MetroWest Medical Center has one of the longest established and largest teaching programs in New England. Our program is based in Framingham, Massachusetts, home of the world-renowned Framingham Heart Study Referral center for 25 neighboring MetroWest communities Residents from several Harvard Medical School affiliates participate in the training programs. On an annual basis, MetroWest Medical Center has:
- More than 70,000 emergency department visits
- Over 15,000 surgical procedures
- Over 15,000 ambulatory care visits
- Over 2,500 deliveries
Comprehensive cardiac services has both a CCU and cardiac catheterization unit. Emergency Department very active referral center for region, headed by full-time emergency room director and full-time emergency room physicians.
Thank you for your interest in the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the MetroWest Medical Center (Framingham, Massachusetts). For 5 decades, we have had a small categorical residency program that has trained many talented physicians who have gone on to successful careers in primary care, subspecialty fellowships, and hospital medicine. Many of our talented faculty began their careers at the Framingham Union Hospital, but we also have several former residents who have gone on to successful academic careers at major teaching hospitals. The town of Framingham has a storied history in landmark medical studies, including the Framingham heart study that just completed its 70th year. Framingham is a wonderful place to live and learn, a town that President Bill Clinton said “looks like America”, rich in both tradition and incredible diversity. And we are proud that the diversity of our training program matches the diversity of our wonderful town. We also are surrounded by some of the finest medical schools and teaching hospitals in the world, providing many opportunities for our residents.
If you are accepted into our Program, you will have 36 months of solid training, wonderful experiences in both inpatient and outpatient settings, didactics and conferences 5 days a week, thoughtful evaluations and feedback, careful mentorship, and opportunities for scholarship and research. You will pass the ABIM Certifying exam, and you will get strong support for your next position, whether that is a fellowship in cardiology, a job in primary care or hospital medicine, or a J-1 waiver position. You will develop both the skills and attitudes for lifelong learning and make lifelong friends. You will always remember “patients first” and that medicine is a serious business, but you will feel like a member of a small family and experience both joy and laughter throughout your 3 years in Framingham. I look forward to meeting you during the interview process.
We accept applications only through ERAS. I apologize, but we get many email inquiries about our program, and I cannot answer these individually. Due to severe restrictions placed upon training programs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, we cannot offer observerships at this time.
Sincerely,
Thomas Treadwell, MD, FACP,FIDSA
Internal Medicine Residency Program Director
George Dickstein, MD, FASGE
Chair, Department of Medicine, MWMC
At MetroWest Medical Center, we are committed to providing high quality, comprehensive care, at a location close to home and keep our mission and values at the forefront of our work every single day.
Program Accreditations and Affiliations
- Categorical program (8) 1812140C0
- Full accreditation by ACGME
- Affiliation with Tufts University Medial Center and Boston Medical Center
- 100% pass rate on ABIM certifying examination
Program Details
- ICU/CCU rotation every fourth night
- Ward rotation every fifth night
- Night float system
- Excellent emergency room rotations (70,000 visits a year)
- Numerous opportunities for research and electives at MetroWest Medical Center and the Framingham Heart Study
- Support for local and national meeting attendance
- Teaching conferences daily
- This is a three-year ACGME certified internal medicine residency with standardized inpatient time, ICU exposure and ample ambulatory clinic experience
Facility
- Two hospital-based ambulatory clinics and community-based ambulatory blocks
- Hospital-based clinics in obstetrics/gynecology, sexually transmitted disease, HIV infection, rheumatology, multiple sclerosis, travel/immunizations, endocrinology and suboxone
- Excellent facility includes state of the art cardiac catheterization laboratory, radiation oncology center, and substantial dollars in capital improvements budgeted
- Outstanding location 30 minutes by car or train from Boston with numerous opportunities for recreation and culture
- Chair of Medicine: Dr. George Dickstein
- Chief of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine: Dr. Eric Silverman
- Residency Program Director: Dr. Thomas Treadwell
- Core Faculty: Dr. Jason Konter (Pulmonary/CCM), Dr. George Kinzfogl (Cardiology), Dr. John Lock (Endocrinology), Dr. Eric Chun (Internal Medicine), Dr. George Dickstein (Gastroenterology)
Recent Medical Resident Fellowships
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at: University of Vermont, Dartmouth Medical School, Boston University Medical Center
- Nephrology at: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston University Medial Center, University of Massachusetts
- Endocrinology at Dartmouth Medical School
- Occupational Medicine at Harvard Medical School
- Infectious Disease at: University of California at Irvine, University of Massachusetts, Tufts University Medical Center, Boston University Medical Center, Dartmouth Medical School, MD Anderson, Albert Einstein, University of New Mexico, University of Pittsburgh (Transplant)
- Geriatrics at: Baylor University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, University of Hawaii
- Allergy & Immunology at Children's Hospital
- Infectious Disease at University of Massachusetts
- Rheumatology at: Dartmouth University, Cornell
- Cardiology at: Mt. Sinai, Baylor, University of Massachusetts, Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, University of Texas, University of Alabama
- Hematology/Oncology at: Roswell Park, University of Maryland, St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Faculty members of the Department of Medicine have achieved a strong reputation throughout New England for their clinical skills, with a commitment to graduate medical education, and for clinical research. Nearly all of the full time faculty members have academic teaching appointments at medical schools in Boston or Worcester.
Editorial Boards
Members of the faculty serve on editorial boards of major journals, and have leadership positions in national professional societies. In the past three years, members of the Department have authored or co-authored more than eighty publications.
Clinical Specialties
The teaching faculty includes both community-based positions and hospital-based clinicians, including specialists in cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonary medicine, hematology, oncology, endocrinology, infectious diseases, nephrology and hepatology. We also have board certified physicians in psychiatry, geriatric medicine, critical care medicine, rheumatology and neurology. Faculty members serve as important mentors not only in the clinical arena, but in sponsoring clinical research activities, a requirement for all categorical Residents at MetroWest Medical Center.
- Chair of Medicine: Dr. George Dickstein
- Chief of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine: Dr. Eric Silverman
- Residency Program Director: Dr. Thomas Treadwell
- Core Faculty: Dr. Jason Konter (Pulmonary/CCM), Dr. George Kinzfogl (Cardiology), Dr. John Lock (Endocrinology), Dr. Eric Chun (Internal Medicine), Dr. George Dickstein (Gastroenterology)
Gabriela Cristina Milla Godoy MD
From: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Medical School: National Autonomous University of Honduras
About me:. My goals for residency are to serve the diverse population in Massachusetts, particularly the non English speaking Hispanic and Brazilian as well as achieving strong clinical knowledge and skills as a future internist. After residency my goal is to pursue an Infectious disease fellowship, research and academics, particularly in a setting that supports the underserved. My hobbies are cooking and grilling, running and biking.
Robin Park M.D
From: Suwon, South Korea
Medical School: Korea University Medical School
About me: My name is Robin and I’m a PGY-1 IM resident at MetroWest Medical Center. My goals for residency are to build a solid foundation of clinical skills in internal medicine and develop into a competent internist. Beyond residency, my goals are to obtain a hematology/oncology fellowship and become actively involved in clinical research. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, watching and playing basketball, watching movies, and enjoying a cup or more of coffee.
Seong Yoon Kim M.D
From: Seoul, South Korea
Medical School: Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine
About me: My goals are successfully completing my residency and cardiology fellowship
Interests: Hiking and swimming with my family.
Sul A Lee M.D
From : Seoul, South Korea
Medical School: Yonsei Medical School
About me: My short term career goal is to enter nephro+critical care combined fellowship program, and want to work in an academic environment for both patient care and translational research in the long run.
My resident life so far is very exciting and rewarding, but it can not be always great. Playing piano, reading, and hiking are my best strategies to relieve stress. Above all, cold beer after completing on call day is the best. Hope I can have more colleagues who can enjoy these together!!
Lucas Chen M.D
From : Sao Paulo, Brazil
Medical Schooll: Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMSUP)
About me: I have a great interest in working as a clinical instructor and teaching medicine in the academic setting. After residency I am considering a fellowship in Critical Care or Infectious Disease.
Jessica Bistafa Liu M.D
From: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Medical School: University of Sao Paulo Medical School
About me: My goals for residency are to develop my clinical and teaching skills, explore different healthcare systems and patient populations. In the future, my goal is to pursue geriatrics and palliative care fellowship. I am also passionate about public health and want to work improving the quality of life and health care access of my community.
Personal interests: playing soccer, being outdoors, spending time with family and friends, playing the piano, art/music related activities.
- Former Residents
- Cardiology- St. Vincent’s hospital MA
- Pulmonary Critical Care- Yale Bridgeport Hospital CT, Boston Medical Center MA
- Rheumatology- Harvard Beth Israel Medical Center MA
- Hematology/Oncology- Jacobi Medical Center NY, Case Western Reserve University OH, University of San Francisco CA
- Gastroenterology- Brown University RI
- Genetics- University San Francisco California CA
- Infectious Disease- Colorado University CO, University of Southern California CA,
- Pulmonary
- Endocrinology-UCLA CA, Boston Medical Center MA
- Geriatrics- Mayo Clinic Minnesota
- We also have multiple residents who have gone on to practice primary care medicine and hospital medicine in academic and community centers all over the United States
