Kaiser Permanente, Oakland

Kaiser Permanente Oakland is an integrated medical center within a large nonprofit health system, rather than a standalone university, with a strong clinical, educational, and research character. Its hospital and outpatient operations connect with graduate medical education, giving external collaborators access to clinicians, trainees, and health-system leaders in a real care-delivery setting. The site also links to Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s Division of Research, which supports study planning, biostatistics, clinical trials, data-sharing arrangements, and collaboration across a large patient population. Research is funded primarily by the National Institutes of Health, CDC, and AHRQ, with additional support from Kaiser Permanente and private foundations. A research bank and established review processes support responsible work with clinical data and biospecimens.