Kaiser Permanente Northern California Santa Clara Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a large, integrated health-system OB/GYN residency embedded in Kaiser Permanente's Northern California network, built around a comprehensive subspecialty structure (Maternal-Fetal Medicine, REI, Gynecologic Oncology, and Urogynecology/UPRS) staffed by fellowship-trained faculty, plus a RYAN-affiliated family planning curriculum with first- and second-trimester abortion training. The clinical model emphasizes graduated autonomy within an HMO/managed-care environment, continuity clinics (Centering Pregnancy, Teen, Transgender, Vulva, Pelvic Pain), and a chief-year rotation at an away site (SJGH) for added case diversity. Research is structurally supported but not the program's central identity: residents have a dedicated PGY2 research/UPRS block, a regional OB/GYN research symposium, a Summer Clinical Ob/Gyn Research (SCORE-Ob) program, and biostatistical/IRB infrastructure through the KP Division of Research. The program's mission statements foreground evidence-based practice, DEI, multidisciplinary collaboration, and community outreach beyond the Kaiser membership, suggesting it values residents oriented toward equity-conscious, systems-based patient care as much as clinical/surgical skill.