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Welcome to the Kern Medical Center Emergency Department and Emergency Medicine Program. We welcome your interest in our training program and hope to provide a brief overview of the residency.
First and foremost, our program is committed to educating emergency medicine physicians who can provide highly skilled care in any emergency department, utilizing the best in clinical skills and academic knowledge that the specialty has to offer.
Kern Medical Center is the only trauma center for all of Kern and Tulare County. In addition, a large percentage of our patients are uninsured and underserved, providing an enormous array of pathology and an opportunity to serve. The website provides an overview of the curriculum, research opportunities, and background on faculty and residents. Our program is fully compliant with the ACGME recommendations regarding resident on-call hours.
Medical students can apply directly to the residency program through our website.