Good Samaritan Hospital
The Good Samaritan Hospital Family Medicine residency in Wasco, CA is listed by AAMC with ERAS status “Participating” for the 2027 cycle. Use the official program page for curriculum, training sites, eligibility, and current contacts.
About the program
Good Samaritan Hospital's Rural Family Medicine Residency is a new program (4-4-4 structure) that welcomed its inaugural class of four residents in July 2026. The hospital is a physician-owned, 64-bed essential access community hospital offering medical-surgical, detox and acute psychiatric services in one facility. Training combines inpatient medicine, obstetrics and ambulatory care with inpatient psychiatry, a month-long correctional medicine rotation, alcohol rehabilitation/addiction medicine and street medicine via a mobile care van, with weekly didactics.
Summarized from the program’s official website. Confirm details with the program.
Program highlights
- Brand-new program (inaugural class July 2026): pitch yourself as a builder who wants to shape curriculum and ask what is finalized, what is still evolving, and how resident feedback is used.
- Distinctive rotations: inpatient psychiatry, a month-long correctional medicine rotation, alcohol rehabilitation/addiction medicine and street medicine via a mobile care van; tie any prior work with incarcerated, homeless or addiction populations to these.
- The hospital pairs detox, psychiatric and medical-surgical care and runs recuperative care and day habilitation programs across Kern and Tulare counties; ask how residents are involved in transitions-of-care for housing-insecure patients.
- Mission centers on health equity, advocacy and community partnership for rural and urban underserved settings; bring concrete advocacy or community-engagement examples.
- Ask about ACGME accreditation status for a new program, OB volume at a 64-bed hospital, and how the rural health clinics fit into continuity training (address on website is Bakersfield; stored city Wasco).
PGY salaries
PGY salaries have not been verified for this program.
Program leadership and contact
- Program director
- Swapna Palav, MD
- Address
- 901 Olive Drive, Bakersfield, California 93308 (hospital address)
- Phone
- 661-215-7500
Program and application links
Review the official program page for training sites, curriculum, eligibility, required documents, deadlines, interview policy, visa sponsorship, and current openings.
About Family Medicine residency training
Family Medicine residency training typically lasts 3 years.
Training covers care across ages, including obstetrics, pediatrics and outpatient continuity of care.
General information about the specialty, not a statement about this program. Confirm details with the program.
How to apply to this residency
- Register with ERAS, the application service of the AAMC, and with the NRMP Main Residency Match.
- Apply to this program through ERAS during the application season, with the documents it asks for.
- If you interview here, rank the program on your NRMP rank order list by the deadline; Match results are released in March.
Deadlines, required documents, interview policy and visa sponsorship differ between programs and years. The program’s own website is the authority.
Prepare your application
- The NRMP Residency Match, explained
- Residency interview preparation: a four-week plan and question bank
- Residency interview strategies for USMLE candidates
- How to create a resume or CV for residency
- The Dean's letter (MSPE): what it is and how to get it from your medical school
- After the interview: highlight your strengths and send thank-you letters
- NRMP ranking algorithm & rank-list strategy
- Save money on USMLE and interview travel
- Study books by exam
- International medical graduates: ECFMG and visas
Questions to ask this program
Strong applicants use the interview to learn how a program trains its residents. Questions worth asking:
- How much autonomy do residents have at each training level, and how is supervision handled?
- Where do graduates go next: practice, fellowship or academic positions? Ask for recent examples.
- What are the call and night-float schedules, and how many hours do residents typically work?
- How are residents supported in preparing for board exams, and what is the program’s recent pass rate?
- What research, quality improvement or teaching opportunities are protected with time?
- What benefits, parental leave and wellness support does the program provide?
Compare nearby options
More Family Medicine programs in California
Frequently asked questions
How do I apply to the Good Samaritan Hospital Family Medicine residency?
This directory lists the program in the NRMP Main Residency Match. Use the program and application links on this page for the current instructions, deadlines and required documents.
How long is the Good Samaritan Hospital Family Medicine residency?
The program length recorded for this entry is 3 years (4-4-4). Confirm it with the program.
How many positions does the Good Samaritan Hospital Family Medicine residency offer?
The directory records 4 position(s) per year. Positions can change from year to year, so confirm for the cycle you are applying to.
What does the Good Samaritan Hospital Family Medicine residency pay?
Salaries have not been verified for this program. Many institutions publish a resident and fellow salary schedule on their graduate medical education office page.