Internal Medicine Residency Program

About this program

Tufts Medical Center's Internal Medicine program provides exceptional training in internal medicine in preparation for careers in general medicine, medical subspecialties, academic medicine, and clinical investigation. We are a three-year categorical program with 29 residents per class. We train within a moderate-sized academic center that feels like a small close-knit community. Tufts Medical Center is the major teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine.

Academic Center with a small close-knit community
Emphasis on focused learning with inpatient subspecialty teams with full-time attending physicians from the various disciplines
One attending physician per team
Numerous subspecialty ambulatory blocks
Over 90% of the training occurs at the home institution
Diverse high acuity patient population
No 24-hour call on the ward rotations
On-site continuity clinics for all trainees
Outstanding fellowship and job placements
100% ABIM board passage rate for several years
Excellent research opportunities
Unique medical education track

Residency program mission statement

Tufts Internal Medicine Residency Program is dedicated to the training and professional development of well-rounded, patient centered, highly skilled physicians and problem solvers who will serve society as clinicians, educators, researchers, and leaders. Residents gain these skills through rigorous training and caring for complex patients in a collegial, close knit, and supportive community that values camaraderie, teamwork, and friendship. Development of trainees is supported by the program through supervised autonomy and longitudinal mentoring to foster a growth mindset. Tufts Medical Center is a moderate size quaternary care academic hospital located in the heart of Boston’s Chinatown and serves a wide diversity of patients including a large Asian immigrant population. The training program values diversity, equity and inclusion and applies these ideals to all aspects of training and the patients we serve.

On the right are links to pages that will provide you with a more detailed description of our training program and our highly accomplished faculty. We hope that this information further increases your interest in learning more about us. We look forward to seeing your application and meeting you on the interview trail.