NorthBay Health Program New Program!
The NorthBay Health Program New Program! Internal Medicine residency in Fairfield, 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
Northbay Health's new, ACGME-accredited three-year Internal Medicine Residency in Fairfield is a community-based program serving Solano County, with ten residents per class. Training combines inpatient, ambulatory, critical care, emergency medicine and subspecialty rotations, with continuity clinic starting in PGY-1 and electives and QI/teaching roles growing in PGY-2 and PGY-3. Academic affiliation with Touro University California. Didactics include morning report three times weekly, weekly core lectures, daily board review, monthly grand rounds/journal club/M&M, and quarterly simulation. Interviews are virtual, October to mid-January.
Summarized from the program’s official website. Confirm details with the program.
Program highlights
- Inaugural-class opportunity: the program director invites residents to help shape the intellectual character and culture of Northbay Health's first residency program; be ready to discuss how you would contribute to building it.
- Class of ten per year with close faculty engagement and individualized learning; ask how the first classes have been supervised and how feedback is gathered (monthly IM Resident Forum).
- Curriculum emphasises longitudinal relationships, transitions of care, population health, QI and scholarship; continuity clinics begin in year one. Align your interests with QI work, which has twice-monthly sessions.
- Structured didactics: thrice-weekly resident-led morning report, daily board-style questions, quarterly high-acuity simulation (sepsis, acute MI, heart failure, toxicology); ask about board pass-rate tracking as the program is new.
- Wellness is built in: a protected wellness day every 10 weeks and leaving two hours early once per five-week ambulatory block.
- Applicant specifics: Step 2 CK minimum 230 (COMLEX Level 2-CE 450), graduation generally within 3 years, J-1 sponsored but no H-1B; note the ERAS code was still listed as 'coming soon'.
PGY salaries
PGY salaries have not been verified for this program.
Program leadership and contact
- Program director
- Shirisha Avadhanula, MD
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 Internal Medicine residency training
Internal Medicine residency training typically lasts 3 years.
Graduates go on to general internal medicine, hospital medicine or fellowship training such as cardiology, gastroenterology, or critical 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 Internal Medicine programs in California
Frequently asked questions
How do I apply to the NorthBay Health Program New Program! Internal 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 NorthBay Health Program New Program! Internal Medicine residency?
The program length recorded for this entry is 3 years. Confirm it with the program.
How many positions does the NorthBay Health Program New Program! Internal Medicine residency offer?
The directory records 10 position(s) per year. Positions can change from year to year, so confirm for the cycle you are applying to.
What does the NorthBay Health Program New Program! Internal 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.