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.

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

Peds life is the best life - or at least the most fun! We have the only pediatrics inpatient unit in Ventura County (+ N...
10/30/2025

Peds life is the best life - or at least the most fun!

We have the only pediatrics inpatient unit in Ventura County (+ NICU/ PICU) so we get to take care of everything from bread and butter pediatrics to super medically and/or socially complicated kiddos in the inpatient & outpatient contexts.

Thanks to our wonderful Child Life Specialist and for organizing all the fun and the Peds Team who teach us everything we end up knowing!

Dr Nick Tod (R3) brings us along on a day on OB! 🌀Postpartum rounding & didactics > Ob Gyn Clinic > AFMC Resident Clinic...
10/26/2025

Dr Nick Tod (R3) brings us along on a day on OB!

🌀Postpartum rounding & didactics > Ob Gyn Clinic > AFMC Resident Clinic 🌀

✨ROTM: Dr ME Purnell 🌟ME is an amazingly supportive and empathetic senior resident. She helps us process mistakes and hy...
10/20/2025

✨ROTM: Dr ME Purnell 🌟

ME is an amazingly supportive and empathetic senior resident. She helps us process mistakes and hypes us up about what we do well.

She has a lovely mix of sarcasm and kindness, sweet and salty.

Extremely thorough doc with incredible critical thinking, caring, an excellent teacher, and all with a great sense of humor!

We love you ME!!

🌟ROTM: Dr M.E. Purnell 🌟ME is an amazingly supportive and empathetic senior resident. She helped me process my mistakes ...
10/17/2025

🌟ROTM: Dr M.E. Purnell 🌟

ME is an amazingly supportive and empathetic senior resident. She helped me process my mistakes and hyped me up about what I did well. She has a lovely mix of sarcasm and kindness, sweet and salty.

Extremely thorough doc with incredible critical thinking, caring, an excellent teacher, and all with a great sense of humor!

✨Fall nights at the She-Shack ✨
10/16/2025

✨Fall nights at the She-Shack ✨

NARC (Night hospital medicine team) by the numbers: 7 nights74 admissions 2 vaginal + 1 c-section continuity deliveriesA...
10/15/2025

NARC (Night hospital medicine team) by the numbers:
7 nights
74 admissions
2 vaginal + 1 c-section continuity deliveries
Ages 0-98 years
3 intubations
1 central line & arterial line for vasopressors
1 EGD
22 traumas/ codes
Countless PRN pain meds & bedside chats with patients
2 very, very happy & tired residents

💪🏿💪🏼💪🏾💪🏽💪🏾Power in numbers & collaboration: DNP, RN, MD, DO in the Emergency Department
10/12/2025

💪🏿💪🏼💪🏾💪🏽💪🏾

Power in numbers & collaboration: DNP, RN, MD, DO in the Emergency Department

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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