Residency Program
Adventist Health Central Valley and Sierra Foothill Residency Programs
Welcome to the Adventist Health Central Valley and Sierra Foothill Residency Programs
Our focus is to educate confident and competent family medicine and internal medicine physicians who are capable of providing compassionate, full-spectrum, patient-centered medical care by modeling and teaching a collaborative, evidence-based approach to coordinated care. We value and work with one another to live God’s love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.
Hanford Family Medicine Residency
We are a community-based program and provide each resident the benefit of clinical experiences and innovative educational opportunities through a multi-disciplinary approach. The Program’s mission is to provide quality training and exceptional opportunities to our residents. In this program, we train competent, well-rounded physicians, that will provide compassionate care to the patients in the Central Valley, as well as to increase the primary care workforce in the community.
Tulare Family Medicine Residency
We aspire to educate and train competent and compassionate family physicians who can provide evidence-based and value-based full-spectrum patient care. Our philosophy of family medicine is one that addresses the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of our patients’ health to promote and maintain overall wellness for our patients and their families. We believe we have been given a special opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting impact to the populations we serve, especially the vulnerable and underserved communities who need our help.
Tulare Internal Medicine Residency
Our community-based, rural health program offers residents clinical and innovative educational opportunities to prepare them for meaningful careers in healthcare. Through this program, we train competent, well-rounded physicians to deliver compassionate care to patients in Central California and strengthen the community’s primary care workforce.
Sonora Family Medicine Residency
Nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Adventist Health Sonora offers an accredited Graduate Medical Education Program in a friendly rural setting. Residents in the Hanford Sonora Family Medicine Residency Rural Training Track spend their first year at Adventist Health Hanford, gaining experience in a wide variety of clinical settings. Their second and third years are spent building patient care skills in Adventist Health Sonora's Rural Health Clinic and rotating through a range of inpatient and outpatient services. Our residents learn to address the unique challenges of rural populations and prepare for a meaningful career in rural healthcare.
Bakersfield Internal Medicine Residency
We are proud to introduce the Adventist Health Bakersfield Internal Medicine Residency Program! We are excited to welcome our first cohort of medical residents to our hospitals, clinics, and communities in June 2025. Our mission is to educate and train compassionate physicians who provide evidence-based, value-driven, full-spectrum patient care.
