Continuity Practice Sites

Healthcare Associates (HCA), our hospital-based teaching practice, is located in the Shapiro Clinical Center on the BIDMC East Campus. HCA is recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), as a Patient-Centered Medical Home and provides care to more than 41,500 patients. Our teams include more than 60 faculty physicians and 145 rotating medical housestaff, who work closely with nurse practitioners, clinical triage nurses, licensed practical nurses, clinical social workers, community resource specialists, pharmacists, medical assistants, and other support staff to provide multidisciplinary care. HCA faculty have expertise in chronic disease management, geriatrics, women's health, minority health, student health, HIV medicine, addiction medicine, preventive medicine, health policy, quality improvement, medical education, and health services research. Whenever possible, residents are preferentially assigned to general medicine preceptors with similar interests.

Residents have practiced at several of the private practices affiliated with BIDMC. Locations include Boston and Brookline (close to the hospital; accessible by walking or public transportation) and Lexington (western suburb; accessible by car).

Located in Dorchester (a nearby neighborhood of Boston), Bowdoin Street Health Center provides care for a highly diverse patient population including many patients from Cape Verde, Haiti, and Vietnam. Clinical care focuses on chronic disease management using a patient-centered medical home model. This site is accessible by car.

Cambridge Health Alliance is a primary care training program based at a community hospital in Cambridge. Residents have an opportunity to join the primary care residents located at this clinic site. This site is accessible by public transportation or automobile.

This community health center serves the communities of Allston, Brighton, and Waltham, and has embedded mental health and comprehensive services. The patient population is very diverse, and many are Spanish speakers. This site is accessible by public transportation or car.

Located in Roxbury (a nearby neighborhood of Boston), this clinic site provides care for primarily African-American and Latino patients with a variety of chronic medical issues. It offers special services for addiction management and HIV infection, and has deep historical roots in healthcare equity. This site is accessible by public transportation or car.

Fenway Health is located in Fenway and the South End (nearby neighborhoods of Boston) and provides HIV primary care, LGBTQIA+ care, and advocacy for sexual and gender minorities. The Sidney Borum, Jr. Health Center is located in downtown Boston and provides care for adolescents and at-risk youth. Residents participating in the HIV Primary Care Track will have a continuity clinic at Fenway Health, and residents interested in additional training sexual and gender minority health may also rotate at this site. Sites are accessible by walking (Fenway Health in Fenway) or public transportation (Fenway Health in the South End and Sidney Borum, Jr. Health Center).

Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates is a large multidisciplinary practice with several locations in the Greater Boston Area and a diverse patient population. Several teaching faculty have expertise in obesity and weight management. These sites are accessible by walking, public transportation, or car.

Located across the street from BIDMC, this clinic provides primary and urgent care to college students and staff.

Located in Jamaica Plain (a nearby neighborhood of Boston), this clinic site provides care for older, mostly male patients with a variety of chronic medical problems, along with patients who have hepatitis C infection and a history of substance abuse. Residents who have their continuity clinic at the VA often complement their experience by participating in a women's health elective. This site is accessible by public transportation or car.

Located in West Roxbury (a neighborhood of Boston), this clinic site provides care for older, mostly male patients with a variety of chronic medical problems. Residents who have their continuity clinic at the VA often complement their experience by participating in a women's health elective. This site is accessible by car.

Firefly Health is an innovative primary care start-up practice that provides virtual primary care to patients via video and chat services. The healthcare team consists of physicians, nurse practitioners, a health guide, and a behavioral health specialist.