--- title: "A Message From the CPMC Internal Medicine Residency Director at Sutter Health" description: "Read a message from the California Pacific Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, Maggie J So, M.D., FACP" url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-internal-medicine/message-from-program-director" --- 1. [Home](https://www.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Education](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education) / 3. [Graduate Medical Education](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme) / 4. [Residencies](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies) / 5. [Internal Medicine, San Francisco](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-internal-medicine) / 6. 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We hope this site will give you a sense for what makes our program so special. There are a few key points about our program that I would like to highlight. We are a residency program which strives to promote outstanding education in a wonderfully collegial, nurturing environment. We are an academic community hospital and take pride in ensuring a robust clinical foundation for our preliminary and categorical residents. Our residents and interns are prepared for a life-long careers in medicine. We also enrich our educational environment through our affiliations with the Dartmouth Medical School and the University of California, San Francisco. In our clinical realm, CPMC is a cutting-edge community-based hospital that serves as a quaternary referral center for a large portion of Northern California. We serve a diverse, multi-cultural patient population that includes patients of all socioeconomic levels. We care for a wonderful mix of patients with common and uncommon illnesses. Finally, I’d like to return to the special culture that is CPMC. Our residents cherish the collaborative medical community that develops them into outstanding clinicians while promoting wellness, academic rigor, and collegiality. Again, I invite you to explore this website further and better yet, come for a rotation or apply to our program. **Maggie J So, M.D., FACP** Internal Medicine Residency Program Director California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF Medical School Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School ### Living in San Francisco There’s never a dull moment in San Francisco, a national hub for culture, dining, outdoor activities, local events, theater and parades. Experience the mountains, beach, and city in one iconic place that’s an easy drive away from wine country or skiing. [Get to Know the Area](https://www.visitcalifornia.com/places-to-visit/san-francisco/) ### Contact Us Program Coordinators Katie Say Cheng   Program Director Maggie So, M.D., FACP [MedEd@sutterhealth.org](mailto:MedEd@sutterhealth.org) Follow us on Instagram [@cpmcimresidency](https://www.instagram.com/cpmcimresidency/) [Get In Touch](mailto:MedEd@sutterhealth.org) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"MedicalOrganization","name":"Sutter Health","@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/#medicalorganization","url":"https://www.sutterhealth.org","logo":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/static/images/sutter-health-logo.svg","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"2200 River Plaza Drive","addressLocality":"Sacramento","addressRegion":"CA","postalCode":"95833","addressCountry":"US"},"areaServed":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"California"},"sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/SutterHealth","https://www.instagram.com/sutterhealth/","https://x.com/SutterHealth","https://www.youtube.com/sutterhealth","https://www.linkedin.com/company/sutter-health","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutter_Health"]} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","name":"A Message From the CPMC Internal Medicine Residency Director at Sutter Health","description":"Read a message from the California Pacific Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, Maggie J So, M.D., FACP","url":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-internal-medicine/message-from-program-director","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-internal-medicine/message-from-program-director#breadcrumblist"}} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-internal-medicine/message-from-program-director#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Education","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Graduate Medical Education","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Residencies","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"Internal Medicine, San Francisco","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/residencies/cpmc-internal-medicine"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"name":"Message From our Program Director"}]} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"CPMC Internal Medicine Residency Program","thumbnailUrl":"https://cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/817826402001/fd524021-f251-40fe-a0de-48f120fa1b64/6d1a6deb-0413-4287-8d20-72610b5f2477/1280x720/match/image.jpg","uploadDate":"2021-08-24T19:44:09.254Z","embedUrl":"https://players.brightcove.net/817826402001/79bcaa57-54d7-453c-9f1f-8ab3ef7b15de/index.html?videoId=6269338485001","description":"The Internal Medicine Residency Program directors give an overview of the CPMC Internal Medicine Residency Program. ","duration":"PT3M8S","transcript":"[MUSIC PLAYING]\nMAGGIE SO: Hello, and welcome to California Pacific Medical\nCenter.\nI'm Maggie So, the internal medicine residency program\ndirector.\nOur residency is based in a beautiful state-of-the-art\nhospital located right in the heart of San Francisco.\nWe are a flagship quarternary referral and major transplant\ncenter for the state of California\nand are part of the extensive network of Sutter Health\nhospitals.\nHere at CPMC, our outstanding and approachable attendings\nlove clinical medicine, teaching,\nand sharing their passion with our residents.\nTogether, they take care of patients\nwith an astonishing array of disease and pathology.\nWe are also a major clerkship site\nfor medical students from Dartmouth School of Medicine\nand UCSF.\nWe pride ourselves on having a truly collaborative\nlearning environment.\nWe're very glad that you are interested in our program,\nand we would like to tell you a little more.\nHENRY LIU: At CPMC, we provide outstanding clinical training\ndesigned to prepare you for the dynamic and evolving landscape\nof medicine.\nOur diverse and robust patient population\noffers a broad range of clinical experiences,\nfrom essential bread and butter cases\nto complex specialized referrals,\nensuring that all residents, whether categorical\nor preliminary, graduate with a strong foundation\nin internal medicine.\nOur mission is to equip you with the skills and support needed\nto launch a successful career, whether your path leads\nto an advanced subspecialty, primary care, or hospital\nmedicine.\nJENNIFER LING: High quality education is our main focus,\nand we have a tradition of rich didactic experiences\nand conferences.\nOur vibrant morning reports are interactive and case based.\nOur noon conferences and journal clubs\nspan a wide range of topics, from internal medicine\nand its subspecialties to non-clinical topics,\nincluding wellness and health care disparities.\nYou will have the opportunity to learn from experts\nand many fields of medicine enhanced by the many fellowship\nprograms we have at our center.\nIn addition, our residents have a multitude\nof scholarship and research opportunities based out\nof the Sutter Health Research Institute that\ncall its data across all the Sutter hospitals.\nTo enhance the breadth of our residents' clinical training.\nWe also have a dedicated rotation in Uganda,\nallowing them to experience health care\nin a resource-limited environment.\nMAGGIE SO: Our residency program is the optimal size,\npromoting close contact with faculty\nand an abundance of personal attention, mentorship,\nand a great sense of camaraderie.\nIn addition to statistical support,\nwe have dedicated faculty research mentors\nto connect our residents to the many research\nand scholarly opportunities available.\nWe also offer generous financial support for resident research,\nincluding presentations at regional and national specialty\nsociety meetings.\nThank you for your interest.\nWe are looking forward to your application\nand to getting to know each and every one of you.\n[MUSIC PLAYING]"} ```