RMGME/Southern California Hospital at Culver City Consortium
Southern California Hospital at Culver City is a historic community hospital with deep roots in serving the diverse populations of Culver City and surrounding Los Angeles communities. For decades, the hospital has been a trusted site of compassionate, patient-centered care, continuously evolving to meet modern healthcare needs while maintaining its community-first mission.
At our residency programs, we will foster in our incoming classes as the maiden AI Native academic medicine trained medical doctors, our trainees are coming out of a major university setting trained to help the population of Los Angeles where access to academic medicine will enhance the community for generations to come. We partner with the esteemed Lake Erie College of Medicine (LECOM) as a community based, university affiliated program pedigreed residency training program.
Located in picturesque Southern California, a short distance from the ocean, adjacent to Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Studios, the hospital offers trainees a unique clinical environment, balancing high-acuity inpatient care, outpatient continuity, and exposure to a culturally and socioeconomically diverse patient population. This setting provides an ideal foundation for training physicians who are adaptable, service-oriented, and deeply grounded in real-world medicine.
As we expand our academic footprint, the RMGME at SoCal Hospital represents a strategic investment in resident/fellow physician education, scholarly activity, and long-term licensed doctor and specialist retention, ensuring that future trainees are not only clinically skilled, but also prepared to lead, teach, and innovate.
Dr. Keyvan Ravakhah
Program Director, Internal Medicine
Dr. Sant P. Chawla
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine
Paulina Salcedo, BS
Program Coordinator, Internal Medicine