Ventura County Medical Center
The Ventura County Medical Center Family Medicine residency in Ventura, 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
Ventura County Medical Center's Family Medicine Residency is an unopposed, full-spectrum program educating physicians since 1928 (one of the original 15 approved Family Practice programs). It is now a four-year ACGME/ABFM AIRE program with integrated fellowship pathways (e.g., high-risk obstetrics, global health, faculty development, hospital medicine, pediatrics, addiction medicine). Residents run continuity practices in the Academic Family Medicine Center and are primary doctors on medicine, ICU, OB, pediatrics and ED services in a single-residency county hospital serving the underserved.
Summarized from the program’s official website. Confirm details with the program.
Program highlights
- Emphasize interest in full-spectrum, underserved care: the program says it trains family physicians for maternity with C-sections, hospital medicine, emergency medicine and procedures in a county system devoted to the underserved.
- OB is core: residents are central to every delivery, perform every C-section under supervision, can take extra paid C-section call, and some have logged over 100 operations; about two-thirds of graduates incorporate obstetrics and roughly 30% obtain C-section privileges. Ask about your expected operative volume.
- Four-year AIRE model with integrated fellowships (high-risk OB, global health, faculty development, hospital medicine, pediatrics, addiction medicine, etc.): be ready to say which pathway fits your career and ask how an 'Expert Generalist' plan is built with an advisor.
- Single-residency hospital: residents are the primary doctors from laboring mothers to the closed mixed ICU (PGY-1 plus PGY-3 day team, night float overnight), with a NARC night admitting/cross-cover team and capped medicine teams (14 patients, 10 admissions); ask about the transition of roles under the fourth year.
- Alumni outcomes are published (AAFP survey data 2016-2025) showing higher maternity practice and a notably higher share at FQHCs; cite your own safety-net goals and ask how the 4th year changes procedural and scope outcomes.
- Application specifics: ERAS only, at least one Family Medicine letter, two supplemental questions, holistic review, graduation within 5 years, and Step 2 passed before rank list; hybrid in-person/virtual interviews with neither format favored.
PGY salaries
PGY salaries have not been verified for this program.
Program leadership and contact
- Program director
- Jacob David, MD
- Phone
- (805) 652-6228
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?
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Frequently asked questions
How do I apply to the Ventura County Medical Center 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 Ventura County Medical Center Family Medicine residency?
The program length recorded for this entry is 4 years (AIRE program; alumni data from prior 3-year program). Confirm it with the program.
How many positions does the Ventura County Medical Center Family Medicine residency offer?
The number of positions is not recorded here. Ask the program or check the match service’s program listing for the current cycle.
What does the Ventura County Medical Center 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.