Graduate Medical Education

BIDMC is committed to helping all its employees, staff, physicians and contractors act in a way that fosters and preserves the trust and respect of those with whom we work and serve. In keeping with this, BIDMC has an obligation to its patients, community, employees and payers to achieve its mission and provide service of the highest quality.

The core values listed below embody our mission and philosophy. These values only have meaning through action and behavior. Listed below are examples of how you can incorporate these values into your daily work life.

Integrity

• Communicate with sensitivity.
• Take the time to listen carefully without rushing.
• Keep people informed about plans, progress and delays.
• Apologize when necessary.

Respect

• Treat patients and others with dignity, kindness and significance.
• Introduce yourself, be welcoming and call people by name.
• Answer questions, respond to requests or find someone who can.
• Value people's time.
• Honor religious beliefs and cultural practices.

Compassion

• Communicate with sensitivity.
• Take the time to listen carefully without rushing.
• Keep people informed about plans, progress and delays.
• Apologize when necessary.

Excellence

• Take accountability for excellence, both as an individual and as part of a team.
• Commit to high standards, do not accept mediocrity.
• Strive to exceed your colleagues' and patients' expectations.
• Don't wait for others to fix problems.
• Provide service of the highest quality to patients, customers and colleagues.
• Work as a team, because excellence is usually the result of team effort, not individual heroics.

Stewardship

• Take responsibility for the stewardship of resources.
• The resources we have are entrusted to us by our community — use them wisely.
• Respect the organization's and patient's property.
• Look for cost-saving opportunities.

Community

• Practice culturally sensitive care with patients and their families.
• Support community partnerships — they are critical to our success.

Educational Resources

BIDMC provides a teaching environment where resident physicians interact with a diverse group of other learners and teachers. This group includes, but is not limited to, medical students, nursing students, graduate students and Harvard Medical School faculty.

Innovative educational tools and the most up-to-date medical technologies are available for BIDMC trainees as they care for our diverse patient population and conduct research in both clinical and basic sciences. Fellowship Programs at BIDMC offer comprehensive clinical training to help fellows build careers and succeed as confident, compassionate and innovative physicians.

Financial Resources

All residents are compensated and receive fringe benefits including health insurance, disability insurance and professional liability insurance. They are also eligible to enroll, at their discretion, in other group benefits programs offered by the medical center. Learn more about benefits and other resources available at BIDMC.

Every department receives financial resources from the medical center to support educational endeavors.

Research Opportunities

BIDMC is a leading Academic Medical Center that drives discovery, supports innovation and translates biological data to improve clinical outcomes. We engage top talent in research and education to train the next generation of leaders in medical sciences and equitable patient care delivery.

The Graduate Medical Education (GME) committee has developed and approved a series of policies related to the education and wellbeing of all house staff. These policies cover a broad range of issues from the requirements for resident medical licensure to what happens to the BIDMC programs in the event of a national or hospital-wide disaster.

Although many policies are required by the ACGME, we believe that these policies do more than just fulfill requirements. Our policies have been carefully written to assist house staff and program leadership tackle complex issues that may come up during training. These policies can provide guidance to our graduate medical education community, allowing programs to provide a superior educational experience that respects the rights of the individual residents or fellows while also supporting their program leadership.

All policies can be found in the GME Online Trainee Manual.

For questions surrounding these policies, please email us.