Internal Medicine Residency Program

Mission Statement

The mission of the Huntington Health Internal Medicine Residency Program is to develop outstanding compassionate clinicians, educators, and scholars through superior training and individualized instruction and experiences. The program learning environment will allow each resident to acquire not only the requisite clinical skills and medical knowledge, but also the professional attitudes and behaviors, effective communication techniques and self-assessment tools that are essential to the successful practice of medicine. 

Program Aims

• Recruit and train the next generation of diverse and compassionate physicians that are dedicated to learning, self-reflection, self-assessment, and improvement.
• Provide a training experience that advances clinical reasoning and judgement skills necessary to approach both complex and common problems that present to the internist.
• Enable residents to recognize social determinants of health, tackle disparities, and establish a system that fosters fair access, treatment, and outcomes for every patient.
• Develop and enhance skills and knowledge in teaching, quality & safety, and scholarship.
• Facilitate clinical opportunities for residents to acquire and apply team-based care skills, demonstrating respect for patient values and preferences.
• Administer a foundational curriculum enabling residents to acquire knowledge that embodies proficiency in the art of inquiry and the science of discovery.
• Sustain a wellness-oriented culture that places emphasis on supporting residents, fostering camaraderie, and providing mentorship.
• Cultivate an educational setting that encourages increasing responsibility and phased autonomy.

“Huntington Hospital IM program provides a perfect balance for the training I wanted. It is small enough that you know everyone, including sub-specialist attendings with whom you directly work, your attendings who quickly become confidants and advisors, and your co-residents who truly become family. The hospital is also large enough to give you diversity and high-acuity patients, allowing you to see bread and butter cases as well as manage strokes, STEMIs, and level 1 traumas.”

-Francesca Sakamoto, MD
PGY 3 Internal Medicine Resident

“When considering Huntington Hospital, the term ‘Huntington Family’ is not only a commonly spoken phrase, but more of a mentality and a foundation to our success. Our doctors take pride and ownership of their failures and successes, and are here to help carry each other when in need. I know that this is a place where we prioritize success as a whole, and not individual accolades. This way of being carries us through difficult and stressful times, as we know that the Huntington Family is something we can depend on.”

-Stratos Christianakis, MD
Internal Medicine Faculty

Our Faculty

Our faculty are professors of Clinical Medicine at USC Keck School of Medicine and are actively involved in bedside teaching, the core lecture, and cutting edge research.

Internal Medicine Current Residents

Our Internal Medicine residents are drawn from some of the most respected medical schools and each has a demonstrated record for academic excellence. Together they are central in helping improve and shape the care of our patients and community for a better tomorrow.

Our Graduates

Our graduates mean so much to us and we are so proud of the many places they have gone on to, we have such a diverse bunch. We hope to keep expanding the education and fields our future graduates move onto.

Contact Information

If you have questions or would like to learn more about the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Huntington Hospital, please check out our FAQs or reach out to Program Manager, Briana Singer.

Briana Singer
Phone: (626) 397-5188 or email her here.