Sutter Health-Sutter Roseville Medical Center Program

Transitional Year Analyst Verified · Sep 18, 2026

Sutter Health-Sutter Roseville Medical Center Program

Sutter Health-Sutter Roseville Medical Center Program is a residency program specializing in Transitional Year, located in Roseville, California, directed by Piper J. Hughes, MD and coordinated by Jessica Burns. The program accepts applications through December 31, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at jessica.burns@sutterhealth.org. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Sutter Roseville's Transitional Year is a community-based, hospital-affiliated preliminary year designed to bridge medical school and specialty residency rather than build a specific specialty identity of its own. The curriculum is broadly structured (Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, MICU, General Surgery, Ambulatory Medicine) with a notably large 24-week elective block, allowing residents flexibility to tailor rotations toward their intended specialty. The clinical environment leverages Sutter Roseville's Level II trauma center, Level III NICU, rehabilitation institute and stroke center for case variety, but the program's explicit orientation is toward foundational competency-building and smooth transition to categorical training rather than research or independent scholarly output. The program emphasizes mission alignment and conduct consistent with Sutter Health's not-for-profit, community-service values as much as clinical performance.

Who it fits

An applicant who has already secured or is targeting a categorical PGY-2 position (e.g., in radiology, anesthesiology, dermatology, or ophthalmology) and needs a flexible, well-rounded preliminary year that lets them shape electives around their ultimate specialty rather than a program with its own strong subspecialty identity.

Research intensity

Low - research is not featured as part of the TY curriculum or resident expectations; Sutter's institutional research infrastructure exists but is not tied to this program.

Career orientation

Fellowship - the program is structured explicitly as a one-year bridge preparing residents for advanced/categorical training elsewhere.

Important

The program states it seeks applicants whose conduct reflects Sutter Health's mission and values both at work and outside of work, and explicitly welcomes letters of recommendation from military applicants in place of the standard three.

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Transitional Year

Deadline 12/31/2026

87 days left

Accreditation Status N/A NEW

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