Ventura Family Medicine Residency Program

Ventura Family Medicine Residency Program The Family Medicine Residency Program at Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) is a premier site for unopposed full spectrum Family Medicine training.

Affiliated with the UCLA School of Medicine, VCMC is one of the original 15 programs approved in Family Practice and has been educating physicians since 1928. Graduates of the program are equipped with the skills to work anywhere, especially with the medically underserved. Ventura residents establish continuity Family Medicine practices for a diverse patient population in the Academic Family Medicine Center while managing VCMC's inpatient medicine, surgery, OB, ICU, ER, and pediatric services. They take time out once a week for protected didactic time, enjoy each others' company during an annual all-resident retreat, and get to live in Ventura, California.

What do doctors sing at parties?? 🎶Don’t stop believin’ in flu shots and fun 😀❄️☃️🤧😷Thanks to the Critical Care Team for...
12/14/2025

What do doctors sing at parties?? 🎶

Don’t stop believin’ in flu shots and fun 😀❄️☃️🤧😷

Thanks to the Critical Care Team for throwing a great holiday party!! Featured in the first image is our incredible ICU attending team made up of Critical Care + FM, IM, ED, and Surgery trained docs.

Taking a moment to pause, reflect, and find peace ✨🌅🫶Amidst the craziness of residency, we particularly appreciate livin...
12/10/2025

Taking a moment to pause, reflect, and find peace ✨🌅🫶

Amidst the craziness of residency, we particularly appreciate living minutes from the water. One can’t help but regain perspective when looking out upon (or in 🌊🏄) the magnificent ocean.

We also have reflection hour built into core conference (weekly Tuesday didactics). This past week, R3s partook in a narrative medicine exercise with our palliative care team.

Una noche celebrando AFMC 🤍Our R3s and faculty dressed up to celebrate the incredible staff & community preceptors who s...
12/05/2025

Una noche celebrando AFMC 🤍

Our R3s and faculty dressed up to celebrate the incredible staff & community preceptors who support the residents and patients of our clinic, Academic Family Medicine Clinic.

Every resident has a home suite for all of residency. This promotes continuity for our patients. It also allows us to practice in practice management groups: a shared group of residents in the same home suite who see each others’ patients and communicate closely. This allows us to maintain continuity panels despite changing clinic availability as we rotate inpatient & out.

Featured is Dr ME Purnell (R3) and staff of her home suite D ✨

We absolutely love VCMC, our community, our patients, and Ventura. But coming here was a big decision!! If you have ques...
12/04/2025

We absolutely love VCMC, our community, our patients, and Ventura. But coming here was a big decision!! If you have questions about any of it (VCMC, full spectrum training, the rigor, moving to Ventura, 4 year program, etc), please reach out your Chiefs 2025-26 - Tina, Moira, Joe & Sina (aka TMJS). We would love to chat more!!

Class of 2023 Fellowship Match 🌟✨~ stay tuned to hear about the rest as they choose their next adventure & scope of prac...
12/04/2025

Class of 2023 Fellowship Match 🌟✨

~ stay tuned to hear about the rest as they choose their next adventure & scope of practice ~

Happy Thanksgiving from the crew holding it down in the hospital over the holiday!! We are so grateful for the entire VC...
11/28/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from the crew holding it down in the hospital over the holiday!! We are so grateful for the entire VCMC community 🧡

The ICU 🫁1️⃣ Multi disciplinary rounding (RNs, Respiratory Therapy, PT/OT/SLP, pharmacy, case management, social work, P...
11/17/2025

The ICU 🫁

1️⃣ Multi disciplinary rounding (RNs, Respiratory Therapy, PT/OT/SLP, pharmacy, case management, social work, Palliative Care, docs)

2️⃣ Lots of teaching & learning from our wonderful attendings (mix of FM and IM critical care trained)

3️⃣ Support from the Palliative Care team (hello to our co resident rounding on that service!)

4️⃣ Vital (critical?) team coffee rounds

5️⃣ Tons of procedures: arterial lines, CVCs, thoracentesis, paracentesis, HD lines, etc

6️⃣ Responding to rapid responses and stabilizing patients

7️⃣ Learning ventilator mechanics and management

8️⃣ Lots of hard work learning critical care and taking care of super sick patients. We have a closed medical/surgical ICU.

ROTM: ✨Dr Emily Bruning (R3) ✨“Emily made me feel so supported when I was an intern and my one mission as a senior is to...
11/15/2025

ROTM: ✨Dr Emily Bruning (R3) ✨

“Emily made me feel so supported when I was an intern and my one mission as a senior is to pass it on. She is so sensitive to the needs of the folks around her and we all adore her.”

“She has such a big heart. She is one of the most patient and kind people with both colleagues and patients.”

“Her style is impeccable. How does someone even look that good on hour 1 billion in the hospital and without sleep?”

Emily is just the coolest - we love her so much!

Journal club on topics related to HIV and Addiction Medicine ☑️ with R1s Dr Harris, Dr Bañegas, Dr Yuen Journal club is ...
11/09/2025

Journal club on topics related to HIV and Addiction Medicine ☑️ with R1s Dr Harris, Dr Bañegas, Dr Yuen

Journal club is part of our didactics curriculum. Interns share an article of choice with the larger group. The events are hosted at our wonderful faculty members’ homes. Thanks to Dr Araujo for hosting this one!!

A is for Airway 🫁🌬️🌪️Thanks to the ER for teaching us this critical skill! Featuring direct & indirect laryngoscopy, cri...
11/05/2025

A is for Airway 🫁🌬️🌪️

Thanks to the ER for teaching us this critical skill! Featuring direct & indirect laryngoscopy, cricothyrotomy, advanced airways, bagging, and more!

Most Tuesdays we do a skills didactic that is both fun and instructive.

Dallleeeeee! VCMC L&D team ft Dr Tod R3 & Dr Harris R1
10/31/2025

Dallleeeeee! VCMC L&D team ft Dr Tod R3 & Dr Harris R1

Address

300 Hillmont Avenue, Building 340
Ventura, CA
93003

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+18056526228

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