University of California Davis Health Program

Sacramento, CA

Specialty:Obstetrics and gynecology

ACGME Code:2200521028

NRMP Code:1046220C0

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The University of California Davis Health Program in Obstetricsand Gynecology is a comprehensive four-year ACGME-accreditedresidency training program located at the UC Davis Medical Centerin Sacramento, California. This program seeks to provide excellenteducation and training to its residents, with a focus on servingthe diverse and underserved communities of Northern California,covering a vast geographical area that includes rural and frontierpractices.

The residency program accepts seven residents each year,totaling 28 categorical residents. The core clinical training takesplace at the UC Davis Medical Center, a 625-bed acute-care teachinghospital that admits over 30,000 patients annually. Residents alsobenefit from rotations at associated sites, including KaiserPermanente in Sacramento and Roseville, and a unique PGY3 ruralrotation in Susanville, California.

Curriculum and Training

The curriculum ensures a thorough surgical education, equippingresidents with the confidence and skills to become proficientsurgeons. Residents are encouraged to participate actively in theireducation, with a strong emphasis on hands-on training andcomprehensive clinical exposure. This curriculum is supplemented bya rigorous resident research program that results in every graduatehaving at least one published paper or completed qualityimprovement project by the end of their training.

Research Opportunities

Research plays a pivotal role in the residency. Each resident isprovided with ample resources, including access to statisticalsupport and clinical research coordinators. The program encouragesparticipation in various regional, national, and internationalpresentations, ensuring that graduates leave with both academicachievement and practical skills applicable to their futurecareers.

Advocacy and Community Service

The program advocates for OB-GYN practitioners to take onleadership roles in women's health. The UC Davis ResidentLegislative Lobby Day, initiated in 2005, exemplifies thiscommitment by engaging residents in advocacy efforts with statelegislators. The program fosters a culture of advocacy that extendsbeyond residency into the graduates' professional lives.

Living in Sacramento

Residents enjoy the lifestyle benefits of living in Sacramento,which boasts a vibrant culinary scene, outdoor recreationalopportunities, and a friendly, family-oriented community. Thecity's rich cultural offerings and diverse population enhance bothpersonal and professional experiences for residents.

Application Requirements

For the 2024-2025 application cycle, the program acceptsapplications solely through the Residency CAS system, with amandatory submission of various documents including the ERASapplication, medical school transcripts, personal statements, andletters of recommendation. Notably, one of the recommendations mustbe a Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE). Applicants must alsoinclude USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 results as part of theirapplication.

Visa Support

The program offers visa sponsorship for qualified applicants,primarily supporting J-1 visas. This enables international medicalgraduates to participate fully in the residency training, enhancingthe program's diversity and cultural competency.

Competitiveness and Resident Diversity

The application for this residency program is competitive,attracting a diverse cohort of trainees. The program is friendly toapplicants from DO and IMG backgrounds, emphasizing a comprehensiveapplication review process.

Rotations Overview

The residency rotations for each program year are structured toensure comprehensive exposure across various domains in obstetricsand gynecology. This framework enables residents to gain diverseclinical experience, ensuring readiness for subsequent independentpractice.

Web sources

1. Residency Program Overview 2. Advocacy Initiatives 3. Residency Alumni Information 4. Application Information 5. Current Residents 6. Program Leadership 7. Research Information 8. Residency Rotations

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation0

Continued27

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 14, 1999
02	2001 - 2002	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 4, 2001
03	2002 - 2003	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 4, 2001
04	2003 - 2004	Continued Full Accreditation	Oct 4, 2001
05	2004 - 2005	Continued Full Accreditation	Jan 20, 2005
06	2005 - 2006	Continued Full Accreditation	Jan 20, 2005
07	2006 - 2007	Continued Full Accreditation	Jan 20, 2005
08	2007 - 2008	Continued Full Accreditation	Jan 20, 2005
09	2008 - 2009	Continued Full Accreditation	Jan 20, 2005
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Oct 15, 2009

Program

Program Size

8, 8, 8, 8 (4 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 28, 2026)

Composition ^[2]

MD · 96%

Non-U.S. IMG · 4%

Training

Fellowship Rate:24%^[2]

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:1.2X^[1]

Residents Career Path ^[2]

Full-time Practice · 62%

Academic · 14%

Fellowship · 24%

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: 12 days^[1]

First Year Paid Vacation: 20 days^[1]

First Year Salary: $82,826^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 24 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 70 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:J1^[2]

YOG Cutoff:1^[1]

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

11%

University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

University of California, Riverside School of Medicine

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Incoming Schools % Tree Map

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

No data available for USMLE STEP 2 CK Score

No 2026 Applicant & Interview Insights available for this program.

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]

No data available for USMLE
STEP 2 CK Score

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

No data available for COMLEX
Level 2 Score

Match History ^[4]

Track ID: 1046220C0

2020

7 of 7

2021

7 of 7

2022

7 of 7

2023

7 of 7

2024

8 of 8

2025

8 of 8

2026

8 of 8

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Publications

17 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

17 Publications (5 yr)

Communications biology2026

Prenatal cell-free DNA methylome detects association with autism and maternal obesity.

Logan A Williams,¹Ensieh Habibi,¹Meghan Miller,²Irva Hertz-Picciotto,³

PMID: 42331993doi.org/10.1038/s42003-026-10500-9

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology2026

Venous thromboembolism with combined oral contraceptives based on estrogen and progestin content: a disproportionality analysis of the United States Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System database.

Lucie Raskin,¹Marie Didembourg,¹Jean-Michel Dogne,¹Médéa Locquet,²

PMID: 41791560doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2026.02.046

Location

Sacramento, CA ^[5]

Population

1,585,055

Median income

$90,252Above

Education

35.1%Above

Employment

60.1%Below

Health

4.9%Above

Age

37On par

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 - Sacramento, CA

State - California

United States

1/31/2015

$1,042

$1,615

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,048

$1,623

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,054

$1,658

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,057

$1,678

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,062

$1,736

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,069

$1,750

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,079

$1,737

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,090

$1,758

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,102

$1,775

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,113

$1,780

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,126

$1,792

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,129

$1,793

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,140

$1,827

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,141

$1,834

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,147

$1,835

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,155

$1,833

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,167

$1,876

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,180

$1,885

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,188

$1,884

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,191

$1,904

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,195

$1,910

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,199

$1,916

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,208

$1,923

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,224

$1,928

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,236

$1,940

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,260

$1,955

$1,324

3/31/2017

$1,275

$1,980

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,289

$1,989

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,293

$1,997

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,299

$2,009

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,310

$2,010

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,325

$2,010

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,338

$2,023

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,348

$2,031

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,351

$2,033

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,355

$2,051

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,362

$2,058

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,359

$2,070

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,370

$2,070

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,373

$2,078

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,388

$2,083

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,394

$2,091

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,402

$2,099

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,410

$2,106

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,413

$2,113

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,421

$2,119

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,429

$2,134

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,442

$2,159

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,445

$2,170

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,452

$2,173

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,454

$2,197

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,462

$2,209

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,465

$2,215

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,474

$2,223

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,479

$2,235

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,483

$2,242

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,492

$2,249

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,499

$2,256

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,508

$2,257

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,511

$2,263

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,521

$2,275

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,530

$2,281

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,535

$2,284

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,536

$2,291

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,533

$2,279

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,541

$2,275

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,548

$2,277

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,561

$2,282

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,571

$2,295

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,584

$2,304

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,595

$2,316

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,604

$2,327

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,616

$2,336

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,628

$2,348

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,641

$2,351

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,656

$2,368

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,681

$2,393

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,700

$2,417

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,720

$2,446

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,734

$2,479

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,750

$2,511

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,763

$2,525

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,783

$2,551

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,800

$2,557

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,811

$2,579

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,817

$2,600

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,825

$2,623

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,836

$2,641

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,839

$2,651

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,849

$2,662

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,857

$2,665

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,868

$2,669

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,870

$2,670

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,876

$2,676

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,869

$2,682

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,869

$2,684

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,869

$2,672

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,877

$2,665

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,887

$2,663

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,887

$2,676

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,891

$2,666

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,889

$2,666

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,890

$2,680

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,889

$2,683

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,895

$2,688

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,895

$2,697

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,899

$2,696

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,903

$2,705

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,909

$2,703

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,916

$2,707

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,919

$2,712

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,929

$2,722

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,933

$2,731

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,935

$2,741

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,936

$2,745

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,939

$2,752

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,945

$2,763

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,952

$2,762

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,963

$2,767

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,969

$2,770

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,976

$2,805

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,979

$2,820

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,981

$2,836

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,982

$2,846

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,987

$2,849

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,996

$2,849

$2,026

7/31/2025

$2,002

$2,854

$2,029

8/31/2025

$2,007

$2,862

$2,027

9/30/2025

$2,008

$2,834

$2,030

10/31/2025

$2,010

$2,894

$2,052

11/30/2025

$2,008

$2,907

$2,095

12/31/2025

$2,008

$2,907

$2,086

1/31/2026

$2,006

$2,925

$2,160

2/28/2026

$2,005

$2,926

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Sacramento, CA

State - California

United States

4/1/2021

5/1/2021

6/1/2021

7/1/2021

8/1/2021

9/1/2021

10/1/2021

11/1/2021

12/1/2021

1/1/2022

156

2/1/2022

128

3/1/2022

184

106

4/1/2022

161

103

5/1/2022

154

109

6/1/2022

141

109

7/1/2022

156

113

8/1/2022

161

113

9/1/2022

157

109

10/1/2022

168

107

11/1/2022

144

12/1/2022

141

104

1/1/2023

150

108

2/1/2023

125

3/1/2023

160

101

4/1/2023

168

104

5/1/2023

171

112

6/1/2023

164

108

7/1/2023

166

116

8/1/2023

186

113

9/1/2023

159

109

10/1/2023

174

117

11/1/2023

141

12/1/2023

150

104

1/1/2024

145

2/1/2024

147

3/1/2024

152

100

4/1/2024

148

101

5/1/2024

151

106

6/1/2024

154

106

7/1/2024

154

109

8/1/2024

153

106

9/1/2024

167

104

10/1/2024

171

102

11/1/2024

132

12/1/2024

143

1/1/2025

136

2/1/2025

133

3/1/2025

158

4/1/2025

165

5/1/2025

178

6/1/2025

154

7/1/2025

163

100

8/1/2025

156

9/1/2025

146

10/1/2025

148

11/1/2025

145

12/1/2025

144

1/1/2026

156

2/1/2026

104

3/1/2026

Living in Sacramento, CA

Crime Rate and Safety

Sacramento has both safe and less safe neighborhoods. Be aware of your surroundings, especially in certain areas known for higher crime rates. Overall, it's advisable to stay informed about the safety of the specific neighborhood you choose to live in.

Fun Activities

Sacramento offers a variety of outdoor activities due to its proximity to rivers, parks, and hiking trails. The city also has museums, art galleries, and a growing food scene. Additionally, it's home to the California State Fair and is near wine country.

Climate

Sacramento has a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Be prepared for hot temperatures during the summer months.

Races and Population

Sacramento is a diverse city with a mix of different races and ethnicities among its population, contributing to a rich cultural experience.

Education

Sacramento is home to several universities and colleges, providing opportunities for higher education.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Sacramento is relatively high compared to other cities in California but is more affordable than some of the more expensive coastal cities.

Proximity to Larger Cities

Sacramento is located about a 1.5 to 2-hour drive from San Francisco and is approximately 1 to 1.5 hours away from San Jose. You can easily explore larger metropolitan areas on weekends or during time off.

Pros

Proximity to outdoor activities
diverse population
cultural attractions.

Cons

Some neighborhoods have higher crime rates
and the summers can be extremely hot.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/2200521028

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/964c604e-ea2e-21f5-c1a5-1a172d7a1dfd

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=050XX00US06067

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

University of California Davis Health Program

Overview

Curriculum and Training

Research Opportunities

Advocacy and Community Service

Living in Sacramento

Application Requirements

Visa Support

Competitiveness and Resident Diversity

Rotations Overview

Web sources

SmartPick

Program data

Program

Training

Quality of Life

Admission

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

Match History Matched positions of the program in previous years [4]

Roster

Publications

Prenatal cell-free DNA methylome detects association with autism and maternal obesity.

Venous thromboembolism with combined oral contraceptives based on estrogen and progestin content: a disproportionality analysis of the United States Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System database.

Location

Living in Sacramento, CA

Crime Rate and Safety

Fun Activities

Climate

Races and Population

Education

Cost of Living

Proximity to Larger Cities

Pros

Cons

FAQ

Ready to Find Your Ideal Residency Program?

Nearby programs

Other specialties near Sacramento, CA

References

Match History ^[4]