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The Internal Medicine Residency Program at BUMC offers residents specialized tracks, known as pathways, that provide individualized additional training in areas of expertise and distinction. Enrollment in pathways is open to residents in the fall of PGY2.<\/span><\/p>\n

Resident Pathway Descriptions<\/a><\/p>\n

Health Equity Across Populations Pathway<\/h4>
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Though health equity is embedded throughout the general residency curriculum, residents have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and experience through participating in the Health Equity Across Populations Pathway. This pathway prepares residents to work as agents of change in their field of choice, equipped with a robust understanding of health equity and its application in clinical practice, research, leadership, and advocacy in diverse local and global contexts.<\/p>\n

Residents craft their own learning goals and work with pathway leadership and mentors to work towards meeting them over the subsequent two years through didactic sessions, clinical exposures, and work on a scholarly project. We aim to network participants to projects, faculty, and organizations that will provide venues for high quality experiences pertinent to health equity during residency and across their careers. Through exposure to diverse faculty at BMC, in Boston, and globally, residents explore the range of what a career in health equity can look like and find potential mentors. The pathway builds upon the foundation set during intensive weeks at the start of the pathway with evening sessions throughout the two years and an additional immersion week. To gain real-world exposure and apply what they’ve learned in clinical practice, residents engage in clinical experiences which can include an additional outpatient clinic,\u00a0 equity-focused electives, and\/or global health rotations. All pathway residents are asked to complete a scholarly project during the pathway to help build their skillsets as a change-maker. This can take the form of a research project, educational session, advocacy or activism work, quality improvement or program development, or other form as aligned with resident goals. Throughout the pathway, residents form a learning community and engage in guided self-reflection to build critical consciousness of their positionality and how it affects their work. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Medical Educator Pathway<\/h4>
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