UHS Southern California Medical Education Consortium Program

The UHS Southern California Medical Education Consortium Internal Medicine Residency Program, located in Southern California's Southwest Riverside County, offers a comprehensive, community-based program centered around superior education for residents. With inpatient rotations at Temecula Valley Hospital, Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital, Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital, and Corona Regional Medical Center, the program ensures exposure to a broad, diverse, and complex patient population. The curriculum emphasizes team-based patient care, resident wellness, and training in high-value, cost-conscious care. Rotations cover ambulatory and inpatient care, didactics, and research, taking place across multiple facilities and including a variety of subspecialty and elective rotations.

The program supports a categorical three-year Internal Medicine Residency offering 20 positions per academic year. Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents, as the program currently does not sponsor visas. The application process requires submission through ERAS, including documents like the Common Application Form, CV, medical school transcripts, Dean’s Letter, a minimum of three letters of recommendation (one from an internal medicine physician), personal statement, photograph, and USMLE/COMLEX transcripts. Additionally, for international medical graduates, an ECFMG Certificate and proof of eligibility to obtain a California Postgraduate Training License are mandatory.

Notably, the program emphasizes wellness initiatives aimed at supporting residents' physical, mental, and behavioral health. These efforts include promoting a culture of resilience, supporting healthy lifestyles, and establishing a supportive faculty mentorship program.

Salaries for residents, as of 2024, start at $66,560 for PGY-1, with increases each year. The comprehensive benefits package covers medical, dental, vision, and other benefits, with options for family coverage. Professional and educational benefits include memberships to ACP, RCMA, CMA, certifications in BLS/ACLS, and an annual stipend for educational and professional expenses.

The detailed curriculum integrates ambulatory care, focused inpatient rotations, and a well-rounded set of didactics designed to prepare residents for a wide range of internal medicine challenges. Rotations are designed around a 4+1 system, integrating continuity clinic and research opportunities throughout.

For individuals looking to apply, this program provides a competitive and comprehensive training environment, focusing on preparing residents to become leaders in healthcare delivery, especially in areas with a historic shortage of primary care physicians.