UC Davis Medical Center New Grad RN Residency
Sacramento, Sacramento County · Sacramento · UC Davis Health
Application window
Opens in 36 days
- Opens
- Nov 4, 2026
- Closes
- Nov 11, 2026
- Cohort
- Cohort 60
Their usual hiring calendar
- Spring: applications usually open in April, closing around April
- Fall: applications usually open in November, closing around November
“hr.ucdavis.edu/jobs/nursing/residency: Application Acceptance Period: April 1st - April 8th, 2026 (Cohorts 58, 59); Application Acceptance Period: November 4th - November 11th, 2026 (Cohorts 60, 61).”
Their page lists November 4, 2026 as the application opening date for the fall cohort. We watch the page for the real dates and email subscribers the day it actually opens.
Requirements
- Degree
- Their page doesn't say
- License
- California RN license requiredTheir page: “California RN licensure by program start date.”
- Experience
- No prior RN experience (new graduates only)Their page: “Be first paid position as a RN, including any work in subacute, long-term care, other medical centers or any position that requires a RN license (i.e. no work experience as a RN).”
- Notes from our research
- One-year program for new graduates with no prior RN work experience; monthly didactic classes, a trained transition-to-practice preceptor, and a formal one-year mentorship. Contact NewGradNurseResidency@health.ucdavis.edu ADN grads eligible only while enrolled in a BSN program.
Checked against the hospital’s own page on Sep 28, 2026. Anything their page does not say is left out. Confirm on their page before you apply.
Specialty tracks
How to apply
- Confirm you meet the requirements above, especially the license timing, which trips up most new grads.
- Have your resume, transcripts and references ready before the window opens. Some are open only two or three days.
- Apply through the official UC Davis Medical Center careers page during the open window.
- Turn on alerts so you hear about the next cohort the day it opens, for the programs we can monitor.
Source: hr.ucdavis.edu · Last verified Sep 28, 2026
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Quick answers
- When does the UC Davis Medical Center new grad RN residency open?
- Applications are expected to open Nov 4, 2026 and close Nov 11, 2026.
- How do you apply to the UC Davis Medical Center new grad residency?
- Apply through UC Davis Medical Center's official careers page while the window is open. Have your resume, transcripts and references ready before it opens; some of these windows are open only two or three days.