Diversity & Inclusion

At Kaiser Permanente, we value the collaboration and respect between individuals that make us stronger, and we cherish the differences that make us richer. Diversity, inclusion, and culturally competent medical care are defining characteristics of Kaiser Permanente's past, present, and future. We are dedicated in recruiting, developing, and retaining family medicine residents who are committed to eagerly serving our diverse patient population of Southern California.

We have created “A Better World” committee which is dedicated to addressing issues related to Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Climate Change.

Scholarships are available for medical students interested in making an impact in diverse communities. Check out our Oliver Goldsmith, M.D. Scholarship. The scholarship application is open November to January yearly. Awardees receive a $5,000 scholarship funded by KPSC Community Benefit, mentoring from a Kaiser Permanente clinician, and a clinical rotation at a Kaiser Permanente facility.

Matriculating residents can take advantage of the KP Southern California Global Health Program. It is a resident scholarship that aims to support your passion for underserved care whether locally or internationally.

 

And We accomplish this by:

Summer urban fellowship program

  • Pipeline program for minority high school students interested in health care professions

  • 5 week summer program organized by our residents

  • Began in 2014

  • Culminates in a community health fair

RECURRING EVENTS

  • KP Women in Medicine Symposium - June

  • KP San Diego Women in Medicine Symposium - September

  • KP National Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Conference - October

  • KP National LGBT Symposium - October

  • Health Disparities Lecture Series - Bi-Monthly

RESIDENT & faculty DIVERSITY INITIATIVES

  • Advocating for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Training during residency (2020)

    Our residents co-authored a proposal for the California Academy of Family Physicians to mandate EID training for all Family Medicine residency programs.

  • Student National Medical Association (SNMA) National Leadership Institute at KP San Diego- January 2020

Partnering with SNMA to host and coordinate a quarterly Leadership Institute at KP San Diego for approximately 80-100 students. Meeting are held in various parts of the nation focused on training national physician leaders of tomorrow in multiple areas such as advocacy, leadership skills, and effective communication.

  • Research on Health Disparities (2021)

    Associate Program Director, Dr. Francesca Adriano, completed an IRB approved study to examine the relationship between hypertension control and patient / physician race concordance.

  • Kaiser Permanente's Hippocrates Circle Program

    Program providing 7th and 8th graders from Southern Californian under-represented communities and diverse backgrounds with awareness that a career as a physician is possible.