Throughout the three-year program, our residents rotate through a variety of medical and surgical sub-specialties, providing comprehensive learning opportunities from leading clinicians in their fields.

Surgical sub-specialties

• General surgery 
• Orthopedic surgery 
• Plastic surgery 
• Podiatric surgery
• Vascular surgery 

Medical sub-specialties

• Anesthesiology 
• Dermatology 
• Emergency medicine 
• Imaging/radiology
• Infectious disease 
• Internal medicine 
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation 
• Psychiatry/behavioral medicine 
• Podiatric medicine
• Sports medicine 
• Wound care

The Podiatric Medicine Residency Program at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, while small, offers an intimate and diverse learning experience with ample opportunities for one-on-one interaction with attending physicians. Expanding on medical school training with a practical focus, we use a broad-based approach to treat patients with a variety of medical and surgical needs. 

Highlights include:

• Excellent training in forefoot surgery and reconstructive rearfoot and ankle procedures
• A focus on biomechanics for the purpose of understanding the causation of foot and ankle pathologies
• Didactic and hands-on exposure to management and surgical intervention of sports injuries; trauma; congenital and acquired pathologies; diabetic foot and wound care; inpatient and outpatient care; and practice management development
• Cadaver lab (in partnership with participating medical manufacturing companies), journal club, monthly lecture series and available X-ray labs

About Scripps Encinitas

• 187-bed hospital serving San Diego’s North Coastal communities
• State-of-the-art ED open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• 36-bed medical-surgical inpatient unit and an ambulatory surgery center

Learn more about Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas.

Podiatric residency training sites

Residents receive high-quality training at two locations in Encinitas. Our residents primarily work on the Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas campus (which includes both inpatient and outpatient surgical services). They also rotate through Scripps Encinitas Surgery Center (a Scripps majority-owned surgery center).

Annual stipends for academic year 2026-2027

• PGY-1: $91,933
• PGY-2: $93,202
• PGY-3: $96,316

Insurance

Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans for residents and families are reviewed at orientation. Costs to residents and families are minimal. Residents may participate in the Scripps Wellness Program.

Malpractice insurance

Scripps Encinitas provides professional liability coverage for podiatric residents.

CME allowance

Stipends are available for books, educational software, NBPME application, conferences, medical licensure and DEA.

Employee Assistance Program

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential, free, short-term professional counseling for employees and family members.

Vacation

Residents receive twenty (20) days of paid vacation. Family and medical leave (FMLA) and maternity leave is allotted per the Scripps Encinitas house staff manual and Scripps Health policies.

Sick leave

All residents have a 10-day bank that is used for sick leave, as well as holidays recognized by Scripps when residents may not be scheduled to work (e.g. Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving, etc.) depending on their call schedule.

Uniforms

White lab coat laundry service is provided with weekly pick-up and delivery.

Medical library

All residents have 24/7 access to the online and off campus medical library(s) resources (Mercy, La Jolla, Green). The medical library is staffed with personnel who can assist with research and journal article retrieval. In addition, there are online journals and links to UpToDate, MD Consult, Ovid, Cochrane Library, PubMed and portals.