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Conference & Support

Teaching Activites

  • Weekly Grand Rounds
  • Multi-Disciplinary Case Discussions
  • Family Medicine Office-Based Problems
  • Practice Management Weekly Seminar - A two to three hour session of protected teaching time for residents coordinated by Family Medicine faculty. Topics focus on community medicine, human behavior, mental health, common primary case conditions, and procedures common to family medicine.
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Monthly Journal Club
  • Monthly Maternal Child Health, Internal medicine, OB, and Pediatrics lectures
  • Monthly Global Health Initiative luncheons
  • Planning and Presentation - Residents will be required to participate in a community project throughout their three years. This project may take one of three tracks: research, teaching, or community medicine.

As well, there are numerous learning opportunities throughout Boston Medical Center that are sponsored by other departments. Residents are encouraged to take full advantage, as time permits.

Support

In recognition that residency can be a difficult and stressful period, this program is committed to providing support systems for all our residents, including:

  • Balint Group - each PGY2&3 attends twice per month
  • Intern support group- meets twice per month
  • Monthly resident meeting
  • Pairing System
  • Advisor/advisee system
  • Various social events
  • Family medicine faculty involvement in inpatient rotations
  • All rotations take place at Boston Medical Center.
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