Residency Advisor

Kern Medical Center Program

Bakersfield, CA

Community (Uni. Aff.)STEP 231 - 261

Community (Uni. Aff.)STEP 231 - 261

Specialty:Transitional year

ACGME Code:9990500012

NRMP Code:-

Status:Initial Accreditation

Overview

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation3

Full accreditation0

Continued0

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

Program

Program Size

0, 0, 0 (1 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: July 1, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

--

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:--

Residents Career Path

--

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: --

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 0 hours

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 0 hours

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: 231–261^[2]

Visa Sponsorship:--

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

Signals

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Hometown State

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Medical School State

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Step 1 Fail

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Step 2 Fail

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Applicant Type

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Note: The AIR (Applicant Interview Rate) is calculated as the percentage of applicants in each category who were offered interviews. A higher AIR suggests stronger alignment with program preferences, indicating a greater likelihood of the program favoring applicants in this category.

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score ^[2]

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score Box Plot Statistics

Category

Minimum

Q1 (25th Percentile)

Median (50th Percentile)

Q3 (75th Percentile)

Maximum

All Applicants Invited

231

238

247

254

261

DO Applicants Invited

231

236

245

253

260

MD Applicants Invited

232

241

247

254

263

Non-US IMG Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

US IMG Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

Roster

Location

Bakersfield, CA ^[5]

Population

403,455

Median income

$79,355Below

Education

22.2%Above

Employment

59.2%Above

Health

7.9%Above

Age

31Below

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[6]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Bakersfield, CA

State - California

United States

1/31/2015

$1,066

$1,615

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,072

$1,623

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,073

$1,658

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,071

$1,678

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,073

$1,736

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,072

$1,750

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,077

$1,737

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,075

$1,758

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,076

$1,775

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,079

$1,780

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,080

$1,792

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,078

$1,793

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,080

$1,827

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,080

$1,834

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,084

$1,835

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,085

$1,833

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,079

$1,876

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,081

$1,885

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,083

$1,884

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,089

$1,904

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,088

$1,910

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,087

$1,916

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,089

$1,923

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,093

$1,928

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,096

$1,940

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,099

$1,955

$1,324

3/31/2017

$1,099

$1,980

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,102

$1,989

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,107

$1,997

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,109

$2,009

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,109

$2,010

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,112

$2,010

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,118

$2,023

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,122

$2,031

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,123

$2,033

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,126

$2,051

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,130

$2,058

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,137

$2,070

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,139

$2,070

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,140

$2,078

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,143

$2,083

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,146

$2,091

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,151

$2,099

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,151

$2,106

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,158

$2,113

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,163

$2,119

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,169

$2,134

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,172

$2,159

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,177

$2,170

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,182

$2,173

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,188

$2,197

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,194

$2,209

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,200

$2,215

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,207

$2,223

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,212

$2,235

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,218

$2,242

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,220

$2,249

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,224

$2,256

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,229

$2,257

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,234

$2,263

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,237

$2,275

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,240

$2,281

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,245

$2,284

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,250

$2,291

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,249

$2,279

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,259

$2,275

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,283

$2,277

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,311

$2,282

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,312

$2,295

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,321

$2,304

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,326

$2,316

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,346

$2,327

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,365

$2,336

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,368

$2,348

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,380

$2,351

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,385

$2,368

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,415

$2,393

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,432

$2,417

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,441

$2,446

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,452

$2,479

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,495

$2,511

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,527

$2,525

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,564

$2,551

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,584

$2,557

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,609

$2,579

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,641

$2,600

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,653

$2,623

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,675

$2,641

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,690

$2,651

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,704

$2,662

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,717

$2,665

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,710

$2,669

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,711

$2,670

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,710

$2,676

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,707

$2,682

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,700

$2,684

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,698

$2,672

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,702

$2,665

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,714

$2,663

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,728

$2,676

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,730

$2,666

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,736

$2,666

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,744

$2,680

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,762

$2,683

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,762

$2,688

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,767

$2,697

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,768

$2,696

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,784

$2,705

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,788

$2,703

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,788

$2,707

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,789

$2,712

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,798

$2,722

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,803

$2,731

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,812

$2,741

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,812

$2,745

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,818

$2,752

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,819

$2,763

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,828

$2,762

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,836

$2,767

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,840

$2,770

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,844

$2,805

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,853

$2,820

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,858

$2,836

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,854

$2,846

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,859

$2,849

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,859

$2,849

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,865

$2,854

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,866

$2,862

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,876

$2,834

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,877

$2,894

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,881

$2,907

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,882

$2,907

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,886

$2,925

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,887

$2,926

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Bakersfield, CA

State - California

United States

4/1/2021

77

77

41

5/1/2021

91

91

46

6/1/2021

84

84

44

7/1/2021

91

91

47

8/1/2021

87

87

45

9/1/2021

84

84

43

10/1/2021

88

88

44

11/1/2021

79

79

39

12/1/2021

76

76

40

1/1/2022

220

97

42

2/1/2022

201

92

39

3/1/2022

239

106

45

4/1/2022

208

103

45

5/1/2022

237

109

49

6/1/2022

237

109

47

7/1/2022

238

113

49

8/1/2022

242

113

48

9/1/2022

222

109

46

10/1/2022

232

107

46

11/1/2022

181

93

41

12/1/2022

199

104

50

1/1/2023

207

108

44

2/1/2023

187

90

39

3/1/2023

205

101

44

4/1/2023

233

104

45

5/1/2023

214

112

49

6/1/2023

230

108

47

7/1/2023

233

116

49

8/1/2023

231

113

48

9/1/2023

196

109

46

10/1/2023

220

117

47

11/1/2023

194

98

41

12/1/2023

198

104

47

1/1/2024

204

97

40

2/1/2024

196

93

39

3/1/2024

208

100

43

4/1/2024

221

101

44

5/1/2024

216

106

48

6/1/2024

222

106

46

7/1/2024

246

109

48

8/1/2024

213

106

46

9/1/2024

227

104

45

10/1/2024

230

102

44

11/1/2024

189

91

40

12/1/2024

188

94

42

1/1/2025

85

85

37

2/1/2025

77

77

34

3/1/2025

90

90

41

4/1/2025

91

91

41

5/1/2025

98

98

44

6/1/2025

93

93

43

7/1/2025

100

100

45

8/1/2025

97

97

43

9/1/2025

91

91

41

10/1/2025

173

93

40

11/1/2025

161

85

37

12/1/2025

166

81

35

1/1/2026

159

76

32

2/1/2026

140

64

27

3/1/2026

40

22

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Living in Bakersfield, CA

Crime Rate and Safety

Bakersfield has a moderate crime rate, with areas that are safer than others. It's always good to research specific neighborhoods.

Fun Activities

Bakersfield offers a variety of outdoor activities like hiking in the nearby mountains, visiting museums, and attending local events.

Climate

Bakersfield has a hot desert climate with dry, hot summers and mild winters. Be prepared for very high temperatures in the summer.

Races and Population

Bakersfield has a diverse population with a significant Hispanic and Caucasian community.

Education

Bakersfield has several educational institutions including California State University, Bakersfield.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Bakersfield is lower than in many other parts of California, making it more affordable.

Proximity to Big Cities

Bakersfield is located about 2 hours away from Los Angeles by car. Los Angeles offers a wide range of cultural activities and entertainment options.

Pros

Lower cost of living compared to other areas in California
diverse population
proximity to Los Angeles.

Cons

Hot summers
moderate crime rate in some areas.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/9990500012

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/9a326360-85c4-3c43-6819-5c263b7d0584

3. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

4. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

5. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US0603526

6. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

7. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr