Transitional Year

The mission of the transitional year residency program is to equip residents with the fundamental clinical skills necessary to improve the health and well-being of our community. Through hands-on learning and evidence-based treatment and decision-making opportunities, residents will acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential to providing high-quality, safe, and efficient patient care in the specialty of their choice.

Program Aims:

1. Clinical Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes: The transitional year program provides a broad base of fundamental clinical skills experience across multiple specialties in the inpatient and ambulatory settings.

2. Scholarship: Faculty and residents will advance community health and innovation through participation in original research and performance/quality improvement projects.

3. Professional Growth: Faculty will mentor, coach, and teach residents through the use of structured didactics, formative and summative feedback, and graded autonomous practice.

4. Recruitment and Retention: The program aims to identify, recruit, and retain future specialty physicians into the underserved community.

Program Coordinator Email: jose.caballero@kernmedical.com