “away elective,” which can be out of the county, state or country. The additional allowance funds can be used to cover the cost of this.Outpatient Practice SettingResidents are given a panel of primary care patients on their first day of residency that they will follow during their 3-year residency. Our on-campus outpatient clinic serves a diverse range of patients, from newborns to the elderly, including many who are underserved as well as those from various backgrounds.Specialty ClinicsOur outpatient clinic features numerous specialty clinics led by our Family Medicine faculty physicians, focusing on resident teaching. These clinics include surgery, nutrition, sports medicine, and OB/GYN, with POCUS integrated into these practices as well as our Medical Safe Haven Clinic, which offers free healthcare services to victims and survivors of human trafficking. Residents also participate in patient home visits and visits to SNFs.Inpatient Medical CenterDignity Health – Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed hospital. The hospital’s Level II Trauma Center is one of the only two trauma centers in the San Fernando Valley and it has the only certified Pediatric Trauma Center in the Valley. As an unopposed program, our residents have the opportunity to treat patients in all departments of the hospital. NHMC is equipped with Stoke, Cardiac/STEMI, Cancer, and Rehab Centers as well as Inpatient/Outpatient Behavioral Health, Ortho and Pulmonary services. Our program has inpatient pediatrics & OB (including newborn) services run completely by residents as well as an adult inpatient medicine service.Ambulatory CareWithin all of the non-inpatient rotations, residents have the opportunity to train at local outpatient centers at: Providence Facey; California State University, Northridge; Southern California Orthopedic Institute; Northeast Valley Health Corporation (an FQHC); University of California, Los Angeles; Northridge Hospital; and multiple private practices.

About the ProgramDignity Health Northridge Family Medicine Residency has been established since 1976 and is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. We are fully ACGME accredited and have graduated over 380 family medicine physicians. As an unopposed program, our residents have the opportunity to treat patients with a wide variety of medical conditions without the challenge of having to compete with other programs at our facility.Sports Medicine FellowshipOur residency program began a fully ACGME accredited one-year Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship in 2015. More information about the program can be found on our website.Didactics/LearningOur program holds a variety of didactics and educational year-round learning including: Daily inpatient and outpatient cases presentations, weekly didactic noon lectures, specialist rounds and monthly workshops. Residents also participate in yearly group quality improvement projects with the hospital and a 3-year research project that they present during their senior year at UCLA’s Annual Research Day. Senior residents participate in a practice management series to prepare them to apply for jobs and for life after residency. Application ProcessWe only accept applications through ERAS. For your application to be considered, please provide the following:• Curriculum vitae (CV)• Medical school transcripts• MSPE from your deans office • Personal statement• Three professional letters of recommendation• USLME/COMPLEX resultsMost interviews take place in person with a few days of virtual interviews offered. Interview season runs from mid-October to mid-January.CurriculumThe program is structured so that residents rotate through a block schedule each year. Each rotation is a minimum of 3 weeks and includes the following:PGY1• Inpatient Medicine: 5 blocks• Inpatient Pediatrics: 2 blocks• Inpatient Obstetrics: 1 block• Inpatient Night Float: 2 blocks• Surgery: 2 blocks• Family/Community Medicine: 2 blocks• Vacation: 4 weeks (During the 2nd vacation block, interns are able to schedule elective time on non-vacation days.)PGY2• Inpatient Medicine: 3 blocks• Inpatient Pediatrics: 2 blocks• Inpatient Obstetrics: 1 block• Inpatient Night Float: 2 blocks• Surgery: 2 blocks• Family/Community Medicine: 2 blocks• Vacation: 4 weeks (During the 2nd vacation block, interns are able to schedule elective time on non-vacation days.)PGY3• Dermatology: 1 block• Night Float: 1 block• Elective: 5 blocks• ENT/Urology/Ophth: 1 block• Urgent Care: 1 block (located onsite)• Sports/MSK: 1 block• Inpatient Medicine Chief: 2 blocks• Women’s Health/Geriatrics: 1 block• Senior Resident Inpatient OB: 1 block• Vacation: 4 weeks• **One elective is approved as an “away elective,” which can be out of the county, state or country. The additional allowance funds can be used to cover the cost of this.Outpatient Practice SettingResidents are given a panel of primary care patients on their first day of residency that they will follow during their 3-year residency. Our on-campus outpatient clinic serves a diverse range of patients, from newborns to the elderly, including many who are underserved as well as those from various backgrounds.Specialty ClinicsOur outpatient clinic features numerous specialty clinics led by our Family Medicine faculty physicians, focusing on resident teaching. These clinics include surgery, nutrition, sports medicine, and OB/GYN, with POCUS integrated into these practices as well as our Medical Safe Haven Clinic, which offers free healthcare services to victims and survivors of human trafficking. Residents also participate in patient home visits and visits to SNFs.Inpatient Medical CenterDignity Health – Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed hospital. The hospital’s Level II Trauma Center is one of the only two trauma centers in the San Fernando Valley and it has the only certified Pediatric Trauma Center in the Valley. As an unopposed program, our residents have the opportunity to treat patients in all departments of the hospital. NHMC is equipped with Stoke, Cardiac/STEMI, Cancer, and Rehab Centers as well as Inpatient/Outpatient Behavioral Health, Ortho and Pulmonary services. Our program has inpatient pediatrics & OB (including newborn) services run completely by residents as well as an adult inpatient medicine service.Ambulatory CareWithin all of the non-inpatient rotations, residents have the opportunity to train at local outpatient centers at: Providence Facey; California State University, Northridge; Southern California Orthopedic Institute; Northeast Valley Health Corporation (an FQHC); University of California, Los Angeles; Northridge Hospital; and multiple private practices.

About the ProgramDignity Health Northridge Family Medicine Residency has been established since 1976 and is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. We are fully ACGME accredited and have graduated over 380 family medicine physicians. As an unopposed program, our residents have the opportunity to treat patients with a wide variety of medical conditions without the challenge of having to compete with other programs at our facility.Sports Medicine FellowshipOur residency program began a fully ACGME accredited one-year Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship in 2015. More information about the program can be found on our website.Didactics/LearningOur program holds a variety of didactics and educational year-round learning including: Daily inpatient and outpatient cases presentations, weekly didactic noon lectures, specialist rounds and monthly workshops. Residents also participate in yearly group quality improvement projects with the hospital and a 3-year research project that they present during their senior year at UCLA’s Annual Research Day. Senior residents participate in a practice management series to prepare them to apply for jobs and for life after residency. Application ProcessWe only accept applications through ERAS. For your application to be considered, please provide the following:• Curriculum vitae (CV)• Medical school transcripts• MSPE from your deans office • Personal statement• Three professional letters of recommendation• USLME/COMPLEX resultsMost interviews take place in person with a few days of virtual interviews offered. Interview season runs from mid-October to mid-January.CurriculumThe program is structured so that residents rotate through a block schedule each year. Each rotation is a minimum of 3 weeks and includes the following:PGY1• Inpatient Medicine: 5 blocks• Inpatient Pediatrics: 2 blocks• Inpatient Obstetrics: 1 block• Inpatient Night Float: 2 blocks• Surgery: 2 blocks• Family/Community Medicine: 2 blocks• Vacation: 4 weeks (During the 2nd vacation block, interns are able to schedule elective time on non-vacation days.)PGY2• Inpatient Medicine: 3 blocks• Inpatient Pediatrics: 2 blocks• Inpatient Obstetrics: 1 block• Inpatient Night Float: 2 blocks• Surgery: 2 blocks• Family/Community Medicine: 2 blocks• Vacation: 4 weeks (During the 2nd vacation block, interns are able to schedule elective time on non-vacation days.)PGY3• Dermatology: 1 block• Night Float: 1 block• Elective: 5 blocks• ENT/Urology/Ophth: 1 block• Urgent Care: 1 block (located onsite)• Sports/MSK: 1 block• Inpatient Medicine Chief: 2 blocks• Women’s Health/Geriatrics: 1 block• Senior Resident Inpatient OB: 1 block• Vacation: 4 weeks• **One elective is approved as an “away elective,” which can be out of the county, state or country. The additional allowance funds can be used to cover the cost of this.Outpatient Practice SettingResidents are given a panel of primary care patients on their first day of residency that they will follow during their 3-year residency. Our on-campus outpatient clinic serves a diverse range of patients, from newborns to the elderly, including many who are underserved as well as those from various backgrounds.Specialty ClinicsOur outpatient clinic features numerous specialty clinics led by our Family Medicine faculty physicians, focusing on resident teaching. These clinics include surgery, nutrition, sports medicine, and OB/GYN, with POCUS integrated into these practices as well as our Medical Safe Haven Clinic, which offers free healthcare services to victims and survivors of human trafficking. Residents also participate in patient home visits and visits to SNFs.Inpatient Medical CenterDignity Health – Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed hospital. The hospital’s Level II Trauma Center is one of the only two trauma centers in the San Fernando Valley and it has the only certified Pediatric Trauma Center in the Valley. As an unopposed program, our residents have the opportunity to treat patients in all departments of the hospital. NHMC is equipped with Stoke, Cardiac/STEMI, Cancer, and Rehab Centers as well as Inpatient/Outpatient Behavioral Health, Ortho and Pulmonary services. Our program has inpatient pediatrics & OB (including newborn) services run completely by residents as well as an adult inpatient medicine service.Ambulatory CareWithin all of the non-inpatient rotations, residents have the opportunity to train at local outpatient centers at: Providence Facey; California State University, Northridge; Southern California Orthopedic Institute; Northeast Valley Health Corporation (an FQHC); University of California, Los Angeles; Northridge Hospital; and multiple private practices.

High-Quality Care in a Diverse CommunityDignity Health Family Medicine Residency Program at NorthridgeBenefitsAnnual Salaries (Effective July 2024)• PGY1: $69,222.40• PGY2: $72,290.40• PGY3: $75,687.04• Chief Resident: $77,201.74Additional Allowances• Housing Stipend: $5,000• Educational Fund: $3,000 annually• Discretionary Fund: $1,000 annually• Night Float Fund: $150 each rotation• Chief Fund: $75 each rotationProgram Covered Expenses & LicensesOur program covers the costs and fees required to obtain of the following:• BLS/ACLS: Covered after the intern year• PALS/NRP: Initial and recertification • COMLEX-USA/USMLE Step 3 Exam• ABFM Board Exam• PTL and Physicians and Surgeons License• DEA License• Free parking at our main campus and all paid parking is reimbursable • Residents are allotted a daily $30 dollar meal credit for the hospital’s cafeteria• Lyft/Uber: Services are covered any time a resident feels unsafe to drive after a shiftExtras• Brand-new work laptops• AAFP membership• RoshReview QBank• Three white coats and dry cleaning • Residency jackets• UCLA Medical Library/DynaMed and Bruin Online Resources (BOL)• Online access to UpToDate, MDConsult, and the New England Journal of Medicine through Northridge Hospital• Dedicated resident office/workrooms:#Outpatient: Individual cubbies/lockers #Inpatient: Team workspace in Adult, Peds and OB servicesLearn Morefor more information, you may contact:Analisa Castaneda, Program ManagerFamily Medicine Residency ProgramEmail: Analisa.Castaneda@commonspirit.orgDirect: (818) 717-8259Vacation/PTOResidents are allotted 4 weeks of vacation each training year. Vacation days are taken in specific rotation blocks. In addition to vacation, residents are given an additional 5 days of PTO each year.Study & Interview DaysPGY3 residents are given an additional 5 days of board study time and 3 days to use for interviews.Health InsuranceNorthridge Hospital provides full employee benefits (health insurance, retirement, etc.) to all residents.Liability InsuranceResidents are insured against malpractice claims by Northridge Hospital Medical Foundation at no cost to the resident.Wellness• The program hosts a yearly one-and-a-half-day retreat that includes residents, faculty, support staff and resident families.• Residents participate in a resident only half-day retreat planned by the chief residents.10510405210BurbankPasadenaGlendaleBeverly HillsLos AngelesSanta Monica101101118

High-Quality Care in a Diverse CommunityDignity Health Family Medicine Residency Program at NorthridgeBenefitsAnnual Salaries (Effective July 2024)• PGY1: $69,222.40• PGY2: $72,290.40• PGY3: $75,687.04• Chief Resident: $77,201.74Additional Allowances• Housing Stipend: $5,000• Educational Fund: $3,000 annually• Discretionary Fund: $1,000 annually• Night Float Fund: $150 each rotation• Chief Fund: $75 each rotationProgram Covered Expenses & LicensesOur program covers the costs and fees required to obtain of the following:• BLS/ACLS: Covered after the intern year• PALS/NRP: Initial and recertification • COMLEX-USA/USMLE Step 3 Exam• ABFM Board Exam• PTL and Physicians and Surgeons License• DEA License• Free parking at our main campus and all paid parking is reimbursable • Residents are allotted a daily $30 dollar meal credit for the hospital’s cafeteria• Lyft/Uber: Services are covered any time a resident feels unsafe to drive after a shiftExtras• Brand-new work laptops• AAFP membership• RoshReview QBank• Three white coats and dry cleaning • Residency jackets• UCLA Medical Library/DynaMed and Bruin Online Resources (BOL)• Online access to UpToDate, MDConsult, and the New England Journal of Medicine through Northridge Hospital• Dedicated resident office/workrooms:#Outpatient: Individual cubbies/lockers #Inpatient: Team workspace in Adult, Peds and OB servicesLearn Morefor more information, you may contact:Analisa Castaneda, Program ManagerFamily Medicine Residency ProgramEmail: Analisa.Castaneda@commonspirit.orgDirect: (818) 717-8259Vacation/PTOResidents are allotted 4 weeks of vacation each training year. Vacation days are taken in specific rotation blocks. In addition to vacation, residents are given an additional 5 days of PTO each year.Study & Interview DaysPGY3 residents are given an additional 5 days of board study time and 3 days to use for interviews.Health InsuranceNorthridge Hospital provides full employee benefits (health insurance, retirement, etc.) to all residents.Liability InsuranceResidents are insured against malpractice claims by Northridge Hospital Medical Foundation at no cost to the resident.Wellness• The program hosts a yearly one-and-a-half-day retreat that includes residents, faculty, support staff and resident families.• Residents participate in a resident only half-day retreat planned by the chief residents.10510405210BurbankPasadenaGlendaleBeverly HillsLos AngelesSanta Monica101101118