Self-learning tools include a small but comprehensive departmental library (in addition to the large medical center library), online and CD based resources, all self-assessment programs published by the ACC, and more.

Clinical Experiences & Rotations
The 3-year program consists of 36 monthly rotations with the number of rotations as follows: CCU 8, cath lab 6, noninvasive 4 (includes nuclear medicine, pacemaker clinic, and treadmill testing), echocardiography 4, research 4, EP 2, inpatient consults 4, pediatric cardiology 1, cardiac surgical unit 1, and electives 2. Three weeks paid vacation is given each year and may be taken on certain rotations.


Each fellow will maintain a one half-day continuity clinic each week, except when on vacation.

Two months of electives may be taken in the third year, provided arrangements are made and approved by the program director.

All fellows are expected to serve as teachers and role models for residents and students on his or her team.

Benefits & Salary Highlights

Kaiser Permanente provides its residents and fellows with a compensation program that is highly competitive in todays market. We approach salary and benefits as a total compensation package: wage programs, pay practices, paid time off, educational leave, and ancillary benefits such as child and elder care, are all part of a compensation structure that sustains a comfortable quality of life for our residents and fellows.

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Research Opportunities for Residents and Fellows

Research opportunities are available for Kaiser Permanente physicians, residents, and fellows. Residents and fellows are regularly involved in on-going research projects dealing with current medical studies within their own specialty or other areas of interest. Each year Kaiser Permanente Southern California physicians publish an average of one hundred projects each year. Physicians are given multiple resources to assist with finding topics, literature searches, statistical consultation, and funding.

The Kaiser Foundation Research Institute provides infrastructure to support medical research in California and other Kaiser Permanente Regions. Kaiser Permanente operates two large health research departments in California . For over 40 years, our research programs have been dedicated to the creation of knowledge to benefit our members, our communities and the world. In sharing this knowledge, Kaiser Permanente's research efforts support our mission of community service.