Fairfield, Calif.-based Northbay Health launched an internal medicine residency program. It is the health system’s first residency and the cornerstone of its graduate medical education enterprise, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
The inaugural class of 10 residents will begin training July 1, 2027. They will work across Northbay Health’s hospitals, clinics and specialty services in Solano County.
The program builds on Northbay Health’s initial accreditation as an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education sponsoring institution, which it received in November 2025. That accreditation allows the system to develop and oversee residency programs.
Residents will train for three years and use the Northbay Green Valley Primary Care Clinic as their continuity clinic. The curriculum covers inpatient and acute care along with specialties including cardiology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, nephrology, hematology/oncology, pulmonary medicine, neurology, geriatrics, addiction medicine, emergency medicine and critical care.
“This is a long-term investment in our region’s physician workforce and the future of health care,” said Mark Behl, president and CEO of Northbay Health.
Seth Kaufman, MD, chief clinical officer of Northbay Health, said the residency will prepare physicians for care that is “complex, team-based and shaped by what happens outside the exam room.”
Candidates will apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service this fall. Northbay Health will use the National Resident Matching Program to select its first class in March 2027. Touro University California in Vallejo serves as the system’s academic affiliate.
