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UCLA-Kern Medical Center

Kern Medical Center

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PsychiatryCommunity-based university affiliatedBakersfield, CA

Size

7 / year · 22 total

Training length

4 yr

Schedule

58 hrs / week

EMR

Cerner / Oracle Health

USMLE Step 2 CK231–265
200280

Interview rate by signal

  • Signal22.5×
    45%
  • None
    2%

Interview rate by degree

  • US MD
    7%
  • US DO
    17%
  • US IMG
    7%
  • Non-US IMG
    2%

Applications per year

1,015
2022
1,003
2023
1,077
2024
1,032
2025
828
2026

Compensation

$72,760 (+3%)

Cost of living

$1,140/mo (+2%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$72,760208
Year 2$75,138208
Year 3$78,486208
Year 4$81,576208

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD27%
  • DO41%
  • IMG32%

Sex

  • Female50%
  • Male50%

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree

  • US DO

    51%

  • US MD

    29%

  • US IMG

    16%

  • Non-US IMG

    4%
By signal

  • Sent

    77%

  • Did Not Send

    23%
Applicants by signal

  • Did Not Send

    84%

  • Sent

    16%
Student type
This program Psych avg

  • US DO Graduates

    52%
    26%

  • US MD Graduates

    26%
    53%

  • US-IMG

    13%
    12%

  • Non-US IMG

    9%
    10%
Sex
This program Psych avg

  • Men

    52%
    46%

  • Women

    48%
    53%

  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%

  • Did Not Report

    0%
    1%
Race / ethnicity
This program Psych avg

  • Asian

    57%
    33%

  • White

    22%
    48%

  • Other

    9%
    9%

  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    9%
    12%

  • Black or African American

    4%
    10%

  • Middle Eastern or North African

    4%
    2%

  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%

  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    0%
    1%

  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    0%
    0%
Geographic preference

  • Aligned

    92%

  • Not Aligned

    5%

  • No Preference

    3%
Home state

  • In-State

    88%

  • Out-of-State

    12%
Med school state

  • Out-of-State

    56%

  • In-State

    44%
Career plans

  • Practice Full-time

    10%
Top medical schools

  • Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

    13%

  • Ross University School of Medicine

    9%

  • Touro University-Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine

    9%
Exam history

  • Never Failed

    95%

  • Ever Failed

    5%

Training sites

  • KERN MEDICAL CENTER

    BAKERSFIELD, CA

    Primary
    • 182 staffed beds
    • 11,923 discharges
    • Bakersfield-Delano, CA · 923k (2024)
    • Inpatient psychiatry at Behavioral Health Unit (BHU at 3B) and consultation-liaison service

    From published listing

Population is the Census city or metro of the hospital location, not a hospital catchment.

Program Details

Schedule
  • Avg hours/week (Y1)58
  • Max hours on duty (Y1)16
  • Night floatYes
  • MoonlightingYes
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes1921400C0, 1921400C1
  • ACGME ID4000522298
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters2–3
  • Chair letterYes
  • Faculty letterYes
  • Specialty letterYes
Visas
  • J-1 through ECFMG Yes
Interviews
  • Interview typeVirtual
  • Video interviewNo
  • Interview periodNov 5, 2026 – Feb 4, 2027