Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine Western Campus

Baystate Medical Center is a major teaching, clinical and research facility of Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM). Baystate/TUSM is a national leader in healthcare quality and innovative medical education; our distinguished faculty members are consistently acknowledged among the best educators at Tufts University. The third largest teaching hospital in Massachusetts, Baystate/TUSM maintains an intimate atmosphere in a state-of-the-art tertiary care referral center. Our residents are encouraged to think critically and apply evidence-based medicine in a supportive team-based model of care. Our Geriatrics, Community Medicine, Hospital Medicine and Women’s Health Tracks offer individualized training options. Graduates interested in subspecialty training receive competitive fellowships or pursue careers in academic medicine, hospital medicine and primary care. Our residents succeed in balancing clinical work, award-winning research, family, friends and outside interests. We welcome you to visit us and see what makes our program so special.

Residency Director: Kevin T. Hinchey, MD email: Kevin.Hinchey@bhs.org Phone: 413-794-4143

Residency Coordinator: Linda Baillargeon email: Linda.Baillargeon@bhs.org Phone: 413-794-4373

Program Statistics

Residents per class: 18 | Total number of residents: 54
Male/female ratio: Male 56% : Female 44% | Married/Engaged: Married 48% : Single 52%
Grads entered Fellowship training over past 5 years: 35%
3-Year rolling Board Pass Rate: 96%
9 Medicine Subspecialty Fellowship Programs: Cardiology, EP, Interventional Cardiology, Endocrinology, Geriatrics, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease & Nephrology, Critical Care Medicine

Department Statistics

Number of Faculty: 80
One of these 16 elite national residency programs selected by the ACGME/RRC for Internal Medicine to participate in its Educational Innovations Project (EIP), developed to encourage the redesign internal medicine residency education focusing on training the “Internist of the Future”.

Baystate Statistics

Number of Beds: 653 | Number of ICU Beds: 24 | Number of Cardiac Telemetry Beds: 86
Total Cardiac Catheterization FY05: >3500 patient visits

Resident Benefits & Facilities

Salary - PG1: $48,600 PG2: $51,000 PG3: $53,900 PG4: $56,200
4 weeks vacation/year, meal subsidy, free parking
Disability/Malpractice/Health/Life Insurance
Electronic Medical Record implementation (underway)
E-Medicine resources; Up-to-Date, Ovid, Cochrane, etc

Curriculum Information

Rotation Summary:
PG1: <1 Ambulatory month, 1 Ambulatory Specialty month><4 Wards>;<1Month; ICU, CICU, ER, Geriatrics, Night Float & Elective
PG2: <2 Ambulatory, 1 Ambulatory Specialty months>;<2 Manager Months>;<2 Months CICU, 1-Month Night Float & 3-4 Months Elective
PG3: <2 Ambulatory months>;<2 Wards>;<2 ICU months, 1 Consult Month, 1 Senior Admit Resident, & 4 Electives>
Daily Morning Report | Daily General Medicine & Subspecialty Noon Conferences
Weekly Intern Intake | Weekly Patient Simulation Training
Resident Retreats; PG-1, PG-2 & PG-3s

Published: July 2008