Program Overview
Summary of Residency Program
The Kaweah Health Surgery Residency Program is a five-year training program offering comprehensive clinical experience and education in surgery. Located at Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California, this program aims to develop skilled and compassionate general surgeons prepared for independent practice or advanced fellowship training. The curriculum is continuously assessed to ensure residents receive exposure to a wide range of surgical experiences and to promote collaborative healthcare delivery. Kaweah Health is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, providing residents with exceptional educational resources and opportunities to engage in clinical research to enhance their academic profiles.
Specialty Competitive Score:
Competitive
What makes up the competitive specialty score?
Program Details
Specialty
General Surgery
IMG Friendly (Y/N)
Yes
IMG Friendly (detail)
The Kaweah Health Surgery Residency Program does not explicitly state its IMG-friendliness or acceptance rates, but in the 'Eligibility Criteria' section, it indicates that it is open to international medical graduates. Additionally, the program accepts ECFMG certification as necessary for IMG applicants, which suggests a level of acceptance for IMGs. Information about visa sponsorship is not mentioned.
Categorical Positions
3
Categorical Positions (detail)
Three Categorical track positions and two Preliminary track positions available.
Program Website
Address
400 West Mineral King Avenue, Visalia, CA 93291
Program Director
Program Reviews
Overall Rating
N/A
No Reviews Yet
Program
Director
0.0
Quality of
Training
Diversity &
Inclusion
0.0
0.0
Location
0.0
Property Type
ReviewMyResidency (RMR) Score
The RMR Score:
The first of its kind, this unique metric blends hard data like salaries, resident diversity, and program structure with the power of crowd-sourced insights from students, residents, and alumni. It’s your go-to tool for quickly comparing programs and finding the perfect fit for your journey!
Current Residents
Overview
The program includes multiple residents across different years of training, though the specifics, such as the total number or breakdown by year, are not elucidated directly. However, there are currently three categorical positions available for each training cohort along with preliminary positions.
PGY-1 MD
PGY-1 DO
PGY-1 IMG
Curriculum & Education
Overview
The curriculum is designed to provide a broad-based educational and clinical experience to prepare competent general surgeons. It emphasizes the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to work collaboratively in the healthcare delivery system, and includes ample opportunities for clinical research.
Application
Application process details are located under the 'Applying Here' section, available at /gme-residency-programs/surgery/applying-here/. No specific deadlines or application requirements are mentioned in the extracted text.
# of Locations
Kaweah Health is the primary site of five other ACGME-accredited residency programs, indicating multiple clinical locations for resident training.
Fellowship
The residency program emphasizes robust graduate medical education support, providing residents with opportunities for clinical research that can build their academic credentials for fellowship training in various surgery subspecialties after graduation, including incentives to further specialize in areas such as vascular, pediatric, or trauma surgery through fellowships at affiliated institutions.
Resident Life
Overview
The Kaweah Surgery Residency Program offers a broad-based educational and clinical experience, focusing on training compassionate and competent general surgeons, with initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education since 2014.
On Call Schedule
Not detailed
# of Years of Program
This is a five-year program that offers three Categorical track positions and two additional Preliminary track positions.
Housing
No housing information is explicitly stated; it may be detailed in the 'Benefits' section at /gme-residency-programs/surgery/benefits/ but is not included in the extracted text.
Alumni
Details on alumni careers can be found in the 'Graduates' section located at /gme-residency-programs/surgery/graduates/. Specific outcomes or career paths are not provided in the text.
Salary & Benefits
Benefits Overview
Not detailed in the provided text.
PGY-1 Salary
Vacation