The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School (HMS). Renowned for excellence in patient care, biomedical research, teaching, and community service, and located in the heart of Boston's Longwood Medical area, BIDMC hosts nearly three quarters of a million patient visits annually in and around Boston.
Leaders in Education
Education is one of the most important missions of the medical center and the Department of Medicine. The Internal Medicine Residency Program at BIDMC is one of the top programs in the country, attracting medical students from over 50 medical schools to fill its 158 positions. Our residents, who care for patients at BIDMC, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the West Roxbury Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, and in the affiliated community health centers, work alongside renowned faculty members who are international leaders in their respective fields. We are proud to have world-renowned faculty who, year after year, are recognized as outstanding teachers and educators with numerous teaching awards from BIDMC and HMS alike for their dedication and mentorship of our students and residents.
Leadership
Our program leadership, under the direction of our Chair of Medicine, Dr. Mark Zeidel, our Program Director, Dr. Anita Vanka, and our Vice-Chair for Education, Dr. Christopher Smith, emphasizes mechanism-based learning while providing compassionate and comprehensive patient care, thereby enhancing opportunities for personal and career growth for our graduates-future clinicians, clinician-educators, and clinician-scientists alike. We expect our graduates to follow in their predecessors' footsteps and become leaders in internal medicine.
