Valley Children’s Hospital is officially partnering with Stanford University for its new pediatric residency program.
The decision marks a move away from a long time partnership with the University of California San Francisco.
The partnership is a big step toward starting the residency, as Stanford will provide educators and other academic support.
Hospital CEO Todd Suntrapak says having their own residency in-house gives the hospital more control over the program while also potentially increasing the number of doctors working in the Central Valley.
“If you think about that for a minute, it makes absolute sense for Valley Children’s to be a leader. And that we would tailor our residency to meet the needs of the communities we serve,” Suntrapak said.
Residents will also rotate through other hospitals in the area including Kaiser, St. Agnes and Dignity Health.
Suntrapak says they decided to partner with Stanford after UCSF declined to have their program hosted at Children’s Madera site.
