What is it liked to do a residency in a non-university setting like Kaiser?
The Kaiser Permanente Oakland Program combines the academics, research and tertiary care referral of a university program with the clinical volume of a large community care hospital and the support systems of a first class private hospital. The clinical research opportunities are based on the clinical interests of the attending physicians / attending surgeons practicing in a high-volume, advanced pathology patient referral practice. A comprehensive didactic program is incorporated into the training. Specifically, as a staff model prepaid HMO, medical decisions are physician driven, emphasizing preventive care / health maintenance. Preauthorization for procedures is not necessary or required from health plan administrators. Physicians make medical judgments based on their training and experience.
