• Designed to prioritize what matters most: longitudinal, relationship-centered care. At the UCSF Lakeshore and VA Family Medicine Residency Track, residents spend a dedicated full day each week in continuity clinic throughout all three years of training—ensuring consistent, meaningful engagement with their patient panels from day one. 
• This model reflects our belief that deep continuity fosters deeper learning, stronger patient-provider relationships, and better outcomes for patients. Rather than treating clinic as a rotation, we treat it as a home base where residents grow their identity as family physicians and build enduring relationships with patients, clinic staff and preceptors, and the community. 
• This structure also empowers residents to develop the clinical, interpersonal, and systems-based skills essential for providing full-spectrum, patient-centered care in any setting. 
• Key features of our Clinic-First model: 
  • One full day of clinic per week on inpatient rotations, more on outpatient rotations 
  • Consistent continuity clinic day across all 3 years of training 
  • Full day of clinic allows for full immersion in clinic without carrying your pager or rushing from the hospital to clinic  
  • Active participation in high-functioning primary care teams that model collaborative, equity-driven care 
  • Strong mentorship from core clinic preceptors who know you and your patients well 
  • Integration of behavioral health and interpreter services 
  • Opportunities for population health and QI projects  

• Diverse patient populations through varied rotation sites 
• Inpatient medicine rotations alongside internal medicine residents at St. Mary’s, a community teaching hospital, and with 1:1 apprenticeship model with hospitalists during R2 and R3 inpatient medicine rotations 
• Opportunities for teaching medical students during their family medicine clerkship and sub-I rotations 
• Program-wide emphasis on community engagement and health equity 
• Opportunity to be a foundational voice in the shaping of the curriculum and culture 
• Dedicated procedure clinic 
• POCUS training 
• Community engagement and advocacy - Coming soon 
• Elective/selective options - Coming soon 

Located in the Outer Sunset neighborhood in San Francisco, our clinic serves a diverse patient population. Most patients live in the south and west sides of the city. 

Our patients speak a number of different languages. After English, the most commonly spoken languages are Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Spanish. We have robust telephone interpreter services to support high-quality equitable communication and care for patients with limited English proficiency. 

About 20% of our patients are insured by Medicare, and about 10% are insured by Medicaid. The remainder of our patients are insured by employee-sponsored plans or other private health insurance. 

UCSF St. Mary’s is a community teaching hospital in the heart of SF that currently houses an internal medicine residency program. Inpatient medicine and ICU rotations will be completed at this site. 

UCSF’s Mission Bay campus will be the site for OB and pediatrics rotations. 

• Sept. 3, 2025 - Residency applicants may begin submitting MyERAS® applications to programs at 9 a.m. ET 
• Sept. 24, 2025 - Residency programs may begin reviewing MyERAS® applications and MSPEs at 9 a.m. ET.
• All interviews in Fall 2025 will be virtual to ensure all candidates have the same experience. If you are selected for an interview, our Residency Coordinator will contact you by email to schedule a date  

• We only accept applications and supporting documents through ERAS. 
• For information regarding ERAS, contact the Dean's office of your medical school.  
• Applications are considered complete and are reviewed as soon as ALL of the following items are received through ERAS: 

1. ERAS Common Application Form  
2. Medical School Transcript 
3. Personal Statement 
4. Three Letters of Reference (recommendations from family physicians are especially encouraged) 
5. USMLE Step 1 or COMLEX Level I score  
6. USMLE Step II (CS and CK) or COMLEX Step II scores are required prior to February 2025; consistent with UCSF policy, only applicants with passing Step II scores will be placed on our Rank Order List 

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

The UCSF School of Medicine is sensitive to the high cost of living in San Francisco, as well as the financial strain on most residents. We strive to provide a competitive salary, housing stipends, and other benefits to recruit and retain the highest caliber of future family physicians to our program. Resident salaries and benefits are negotiated at the institutional level for all UCSF residents and clinical fellows.  

Salaries 

• PGY-1     $92,284.00 (including housing stipend) 
• PGY-2     $94,777.00 (including housing stipend) 
• PGY-3     $97,829.00 (including housing stipend) 

*Please note: these salaries are based on the 2024-25 UC salary scale.  

Email [email protected] to learn more. Also see VSLO link (login required). 

More faculty information coming soon

For questions regarding the application and interview process, please contact: [email protected]