Residency Programs

Hanford Family Practice Residency Program

"Called to Excellence, Compassion and Wholeness"

The first half year of our residency is with the Loma Linda University Family Practice Residency on the Loma Linda University campus. The remaining 2 1/2 years are with Adventist Health/Central Valley General Hospital located in Hanford, Calif., where the residency is based and administered.

Residency Program

Accreditation: Five-year accreditation award – the best that can be obtained by any residency.

Faculty: Faculty members have diverse skills and training in family medicine, geriatrics and ethics.

Size of residency: 12 residents. 4:4:4.

Residency status: Unopposed.

Call: 1:4 nights. Other than admissions, call can be taken from home.

Patient Exam Room

Family Medicine Center: Seven spacious exam rooms, individual resident work and study rooms, a procedure room and a conference room. Conferences are held every Tuesday, with the addition of Balint sessions on Fridays, twice a month, Journal Club, once a month, and every 5th Tuesday is a wellness day.

Medical Records: The residency uses MRI software Practice Partners.

Lectures: Didactic lectures from LLU teleconferencing and Hanford Family Practice Residency faculty/specialist are provided on Tuesdays and Fridays weekly.

Stipend and Benefits: The LLUMC Resident Information Booklet details your compensation, benefits and protections. The resident will be an employee of Central Valley General Hospital throughout your residency, which will add additional benefits. Residents receive free meals at the hospital cafeteria.

Clinical Rotations

Hanford Family Practice Residency: Longitudinal clinical sessions in the following areas are scheduled for the residents to meet the Family Medicine Program Requirements to qualify the resident to take their Specialty Boards. These included inpatient/outpatient surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, wellborn nursery, medicine, Family Medicine Center, cardiology, orthopedics, emergency room, dermatology, pulmonary, oncology, sports medicine, ENT, ophthalmology, radiology, urology, research and electives.

Loma Linda University/Family Medicine Residency: Block rotations in night call, rheumatology, pulmonary, inpatient pediatrics, medicine and chemical dependency.

Community Hospital: In addition to Central Valley General Hospital, Adventist Health also has a new $114 million medical center, Adventist Medical Center - Hanford, located across from the Hanford Mall. The facility had 124 private beds, that includes 22 intensive care beds, electronic medical records and state-of-the-art technology throughout. A resident conference room, break room and sleep rooms are provided in the new residency suite on the third floor of the adjacent Hanford Medical Pavilion.