ID: 4040540017
Kern Medical Center Program
Bakersfield, CA
Data Last updated: 10/23/2025
Overview
Program & Work Schedule
Overview
Overview

Kern Medical's Primary Care Based Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program's goal is to train physicians to evaluate, manage, and treat patients struggling with addiction. The fellow functions in diverse settings- inpatient, outpatient, jail health, opioid treatment program, shelter medicine and street medicine, serving a high-need population. Exposure to a wide variety of addictions and use disorders; from alcohol, substances to behavioral. All ages ranges, including adolescents.
Information
Program best described as
Community-based university affiliated
Primary Teaching Site
Kern Medical Center
Accredited length of training
1
Required length
1
Accepting applications for training that begins in 2026-2027 Yes
Will be accepting applications for training that begins in 2027-2028 Yes
Program start dates July 1
Participates in ERAS® Yes
Affiliated with U.S. government Yes
Program Director: Sarah Gracie Gonzalez
Kern Medical Center
IM Dept, Addiction Medicine Division
1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018
Tel: (661) 326-2200
Fax:
E-mail: [email protected]
Person to contact for more information about the program: Jose Caballero
Kern Med Center
IM Department
1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail: [email protected]
Survey Received: 7/9/2025

Institutions & Locations
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Location

Kern Medical Center
IM Dept, Addiction Medicine Division
1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018

Sponsor

Kern Medical Center
1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93305

Participant(s)

Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
3300 Truxtun Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93301

Aegis Treatment Centers-Bakersfield 21st St
1018 21st St
Bakersfield, CA 93301