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Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Residency Program

Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Northridge, CA
Continued AccreditationACGME #1270512096

Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center is an ACGME-accredited Sports medicine (Family medicine) residency program in Northridge, CA. It has 1 PGY-1 position per year and approximately 1 residents in training. It reports 0% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $87,512. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.

Overview

Positions / year
1
1 residents · 1 approved
PGY-1 salary
$87.5k
IMG percentage
0%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed

Accredited since 2015 · 1 years · Last ACGME review 2017

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
3
Incl. faculty
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match data pending

Multi-year applicants, interviews, and positions filled.

Training tracks

Other

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
0%
x
US MD
0%
x
DO
100%
x
Women
0%
x

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
45
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
10
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
2
Protected didactic / week
Night float
No
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
3.0
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
2
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
1
Support team size

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Unknown

As the preferred orthopedic practice in the region, Southern California Orthopedic Institute is home to the leading experts for bone, joint, muscle, and spinal conditions in adults and children. Serving as the premier educator of orthopedic surgery techniques to surgeons around the world, our institution is headquartered in beautiful Van Nuys. Our team also proudly serves area residents through our locations in Bakersfield, Valencia, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, and Porter Ranch. At Southern California Orthopedic Institute, we know that our employees are our best assets when it comes to providing exceptional orthopedic care to our patients. It is for this reason that we are dedicated to hiring the most skilled and highly qualified staff to uphold our standards of care. To learn more about our employment opportunities and to apply for a job at Southern California Orthopedic Institute, please visit www.scoi.com/about-us/careers.

Star Rating
2 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care1 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Mortality1 better · 5 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 6 same · 2 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 9 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Leapfrog Safety GradeB

Primary teaching site: Southern California Orthopedic Institute · Van Nuys, CA

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

Southern California Orthopedic Institute

Primary
Van Nuys, CA

California State University (Northridge)

Northridge, CA

Location

Purchasing power

~$4,550/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~24.3% of pay
Take-home$4,550/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,773/mo
State tax$970/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $87,512 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 13.3% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Los Angeles County, California (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
13.3%
Includes 1% mental-health surtax over $1M.
Median Income
$87,760
+$9k vs US median
Avg Commute
31 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Mandeep S Ghuman, MD

Sports Medicine Program Director

Program Director

Alexis Lopez

Program Coordinator

Coordinator

analisa Castaneda, BA

Program Manager

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center located?
Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center is located in Northridge, CA.
Is Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center?
Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center has approximately 1 residents in training.
How much is rent near Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center?
Median rent near Northridge, CA is ~$1,773/month for a 1BR and ~$2,495/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center reports that none of its current residents are International Medical Graduates. That is a snapshot of the current cohort as reported to FREIDA, not a stated policy, and it can change year to year. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center does not currently report J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship to FREIDA. That means no sponsorship is listed at the source rather than that the program has ruled it out — confirm directly with the program if visa status decides your list.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center require?
Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center?
Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center reports a PGY-1 salary of $87,512. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Sports medicine (Family medicine) residency program positions as they appear.