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California Residency Programs

1414 ACGME-accredited residency programs in California across 154 specialties. Cross-validated and refreshed regularly.

Browse by specialty in California

  • Family Medicine88
  • Non-Standard Training (ECFMG)72
  • Internal Medicine67
  • Psychiatry38
  • Surgery29
  • Cardiovascular disease28
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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  • Emergency Medicine26
  • Radiology-Diagnostic22
  • Gastroenterology22
  • Pulmonary disease and critical care medicine21
  • Transitional Year20
  • Anesthesiology19
  • Neurology19
  • Sports medicine (Family medicine)19
  • Pediatrics19
  • Hematology and medical oncology18
  • Interventional cardiology18
  • Orthopaedic Surgery17
  • Hospice and palliative medicine (multidisciplinary)16
  • Endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism16
  • Child and adolescent psychiatry16
  • Surgical critical care15
  • Selective pathology14
  • Infectious disease14
  • Addiction medicine (multidisciplinary)13
  • Orthopaedic sports medicine13
  • Epilepsy12
  • Urology12
  • Pain medicine (multidisciplinary)12
  • Nephrology12
  • Radiation Oncology11
  • Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery11
  • Dermatology11
  • Rheumatology11
  • Neonatal-perinatal medicine11
  • Ophthalmology10
  • Vascular Surgery-Integrated10
  • Gynecologic oncology10
  • Maternal-fetal medicine10
  • Interventional Radiology-Integrated10
  • Neurological Surgery10
  • Neuroradiology10
  • Allergy and Immunology10
  • Clinical cardiac electrophysiology9
  • Plastic Surgery-Integrated9
  • Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical9
  • Vascular surgery - independent9
  • Hematopathology9
  • Vascular neurology9
  • Adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology9
  • Hand surgery (Orthopaedic surgery)9
  • Micrographic surgery and dermatologic oncology9
  • Pediatric critical care medicine8
  • Emergency medical services8
  • Advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology8
  • Neurocritical care (multidisciplinary)8
  • Pediatric hospital medicine8
  • Clinical neurophysiology8
  • Vascular and interventional radiology8
  • Thoracic surgery - independent8
  • Transplant hepatology8
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation8
  • Critical care medicine (Anesthesiology)8
  • Cytopathology8
  • Sleep medicine (multidisciplinary)8
  • Pediatric endocrinology8
  • Interventional Radiology-Independent8
  • Pediatric infectious diseases8
  • Geriatric medicine (Internal medicine)7
  • Forensic psychiatry7
  • Complex family planning7
  • Child Neurology7
  • Neuromuscular medicine (Neurology)7
  • Consultation-liaison psychiatry6
  • Pediatric nephrology6
  • Complex general surgical oncology6
  • Neuropathology6
  • Blood banking/transfusion medicine6
  • Regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine6
  • Obstetric anesthesiology6
  • Pediatric radiology6
  • Thoracic Surgery-Integrated6
  • Pediatric cardiology6
  • Medical Genetics and Genomics6
  • Pediatric hematology/oncology6
  • Pediatric surgery6
  • Pediatric anesthesiology6
  • Reproductive endocrinology and infertility6
  • Pediatric gastroenterology5
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery5
  • Molecular genetic pathology (multidisciplinary)5
  • Developmental-behavioral pediatrics5
  • Pediatric pulmonology5
  • Addiction psychiatry5
  • Nuclear Medicine5
  • Pediatric rheumatology5
  • Pediatric otolaryngology5
  • Clinical informatics (Internal medicine)5
  • Pediatric urology5
  • Public Health and General Preventive Medicine5
  • Interventional pulmonology5
  • Neurotology5
  • Pediatric dermatology5
  • Dermatopathology (multidisciplinary)4
  • Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (OBGYN)4
  • Geriatric psychiatry4
  • Pediatric emergency medicine (Emergency medicine)4
  • Medical toxicology (Emergency medicine)4
  • Forensic pathology4
  • Plastic Surgery4
  • Adolescent medicine4
  • Geriatric medicine (Family medicine)4
  • Critical care medicine (Internal medicine)4
  • Internal Medicine/Pediatrics4
  • Congenital cardiac surgery4
  • Adult congenital heart disease4
  • Medical genetics and genomics/Pediatrics3
  • Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Urology)3
  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine3
  • Child abuse pediatrics3
  • Pediatric emergency medicine (Pediatrics)3
  • Neurodevelopmental disabilities3
  • Transplant nephrology3
  • Pediatric transplant hepatology3
  • Clinical informatics (Pediatrics)2
  • Anesthesiology/Internal medicine2
  • Sports medicine (Physical medicine and rehabilitation)2
  • Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management2
  • Hand surgery (Plastic surgery)2
  • Pediatric rehabilitation medicine2
  • Nuclear radiology2
  • Spinal cord injury medicine2
  • Diagnostic Radiology/Nuclear Medicine2
  • Medical biochemical genetics2
  • Pediatric pathology2
  • Internal Medicine/Public Health and General Preventive Medicine1
  • Clinical and laboratory immunology1
  • Internal Medicine/Psychiatry1
  • Family medicine/Psychiatry1
  • Pediatric cardiac anesthesiology1
  • Orthopaedic surgery of the spine1
  • Anesthesiology/Pediatrics1
  • Pediatric orthopaedics1
  • Medical microbiology1
  • Emergency medicine/Internal medicine1
  • Adult reconstructive orthopaedics1
  • Medical Toxicology (GPM)1
  • Musculoskeletal radiology1
  • Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine1
  • Clinical informatics (Pathology)1
  • Psychiatry/Family Medicine1
  • Craniofacial surgery1
  • Undersea and hyperbaric medicine (Emergency medicine)1
    • CM
      Selective Pathology
      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $91k
      Residents
      1
      Community5/5UrbanNon-Profit889$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • CO
      Selective Pathology
      City of Hope National Medical Center
      Duarte, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $87k
      Residents
      1
      CommunityUrbanNon-Profit215$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • SH
      Selective Pathology
      Stanford Health Care
      Stanford, CA
      Positions
      2
      PGY-1
      $103k
      Residents
      1
      University5/5Non-Profit602J1J-1H1BH-1B
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Selective Pathology
      University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
      San Francisco, CA
      Positions
      2
      PGY-1
      $104k
      Residents
      2
      University5/5UrbanGov$141k34.2% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Selective Pathology
      University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      7
      PGY-1
      $90k
      Residents
      3
      University2/5UrbanGov538$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • SH
      Selective Pathology
      Stanford Health Care
      Stanford, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $108k
      Residents
      0
      Initial AccreditationUniversity5/5Non-Profit602J1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Clinical Informatics (Pathology)
      University of California Davis Health
      Sacramento, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $92k
      Residents
      2
      University3/5UrbanGov$89k21.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UD
      Blood Banking/transfusion Medicine
      UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $101k
      Residents
      2
      University4/5UrbanGov445$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • SH
      Blood Banking/transfusion Medicine
      Stanford Health Care
      Stanford, CA
      Positions
      3
      PGY-1
      $108k
      Residents
      3
      University5/5Non-Profit602J1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • CM
      Blood Banking/transfusion Medicine
      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $91k
      Residents
      2
      Community5/5UrbanNon-Profit889$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Blood Banking/transfusion Medicine
      University of California Davis Health
      Sacramento, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $92k
      Residents
      0
      Initial AccreditationUniversity3/5UrbanGov$89k21.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Blood Banking/transfusion Medicine
      University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
      San Francisco, CA
      Positions
      2
      PGY-1
      $104k
      Residents
      2
      University5/5UrbanGov$141k34.2% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Blood Banking/transfusion Medicine
      University of California (Irvine)
      Orange, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $94k
      Residents
      0
      Initial AccreditationUniversity4/5Gov418J1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • SH
      Cytopathology
      Stanford Health Care
      Stanford, CA
      Positions
      4
      PGY-1
      $114k
      Residents
      4
      University5/5Non-Profit602J1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Cytopathology
      University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      4
      PGY-1
      $90k
      Residents
      3
      University2/5UrbanGov538$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UD
      Cytopathology
      UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      2
      PGY-1
      $101k
      Residents
      2
      UniversityUrbanGov$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Cytopathology
      University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
      San Francisco, CA
      Positions
      2
      PGY-1
      $104k
      Residents
      2
      University5/5UrbanNon-Profit861$141k34.2% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Cytopathology
      University of California Davis Health
      Sacramento, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $0k
      Residents
      1
      University3/5UrbanGov$89k21.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Cytopathology
      University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
      La Jolla, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $88k
      Residents
      1
      University5/5UrbanGov757$102k22.5% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • CM
      Cytopathology
      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $91k
      Residents
      1
      Community5/5UrbanNon-Profit889$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Cytopathology
      University of California (Irvine)
      Orange, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $94k
      Residents
      1
      University4/5Gov418J1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • SD
      Forensic Pathology
      San Diego County Medical Examiner
      San Diego, CA
      Positions
      —
      PGY-1
      —
      Residents
      0
      Community
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • LL
      Forensic Pathology
      Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium
      Loma Linda, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $0k
      Residents
      1
      Initial AccreditationCommunity3/5UrbanNon-Profit$82k21.4% foreign-born
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Forensic Pathology
      University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      6
      PGY-1
      $0k
      Residents
      3
      Community2/5UrbanGov$88k33.4% foreign-bornH1BH-1B
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • SD
      Forensic Pathology
      San Diego County Medical Examiner
      San Diego, CA
      Positions
      2
      PGY-1
      $109k
      Residents
      0
      Initial AccreditationCommunity4/5UrbanGov$102k22.5% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Hematopathology
      University of California Davis Health
      Sacramento, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $95k
      Residents
      1
      University3/5UrbanGov$89k21.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • CM
      Hematopathology
      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $91k
      Residents
      0
      Community5/5UrbanNon-Profit889$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • CO
      Hematopathology
      City of Hope National Medical Center
      Duarte, CA
      Positions
      3
      PGY-1
      $87k
      Residents
      2
      CommunityUrbanNon-Profit215$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Hematopathology
      University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      3
      PGY-1
      $90k
      Residents
      2
      University2/5UrbanGov538$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Hematopathology
      University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
      San Francisco, CA
      Positions
      2
      PGY-1
      $104k
      Residents
      2
      University5/5UrbanNon-Profit861$141k34.2% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UD
      Hematopathology
      UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      2
      PGY-1
      $101k
      Residents
      3
      UniversityUrbanGov$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • SH
      Hematopathology
      Stanford Health Care
      Stanford, CA
      Positions
      4
      PGY-1
      $108k
      Residents
      4
      University5/5Non-Profit602J1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Hematopathology
      University of California (Irvine)
      Orange, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $94k
      Residents
      1
      University4/5Gov418J1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • SH
      Medical Microbiology
      Stanford Health Care
      Palo Alto, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $108k
      Residents
      1
      University5/5Non-Profit602J1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Hematopathology
      University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
      La Jolla, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $0k
      Residents
      1
      UniversityUrbanGov$102k22.5% foreign-born
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Neuropathology
      University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $90k
      Residents
      1
      University2/5UrbanGov538$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Neuropathology
      University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
      San Diego, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $86k
      Residents
      0
      University5/5UrbanGov757$102k22.5% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Neuropathology
      University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
      San Francisco, CA
      Positions
      2
      PGY-1
      $104k
      Residents
      4
      University5/5UrbanNon-Profit861$141k34.2% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UD
      Neuropathology
      UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $101k
      Residents
      1
      UniversityUrbanGov$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • SH
      Neuropathology
      Stanford Health Care
      Stanford, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $103k
      Residents
      2
      University5/5Non-Profit602J1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • CH
      Pediatric Pathology
      Children's Hospital Los Angeles
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      2
      PGY-1
      $93k
      Residents
      2
      CommunityUrbanNon-Profit413$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UO
      Neuropathology
      University of California (Irvine)
      Orange, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $91k
      Residents
      0
      University4/5Gov418J1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • SH
      Pediatric Pathology
      Stanford Health Care
      Palo Alto, CA
      Positions
      1
      PGY-1
      $114k
      Residents
      1
      University5/5Non-Profit602J1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • CM
      Pediatrics
      Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
      Los Angeles, CA
      Positions
      8
      PGY-1
      $95k
      Residents
      15
      Community5/5UrbanNon-Profit889$88k33.4% foreign-bornJ1J-1H1BH-1B
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • SB
      Pediatrics
      Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
      Santa Barbara, CA
      Positions
      6
      PGY-1
      $71k
      Residents
      18
      Community5/5UrbanNon-Profit425$96k22.1% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • NM
      Pediatrics
      Naval Medical Center (San Diego)
      San Diego, CA
      Positions
      —
      PGY-1
      $75k
      Residents
      21
      CommunityUrban285$102k22.5% foreign-born
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • VC
      Pediatrics
      Valley Children's Healthcare
      Madera, CA
      Positions
      14
      PGY-1
      $86k
      Residents
      41
      CommunityUrbanNon-Profit$75k20.2% foreign-born
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
    • UF
      Pediatrics
      UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program
      Fresno, CA
      Positions
      7
      PGY-1
      $71k
      Residents
      21
      Community1/5UrbanNon-Profit852$71k19.7% foreign-bornJ1J-1
      View ProgramSave to Tracker
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    MatchPath tracks 1414 ACGME-accredited residency programs in California across 154 specialties.

    Filter the California list by "IMG-friendly" to rank programs by reported IMG acceptance rate. Each program page shows its IMG percentage, visa sponsorship, and Step 2 CK expectation — all free to view.

    Many do. Filter California programs by J-1 or H-1B sponsorship to see which, verified against current resident nationalities.

    PGY-1 salaries vary by program. Each California program page shows the salary adjusted for state tax, rent, and cost of living, so you can compare real purchasing power — not just the headline number.

    Every program is cross-validated across 7+ public sources — ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP, and CMS among them — with a verification date per field, so you see consistent data instead of a single vendor's listing.