Residency Programs

Hanford Family Practice Residency

Meet Our Current Residents

Candice Golez, MD

Dr. Golez, who grew up in the Philippines, earned her medical degree from the University of the East in Manila and practiced a year there before moving to the United States. "It was the wish of my grandfather that I come here. He was here and he had cancer, and he wanted me to come. It was such a blessing because I learned a lot." The Hanford program's mission of whole-person care attracted her here, she said. "To be able to truly care for my patients, I have to understand the whole person."

John "Seth" Lukens, MD

Dr. Lukens was attracted to this program's longitudinal curriculum and focus on rural medicine, he said. "I want to work in the mission field, probably in Africa. You get a wide range of experience here, and you get to have a lot of hands-on experience, compared with a lot of other residencies."

He earned his M.D. from Loma Linda University. He spent part of his childhood in Lesotho, southern Africa and hopes to return there. "There’s such a great need," he said.