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Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles) Program

Los Angeles, California · Surgery · ACGME ID 4400512038

Official ERAS 2027 listing

ERAS 2027 status
Participating
Program signals
Takes part in program signaling for ERAS 2027 (15 signals per applicant in this specialty)
Track
Not stated in the program name
AAMC badges
None
ACGME ID
4400512038
Program website
residency-scal-kaiserpermanente.org/residency/surgery (as listed by AAMC)

Source: AAMC ERAS 2027 Participating Specialties & Programs, Surgery, copied Nov 14, 2026.

Requirements

Visa, graduation-year and score requirements for this program are not verified yet, so they are not shown. Check the program's own website or its FREIDA (AMA) listing before you apply.

What the program's website says

Sentences copied word for word from the program's own website on Nov 15, 2026. They are not checked by us: a page may be old or cover several programs, so open the source link before you rely on it.

Visa
U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents (unfortunately we are unable to sponsor visas) source
Does Kaiser sponsor Visas? Visas (which include, Temporary TN work status, temporary H-1B and J-1) can only be sponsored for hard to fill positions. source
J-1 and H-1B visa sponsorship is not available for residency or fellowship positions. source
USMLE / COMLEX
USMLE required, first time passage Step 1, with minimum Step 2 score of 230 (exceptional circumstances may be considered) source
Are COMLEX scores accepted? COMLEX-USA scores are accepted for applicants from accredited osteopathic medical schools. source
Psychiatry-Outpatient(no minimum USMLE or COMLEX score requirement) source
ECFMG
Must submit an ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) Status Report at the time of application. source
Letters of recommendation
Applicants are reviewed holistically, and interview decisions are based on the entirety of the application, including examination performance, academic achievement, clinical experiences, letters of recommendation, and other relevant qualifications. source
How are applicants selected for interviews? Programs use a holistic review process that considers the applicant’s academic achievements, experiences, letters of recommendation, personal statement, examination performance, and other relevant qualifications. source
Three letters of recommendation* – one of which should be from specialty in which you are applying source

Where current residents went to medical school

Counted from the program's own residents page (page 1 · page 2 · page 3) on Nov 15, 2026. We count lines that name a country or medical school, not people, and we do not store names, so treat the numbers as approximate and check the page.

Medical schools named

  • Keck School of Medicine 2
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1
  • Boston University School of Medicine 1
  • California Northstate University College of Medicine 1
  • California University of Science and Medicine School of Medicine 1
  • Carle Illinois College of Medicine 1
  • Davis School of Medicine 1
  • Drexel University College of Medicine 1
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School 1
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine 1
  • Indiana University School of Medicine 1
  • Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine 1
  • Kansas City School of Medicine 1
  • Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine 1
  • McGovern Medical School 1

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