PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Sheela Kapre, MD, FACP; FCCP,
Chair, Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Training
Chair, Graduate Medical Education
Welcome,
The Internal Medicine Residency Program at San Joaquin General Hospital, a county institution nestled in the rural
San Joaquin County has been in existence since 1932 and is committed to education in Primary Care. Our program
is small and vibrant, geared towards hands-on clinical training. Without any competing fellowship programs, the
residents receive a very comprehensive and balanced education in the Ambulatory and Inpatient areas of general
internal medicine. Office training in the non-traditional specialties of gynecology, ophthalmology, ENT, orthopedics,
rehabilitation medicine, psychiatry and hospice are incorporated to enable the residents to practice the true art of medicine in any
community, whether rural or technologically-advanced, with confidence and competence. With an energetic full-time faculty and a diverse
and enthusiastic group of residents, we plow through the culturally-rich population, thereby setting the stage for a luxurious and intellectual
learning process with the development of an analytical mind and sharpening of the skills of deduction.
The University of California campuses at San Francisco and Davis participate with our training program in providing didactics, teaching and management rounds in addition to furnishing the residents with several elective rotations. An additional rotation at the local Kaiser Permanente in Stockton, adds to the diversity in our residents’ training.
The department has always fostered the concept of education in new arenas. We launched our simulation laboratory using mannequins for case scenarios and training in bedside ultrasonography utilizing the concept of “goal-directed ultrasound imaging”. Telemedicine was introduced into resident training in early 2009 with teleneurology leading the way as part of an overall “rural stroke management” concept with access to the nations most prestigious neurologists.
On graduation the majority of residents were inclined towards a hospitalist career in Northern California. A small but sizable number continued training in the specialties of pulmonary/critical care and cardiology. A more recent trend has been practice in a traditional ambulatory care setting.
We offer a categorical and preliminary medicine tract.
Thank you for your interest in residency training at San Joaquin General Hospital. Please follow the links to learn more about us.