Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine Residency Program
Kaiser Permanente Northern CaliforniaKaiser Permanente Northern California is an ACGME-accredited community-based Pulmonary disease and critical care medicine residency program in Oakland, CA. It has 2 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 6 residents in training. It reports 0% IMG residents and J-1 and H-1B visa sponsorship. 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
Accredited since 2019 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2022
IMG Fit
IMG-friendliness score
Application requirements
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Match & Tracks
NRMP match trend
Match data pending
Multi-year applicants, interviews, and positions filled.
Training tracks
No tracks listed
No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.
Residents
Cohort composition
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Affiliated medical schools
Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).
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
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Hospital & Location
Hospital quality
Our mission is to develop physician leaders in Community Medicine by teaching innovative techniques to provide equitable, culturally-humble care with a commitment to marginalized and vulnerable populations. Kaiser Permanente Northern California offers 7 distinct 12-month post-residency fellowships in Community Medicine located at the following sites: - Napa-Solano: Community Medicine and Global Health Fellowship - Oakland: Community Medicine and Health Disparities Fellowship - Sacramento Valley: Community Medicine and Public Health Fellowship - San Francisco: Community Medicine and Urban Health Fellowship - San Jose: Community Medicine and Vulnerable Populations Fellowship - Santa Clara: Community Medicine and Leadership Fellowship - Santa Rosa: Community Medicine and Faculty Development Fellowship
Primary teaching site: Kaiser Permanente Northern California · Oakland, CA
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Clinical sites
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
PrimaryKaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Alameda Health System-Highland Hospital
UCSF and Mount Zion Medical Centers
Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center
Location
Rental market & livability
Area median rent ~$2,680/mo · 39 days on market27.78% rental listings MoM
Listings and market data via Realtor.com. Directional — verify before signing a lease.
Livability
County figures for Alameda County, California (US Census ACS).
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
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Kaiser Permanente Northern California located?
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California is located in Oakland, CA.
- What type of program is Kaiser Permanente Northern California?
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California is a community-based residency program.
- Is Kaiser Permanente Northern California ACGME-accredited?
- Yes — Kaiser Permanente Northern California holds continued ACGME accreditation.
- How many residents are at Kaiser Permanente Northern California?
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California has approximately 6 residents in training.
- How much is rent near Kaiser Permanente Northern California?
- Median rent near Oakland, CA is ~$2,375/month for a 1BR and ~$2,638/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
- Does Kaiser Permanente Northern California accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California 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 Kaiser Permanente Northern California sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
- Yes — Kaiser Permanente Northern California reports sponsoring both J-1 and H-1B visas. Sponsorship is set by the program and its sponsoring institution and can change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you apply.
- What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Kaiser Permanente Northern California require?
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California 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 Kaiser Permanente Northern California?
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California has not reported a PGY-1 salary to FREIDA, so this page shows it as not reported. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion; the program or its GME office can confirm the current figure.
- How do I apply to Kaiser Permanente Northern California?
- 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 Kaiser Permanente Northern California to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
- Does Kaiser Permanente Northern California 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 Pulmonary disease and critical care medicine residency program positions as they appear.