Mass General Brigham-Brigham and Women's Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

BWH's internal medicine program is a flagship Harvard-affiliated, tertiary/quaternary academic residency built around a three-year categorical structure with substantial resident autonomy (interns hold principal patient-care responsibility, seniors serve as "Phys" consultants and teaching residents) and dedicated elective time for scholarly work. Research and scholarship are woven into the program's identity through six formal focused pathways (Clinical Investigation, Global Health Equity, Leadership for Health Equity, Management & Leadership, Scholars in Medical Education, Science in Residency), a Physician-Scientist/PSTP short-track, a Hemi-Doc program for established investigators, and a joint MD/MBA track with Harvard Business School, alongside procedural (Bedside Procedure Service) and POCUS curricula for those seeking hands-on skill-building. The program explicitly supports multiple career endpoints—subspecialty fellowship, primary care (via DGM and Atrius/HVMA tracks with FQHC-based continuity clinics), health policy/management, global health, and academic medicine/education—reflecting a culture that prizes humanism, health equity advocacy, and mentorship-driven individualized career design over a single dominant trajectory. Graduate outcomes cited include subspecialty fellows, health system executives, CMS/Medicaid policy leaders, and biotech/venture figures, underscoring an institutional expectation that residents pursue leadership or scholarly distinction beyond direct patient care.