Ventura Global Health Project is dedicated to supporting well-rounded doctors with the skillsets to provide effective care to the medically underserved. Our partners include residency programs that produce professionals who are trained to provide a full spectrum of care in low resource settings, and the doctors who are residents and graduates of these programs. One of our “career doc” partners, Dr. Zach Self in Guatemala, calls this “Country Doctor Version 2.0”.

Through a deep affiliation with the nationally-recognized family medicine residency program at Ventura County Medical Center, VGHP learned that full spectrum comprehensive training is the preferred path to prepare doctors adequately for this type of care.

Since then, Ventura Global Health Project has sought out other programs committed to full spectrum medical training, and most doctors who are awarded grants are affiliated with them as residents, alumni, faculty, or doctors within their communities. All are teaching hospitals with unopposed residencies, ensuring pathways to a wide breadth of medical training.

These crucial partnerships are the foundation for VGHP’s ability to support medical professionals aiming to shift the way we look at globally progressive healthcare.

As one of the first family medicine training programs in the country, Ventura County Medical Center believes that well-trained doctors are the centerpieces of strong healthcare systems. This is especially true in areas with limited resources, and Ventura Global Health Project is honored to give grant assistance to these devoted professionals.

VCMC offers extensive full-spectrum training – including in clinic, inpatient, urgent care, and emergency specializations – alongside their strong overarching program, making them wonderful candidates for our resident grants.

VGHP believes in improving the health of humanity through providing equity and inclusion, and aligns wholeheartedly with VCMC’s vision of producing graduates who are empowered to serve with steadfast continuity in all settings, valuing all humans.

To find out more about this residency, start here:
Ventura County Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program

With an unparalleled opportunity to be challenged and learn progressive competencies, Ascension Via Christi’s family medicine program strives to meet the challenges of an ever-changing healthcare landscape through a community-based residency and global lens.

Ventura Global Health Project takes pride in supporting the residents and global health fellow who go through Via Christi’s unopposed program, and trusts their capabilities to care for the most vulnerable of peoples as they are given the responsibility to care for patients from the first days of residency.

To find out more about this residency, start here:
Ascension Via Christi Family Medicine Residency

If you have any questions about the program, please reach out with a brief message here:

Ventura Global Health Project
PO Box 7869 Ventura, CA 93006
Cell: 805-701-1812