Career tracking for Categorical Internal Medicine and Medicine/Pediatrics residents at Baystate has given residents the opportunity to customize their schedules to meet their future career goals. We have expanded those opportunities by offering six optional career tracks to help residents pursue their professional interests as they develop their career plans. All the tracks fulfill the requirements for certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
The primary care track takes full advantage of the long standing well developed primary care training that is fully integrated in the residency program at Baystate Medical Center. In addition, it offers several opportunities to further expand training in preparation for a career in primary care internal medicine. The Director of the Primary Care Track is Michael Picchioni, MD. Interested applicants should contact Michael Picchioni, MD with any questions you may have regarding this track.
"The promotion and protection of health is inextricably linked to promotion and protection of human rights and dignity." Jonathan Mann, MD, Professor of International Health, Harvard University School of Public Health. The Community Medicine Program is a comprehensive training experience for internal medicine residents who:
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Seek a career providing health care for underserved populations
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Wish to learn from an interdisciplinary team working to effect change within the local community
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Have an interest in exposure to broad concepts for effective community work; i.e., economic globalization and the impact on communities' access to resources
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Desire a connection with international community medicine providers and organizations
This program involves participation in a continuity clinic at Brightwood Health Center, and two months of each post graduate year dedicated to community medicine training. Brightwood Health Center is a National Health Service site which serves a predominantly Puerto Rican community in the North End of Springfield. The Director of the Community Medicine Track is Dorothea Von Goeler, MD. Interested applicants should contact Dorothea Von Goeler, MD with any questions you may have regarding this track.
The Women's Health Track at Baystate offers residents extensive skills in the primary care of women. Residents complete a women's health elective, participate in a women's health journal club, present at conferences and complete an academic project in women's health. The director of this track is Lauren Meade, MD. Interested applicants should contact Lauren Meade, MD with any questions you may have regarding this track.
The Geriatric Medicine Track at Baystate will offer residents the opportunity for further exploration of geriatric medicine, both in practice and in scholarly activity. Residents will learn and understand the process of aging, predisposing factors and precipitating causes of illnesses affecting our older adult population with hopes of promoting careers in geriatrics. In addition to the geriatrics curriculum in the noon conference, medical grand rounds, and other settings, the track offers a journal club, an elective, and opportunities for clinical investigation in geriatrics. Our goal is to enhance your sensitivity to the problems of older patients, and improve the quality of care to our older adult population. This track is not only for those planning a career in geriatrics. Many track participants have gone on to practice general medicine or other specialties with an enhanced understanding of the special needs of our elders in their practices. Track members teach other residents and students about geriatrics and lecture in the community. They have grand rounds presentations and attended national meetings of the American Geriatrics Society Where several posters authored by track members are usually displayed yearly. The Director of the Geriatric Medicine Track is Maura Brennan, MD. Interested applicants should contact Maura Brennan, MD or Sandra Bellantonio, MD with any questions you may have regarding this track.
The Business in Medicine Track at Baystate offers residents an in-depth opportunity to be exposed to a wide variety of medical administrative experience. Residents who opt for this one month elective will be given an introduction to medical administration. There are numerous medical administrative experiences including hospital based, health system based, group practice based, medical quality, medical management, patient safety, group practice, HMO's, IPA/PHO, clinical informatics, pharmaceutical and research. The Director of the Business in Medicine Track is Loring S. Flint, Jr, MD, Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs. Interested applicants should contact Loring S. Flint, MD with any questions you may have regarding this track.
The Hospital Medicine Track offers residents the opportunity to:
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To expose internal medicine residents to the field of hospital medicine.
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To provide didactic instruction on topics not covered in a traditional internal medicine residency program.
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To provide a clinical experience in community hospital medicine not offered in traditional internal medicine residency programs.
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To advise residents interested in hospital medicine on professional development in this field.
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To identify an area of interest in hospital medicine for research.
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To model hospital “citizenship.”
The Director of the Hospital Medicine Track is Mihaela Stefan, MD. Interest applicants should contact Mihaela Stefan, MD with any questions you may have regarding this track.
The Research Track is a special program for residents with prior experience in clinical research or previous training in internal medicine who wish to pursue a rigorous research program during residency. Highly motivated individuals without one of these 2 qualifications may apply to the program as well. The Research Track is particularly appropriate for residents who plan to apply for competitive fellowships and those considering a career in clinical research.
