Located in the Central Valley, Sutter Memorial Medical Center is a not-for-profit community hospital focused on high-quality, compassionate, and patient-centered care.

Repeatedly recognized as one of the top hospitals in California, Sutter Memorial’s 419 bed medical center serves Stanislaus County and surrounding communities in the Central Valley area, offering a full range of healthcare services. Memorial Medical Center is ranked among America’s 50 Best Hospitals for clinical quality, placing it among the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical quality. Memorial Medical Center also received Healthgrades highest distinction in vascular surgery, coronary intervention and critical care, placing it among the top 5 percent of hospitals nationwide in these specialties; we are also ranked among the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide in pulmonary care, cardiology services in addition to being named to Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity list for dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Memorial Medical Center was recognized on the 2022 Healthcare Equality Index as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader. MMC has earned this two-year designation for the fifth time this year.

The Sutter Health Network

Sutter Memorial Medical Center is part of the award-winning Sutter Health integrated network of care. Nearly three million patients benefit from connected care at affiliated facilities, from the Bay Area and Sacramento Valley to the Central Valley. Sutter’s decades-long investment in graduate medical education and established institutional accreditation through the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) provides a solid foundation for new residency programs at Memorial Medical Center.

The leadership, clinicians, and staff in the Sutter Health network are committed to fostering a positive, supportive, and inclusive environment for training tomorrow’s successful physicians. Memorial Medical Center and Sutter Health advance and encourage a culturally diverse and inclusive environment with a focus on recruitment, selection, and retention of a diverse cohort, who are all empowered to reach their full potential.

Family Medicine Residency Program

Residents in the program will have access to the tools they need in a learning environment that prepares future physicians to provide safe, high-quality, and compassionate care. The inaugural cohort will also have the unique opportunity to help shape what is expected to be a premier residency program and significantly improve access to care within Stanislaus County.

The program’s primary site is Memorial Medical Center. Our Family Medicine residents will train under board-certified and licensed physicians with extensive teaching experience. These dedicated doctors will mentor residents and instill in them a desire for lifelong learning with a goal of improving their patient’s lives and their communities throughout their careers. An innovative curriculum with a focus on caring for the family unit, including the parental-infant unit and caring for the whole community in addition to the whole person prioritizes a patient-centered, comprehensive, and full-scope learning experience during residency. Our graduates will be prepared to make the most out of their careers by caring for patients in a way that makes the most sense for themselves and the families they serve.