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Kern Medical Center Program
- Specialty Group
- Internal Medicine
- Specialty
- Internal Medicine
- Program Name
- Kern Medical Center Program
- Acgme Program Id
- 1400531031
- City
- Bakersfield
- State
- California
- State Code
- CA
- Eras Status
- Participating
- Application Route
- ERAS
- Accepting Applications
- AAMC ERAS 2027: Participating
- Match System
- NRMP Main Residency Match when participating; verify current track/program status
- Match Status
- No PGY-1 positions outside NRMP
- Interview
- October through January
- Exam Policy
- IMG: pass USMLE Step 1 and Step 2; DO: pass COMLEX Level 1 and Level 2.
- Lor
- At least 3 letters; page also references a Program Director letter and Dean/MSPE materials.
- Img Ecfmg
- Valid ECFMG certificate required for IMGs.
- Yog Cutoff
- Within 3 years preferred; older graduates considered case by case.
- Signaling
- ERAS signaling is the primary expression-of-interest mechanism.
- Application Url
- https://www.kernmedical.com/academics/residency-fellowship-programs/internal-medicine/internal-medicine-requirements/
- Primary Source Url
- https://www.imgprep.com/residency-programs/internal-medicine
- Secondary Source Url
- https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1400531031
- Additional Source Urls
- https://www.kernmedical.com/academics/residency-fellowship-programs/internal-medicine/internal-medicine-requirements/ ; https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1400531031
- Observed Date
- 2026-11-06