Prime West Consortium-Chino Valley Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a community-based Family Medicine program at a 112-bed Prime Healthcare hospital in San Bernardino County, explicitly mission-driven toward addressing physician shortage and improving healthcare access for underserved communities, with continuity clinic based at an FQHC (East Valley Community Health Center) that also provides dental, vision, behavioral health, homeless shelter, and school-based services. The curriculum blends inpatient/outpatient training across CVMC, a second community hospital (Montclair) for OB/pediatrics, and a network of community clinics, with an explicit "education not service" philosophy, progressive autonomy, and teaching opportunities over underclassmen. Research is community-based and improvement-oriented rather than academic, framed as scholarly activity tied to local health outcomes rather than publication-driven output. The program values applicants with demonstrated roots in or commitment to the San Bernardino County region, recent hands-on US clinical activity, and a holistic, non-metrics-driven application, reflecting its stated goal of building a diverse resident and faculty pipeline drawn from and returning to the local community.