Welcome to our Family Medicine Residency Program

Hello!  Welcome to San Joaquin General Hospital Family Medicine Residency, an incredible program with unparalleled training. 

Our residency program was founded in 1972 in the heart of the Central Valley.  We are embedded within San Joaquin General Hospital, the dominant healthcare system for the underserved in our community, and are affiliated with the UC Davis, a top research and tertiary medical center, which supplements our residents’ community hospital training.

Our goal is to train full-spectrum family medicine physicians who provide outstanding care to the underserved patients of San Joaquin County.  In addition to broad exposure to inpatient medicine with high acuity patient population, this residency is embedded into the community in a meaningful way on the outpatient side.  We are increasingly involved with outreach clinic, working with a multidisciplinary team to reach unhouse individuals in the community.  In addition, we teach buprenorphine management for substance use disorder, gender health including hormone titration, the treatment of HIV and hepatitis C, and myriad other skills.  Our residents graduate with the ability to practice all branches of Family Medicine in any environment!

Our faculty love to teach and our program fosters a supportive relationship that you must see for yourself on interview day.  Our residents are treated as colleagues and encouraged to work in an environment that allows autonomy, while ensuring quality of care.  We care deeply about helping our residents thrive both in and outside of the hospital, and are committed to fostering both personal and professional growth for every member of our department. 

A little bit about me: I grew up in a small farming town only 30 minutes away from SJGH.  After training in Fort Worth, Texas in Family Medicine with an OB fellowship, I came home to join on as core faculty in 2018.  Since that time, I’ve served in a variety of leadership roles, including chair of the hospital Physician Wellbeing Committee and director of the Advanced Obstetrics fellowship.  I’m honored to now serve as program director, and I can’t wait to meet our future residents!

With Joy and Excitement,,
Lauren Brown-Berchtold
Program Director