The categorical residency program at Baystate Medical Center has all the features of a well developed primary care training program already at its core. These include a large body of dedicated general medicine faculty and a long-standing commitment to continuity care and ambulatory medicine training.
One of the ambulatory block rotations each year includes training in the non-internal medicine disciplines commonly encountered in primary care practice such as:
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Dermatology
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Neurology
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Physical Medicine
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Women's Health clinics.
Furthermore, there is a comprehensive curriculum in psychosocial medicine and a structured curriculum including experiential activities in practice management. Certainly, all primary care residents participate in these opportunities to the fullest.
For those who chose the primary care track, additional career developing opportunities exist. First, participants will be assigned a faculty mentor with primary care interest and training to help them customize their educational experience. They will participate in a primary care journal club and contribute to the primary care conference curriculum. A scholarly project in an area of interest within primary care will be completed during protected time and with faculty support. Elective rotations are available in areas pertinent to primary care and continuity clinics can be expanded during non-call months.
Residents may also chose to develop an independent private practice by adding a continuity patient care session with a community-based primary care faculty member outside of the residents' usual continuity clinic.
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Director of Primary Care Track
Michael Picchioni, MD
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
email Dr. Picchioni
413-794-4373
