John Muir Health Program

The John Muir Health Family Medicine Residency Program in Walnut Creek, CA, is an unopposed community-based program affiliated with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). It offers residents a comprehensive training program focused on the Clinic First / Practice PLUS Residency Practice model. This model emphasizes continuity relationships, full-spectrum family medicine, primary care clinical skills, and engagement with the community, including underserved populations.

The program provides strong practice-based training in Family Medicine along with supervised experience in Inpatient Adult Medicine, Inpatient Pediatrics, and care for Medi-Cal prenatal and delivery services. Residents engage in leadership training, advocacy, and scholarly improvement projects. Additionally, the program emphasizes resident well-being and provides a supportive learning environment.

Application requirements for the program include graduation within one year of application, ECFMG certification, passing scores on USMLE Step 1 and 2 or COMLEX 1 and 2 with maximum one failure, three letters of recommendation (one from a primary care physician), and U.S. citizenship or Permanent Resident status.

The program conducts virtual interviews and aims to train highly effective, team-based Family Physicians. The curriculum focuses on outpatient training with opportunities for residents to build patient relationships early on. The patient population includes a mix of low-income, non-English speaking, and commercially insured patients.

Residents participate in a variety of rotations over the three-year program, including Team Based Care, Hospital Medicine, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Urgent Care, and more. The curriculum emphasizes partnerships, leadership, well-being, and scholarly improvement to prepare residents for a diverse range of practice settings.

The John Muir Health Family Medicine Residency Program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Additionally, the program does not sponsor J or H visas at this time.