INTERNAL
MEDICINE RESIDENCY OVERVIEW
The Internal Medicine Residency at CHA provides an outstanding
community-based training experience at a Harvard teaching hospital
right outside of Boston, MA.
Residents find a world-class faculty who focus on both the care
of the patient and the growth of the resident. Our rigorous experiences
balance clinical care and didactics, and provide the skill, knowledge,
and attitudes to excel in the practice of Internal Medicine. Program
graduates have become outstanding primary care providers and medical
subspecialists, as well as teachers and policy leaders.
The training program emphasizes excellence in all competencies:
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice Based Learning, Professionalism,
Interpersonal and Communication Skills, and System-based Practice.
Residents can choose subspecialty electives at any of the Harvard-affiliated
tertiary care hospitals in Boston. Individualized training experiences
also allow each Resident to explore his/her own special interests.
Residents are appointed as "Clinical Fellows in Medicine" at Harvard
Medical School and have access to the Countway Medical Library and
all Boston and Cambridge-area athletic facilities and housing.
Recent program graduates of our program have pursued varied career
paths in clinical medicine, general medicine research, and public
health. Over 80% are engaged in primary care practice at least part
time, with one-third practicing in underserved areas. Of those who
have pursued advanced training, many have completed fellowships
in general medicine, or post-graduate training in occupational medicine
or public health. One in five remain within the Boston area.
Here are some reasons why the CHA Internal Medicine Residency is
the right choice for tomorrow's medical leaders:
- A diverse and interesting multicultural patient population
- Emphasis on prevention and cross-cultural medicine
- Participation in community-based service-learning projects
- Subspecialty and elective opportunities at any Harvard-affiliated hospital
- Special opportunities in primary care, occupational medicine,
public health, international health, and clinical epidemiology
- Broad spectrum of acute medical conditions on the inpatient medical
services, with a structured core curriculum in hospital medicine and
critical care medicine
- Supervision and teaching by full time hospitalist and intensivist faculty
- Training in community-based geriatrics
- Ambulatory continuity clinic opportunities within both public and
private sectors
- Ambulatory training emphasizes chronic illness management, multidisciplinary
care teams, and electronic medical record
- Structured teaching in addictions medicine and psychiatry
- Problem-based and evidence-based didactics