Sharp Grossmont Hospital
The Sharp Grossmont Hospital Family Medicine residency in La Mesa, CA is listed by AAMC with ERAS status “Participating” for the 2027 cycle. Use the official program page for curriculum, training sites, eligibility, and current contacts.
About the program
A new community-based family medicine residency at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, a 562-bed acute care hospital in East San Diego County, created to address the region's primary care physician shortage. Founding residents help shape the program's curriculum, clinical workflows and culture, and the curriculum emphasizes evidence-based medicine, scholarly activity, interdisciplinary collaboration and structured quality improvement. Training will be temporarily based at an interim site while the Cush Medical Plaza is under construction.
Summarized from the program’s official website, checked October 4, 2026. Confirm details with the program.
PGY salaries
PGY salaries have not been verified for this program.
Program leadership and contact
- Program director
- Ravishankar Rao, MD
- Program coordinator
- Magdalena Bonilla
- Designated Institutional Official and Chief Medical Officer, Sharp Grossmont Hos
- Gregory Apel, MD
- Director of Medical Staff Services and Graduate Medical Education
- Karen Chouinard, CPMSM, CPCS
- GME Program Assistant
- Erika Billings
Contact details checked October 4, 2026.
Program and application links
Review the official program page for training sites, curriculum, eligibility, required documents, deadlines, interview policy, visa sponsorship, and current openings.