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Family Medicine Residency Program

Family Health Centers of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Continued AccreditationACGME #1200500736Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego is an ACGME-accredited community-based Family Medicine residency program in San Diego, CA. It has 7 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 20 residents in training. It reports 5.3% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $80,075. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.

Overview

Positions / year
7
20 residents · 24 approved
PGY-1 salary
$80.1k
IMG percentage
5.3%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
1682120C0

Accredited since 2014 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2016

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
3
Incl. faculty
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
1682120C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Family Health Ctrs of San Diego-CA”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Primary care

Primary Care

Women's health

Other

Other

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
5%
x
US MD
68%
x
DO
26%
x
Women
47%
x

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
50
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
24
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
4
Protected didactic / week
Night float
No
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.9
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1.7
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
1
Support team size

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

Since 1970, FHCSD’s mission has been to provide caring, affordable, high-quality health care and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low-income and medically underserved persons. FHCSD is one of the top 10 largest federally qualified health centers in the country, operating more than 90 sites across San Diego County and providing care to more than 227,000 patients each year, of whom 91% are low-income and 29% are uninsured. To learn more, visit www.fhcsd.org/about-us.

Star Rating
Overall hospital rating
Beds

Primary teaching site: City Heights Family Health Center · San Diego, CA

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

City Heights Family Health Center

Primary
San Diego, CA

Scripps Mercy Hospital

San Diego, CA467 beds

Rady Children's Hospital

San Diego, CA285 beds

Logan Heights Family Health Center of San Diego

San Diego, CA

UC San Diego Health Systems

San Diego, CA

North Park Family Health Center

San Diego, CA

Sharp Grossmont Hospital

La Mesa, CA542 beds

Hillcrest Family Health Center

San Diego, CA

Location

Purchasing power

~$3,910/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~28.1% of pay
Take-home$3,910/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,875/mo
State tax$888/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $80,075 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 13.3% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for San Diego County, California (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
13.3%
Includes 1% mental-health surtax over $1M.
Median Income
$102,285
+$24k vs US median
Avg Commute
26 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Zachary S Thomas, MD

Program Director

Program Director

Ms. Valentina McNeal, BA, C-TAGME

Residency Program Manager

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Family Health Centers of San Diego located?
Family Health Centers of San Diego is located in San Diego, CA.
What type of program is Family Health Centers of San Diego?
Family Health Centers of San Diego is a community-based residency program.
Is Family Health Centers of San Diego ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Family Health Centers of San Diego holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Family Health Centers of San Diego?
Family Health Centers of San Diego has approximately 20 residents in training.
How much is rent near Family Health Centers of San Diego?
Median rent near San Diego, CA is ~$1,875/month for a 1BR and ~$2,393/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Family Health Centers of San Diego accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 5.3% of Family Health Centers of San Diego's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does Family Health Centers of San Diego sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Family Health Centers of San Diego does not currently report J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship to FREIDA. That means no sponsorship is listed at the source rather than that the program has ruled it out — confirm directly with the program if visa status decides your list.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Family Health Centers of San Diego require?
Family Health Centers of San Diego does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at Family Health Centers of San Diego?
Family Health Centers of San Diego reports a PGY-1 salary of $80,075. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to Family Health Centers of San Diego?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Family Health Centers of San Diego to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Family Health Centers of San Diego have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Family Medicine residency program positions as they appear.