About Academic Affairs

Advanced Education and Research Keeps Baystate Vibrant

Baystate Medical Center, the only academic medical center in Western Massachusetts, prominently integrates medical education and research into its mission of providing the highest quality advanced care to our community.

With our major teaching affiliates—Tufts University School of Medicine and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst—we train doctors, medical students, nurses, and many other healthcare professionals who continue their careers at other university research centers and leading medical centers, or in healthcare practices, many right here in the Pioneer Valley.

A Synergy of Medical Care, Education and Research

The combination of cutting-edge medical care with educational and research excellence brings advanced treatments to western Massachusetts and provides a collegial and supportive atmosphere for Baystate students, residents, and fellows.

• We practice the best medicine today to benefit our current patients.

• We train our students, residents and fellows to practice the best medicine for the next generation of patients.

• We conduct innovative research to benefit future generations of patients.

Research

Our 250 full-time faculty are involved in wide-ranging basic, clinical and translational research that receives some $11 million annually in extramural funding from the National Institutes of Health and other funding agencies.

Education

The “Knowledge Corridor”—an extension of the Pioneer Valley south to Hartford and New Haven Connecticut—is so named because of the high concentration of technology companies and universities. There are 31 institutions of higher learning in the Knowledge Corridor, including the Five College Consortium of the University of Massachusetts—Amherst, Amherst College, Smith College, Mt. Holyoke College, and Hampshire College. 

Baystate, benefitting from this synergy, has emerged as the region's largest employer with more than 10,000 employees and an economic impact of over $1 billion.

"There couldn't be a more positive working and learning environment than Baystate, where everyone is willing to help without judgment or intimidation."

Chelsea Jerry
PG2 Resident

"One adantage to Baystate is that you can work in an inner city environment and live in a beautiful New England town."

Sheila Cleary
PG3 Resident