Making The Rounds 2025

Seventeen of our previous medical students were accepted into our residency programs, of which two were residents of Kern County. The vast majority of our matched applicants were from US based allopathic and osteopathic medical schools. The demographics of our applicants demonstrate a large portion that were born in the 1990s. These millennials embody the next generation of physicians who will be tasked with providing care to a growing patient population that is not only aging, but presenting with higher acuity illnesses. As clinical educators, our faculty are poised in motivating and teaching these young physicians through hybrid educational models, high-fidelity simulation, and the application of artificial intelligence. From GEN Y to GEN Z, Kern Medical stands ready to provide the most supportive, safe, and highest quality clinical learning environment for our learners.

As we prepare to welcome our new trainees, we are also proud of our 2025 class of graduates, the largest in the history of Kern Medical. Eight of our graduating residents and fellows (25%) will continue to practice in Kern County, with several staying on as new faculty in our programs.

Among our graduates are our inaugural fellows from our Addiction Medicine and Simulation programs. An additional eight graduating residents are seeking further fellowship training, three of which in our own accredited fellowships at Kern Medical. The Central Valley of California is in desperate need of physicians, both primary care and specialists. Kern Medical is doing its part through recruitment and retention of not only our graduates, but new, highly-trained faculty as well. Our institution is also focused on undergraduate medical education. Kern Medial and Western University of Health Sciences have expanded our collaboration, providing the opportunity for for 64 osteopathic students from Western to complete their 3 year clinical clerkship at rd