Kern Medical Center Program
About This Program
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.
Program Statistics
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Contact Information
Program Director
Sarah Gracie Gonzalez, MD
Kern Medical Center
Primary Program Contact
Jose Caballero
Kern Med Center
Locations
Kern Medical Center
IM Dept, Addiction Medicine Division
1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018
3300 Truxtun Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93301
1018 21st St
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Application Information
Participates In
Doesn't Participate In
- Main Match of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- San Francisco Match
- Military Match
- Urology Match
U.S. MD Applicants
IMG Applicants
DO Applicants
Total required letters of recommendation (excludes MSPE and Dean's letter)
Required specialty-specific letters of evaluation within total letters of recommendation
- Letter(s) from someone within the specialty (e.g., faculty, attending)
Medical School Graduation Timeline
No cap on the number of years.
Gap Experience Requirement
Data not provided by program
Resident / Fellow Characteristics
Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Program Faculty
Faculty Distribution
Work Environment
NA = Not Applicable
NGO = Negotiable
OTH = Other
Visa Status
This program will consider an appropriately qualified applicant with the following visa or visa status. Contact the program for additional information.
Program Size
Key Dates & Timelines
2026 - 2027
Application Due
Oct 17, 2025
Interview Period Starts
Aug 29, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025
2027 - 2028
Application Due
Oct 16, 2026
Interview Period Starts
Aug 28, 2026 - Oct 23, 2026
Average PGY-1 Educational Environment
Employment Policies & Benefits
Educational Benefits
Tracks & Educational Features
Data not provided by program
Evaluations
Medical Insurance Coverage
- Major medical for residents
- Major medical for dependents
- Outpatient mental health
- Inpatient mental health
- Group life insurance
- Dental insurance
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Salary Compensation
PGY-4 through PGY-5
Salary paid by a non-profit institution.
Vacation & Sick Days
Residents receive 20 Vacation Days and 8 Sick Days annually to support work-life balance and personal well-being.
For more information, view the program's leave policy on their website.