HCA Healthcare-Los Robles Regional Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a community-based transitional year hosted within HCA Healthcare's Los Robles Health System in Thousand Oaks, CA, explicitly structured to serve as a preliminary/prep year for applicants pursuing specialties such as dermatology, anesthesiology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. The curriculum is individualized, with core wards, ICU, EM, surgery, and infectious disease blocks paired with three elective rotations drawn from a broad menu (allergy, cardiology, dermatology, neurology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, PM&R, rheumatology, wound care) allowing residents to tailor experiences toward their eventual specialty. Research is available but not required, positioning the program as a supportive springboard year rather than a research-driven or academic training environment. The program emphasizes flexibility, resident well-being (via HCA's system-wide Pathways to Flourishing framework), and individualized professional development over procedural volume or a fixed academic identity.