Mass General

[OL17]

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I would greatly appreciate any information you have to offer about Mass General and it's peds program. What is the general reputation and how is the training, how are the work hours/call like, are the residents happy? And how does it differ from its neighbor Boston Children's? Also, it it true that the program will be merging with Tufts? Thanks a lot in advance for the input.

 

[kas23]

The residents there when I interviewed were very nice and seemed to be happy, except when you brought up Boston Children's. This would irk them, even though they were trying their best not to let it show. And I believe it is the Boston's Children's program that is merging with Tufts.

 

[DrJ2B]

I thought that Boston Children's Hospital joined with Boston University to form the BCRP, a combined peds residency where residents spend 20-30% of their time at Boston University's Medical Center.

 

[notstudying]

I thought that Boston Children's Hospital joined with Boston University to form the BCRP, a combined peds residency where residents spend 20-30% of their time at Boston University's Medical Center.

DrJ2B is correct-Children's merged with BUMC. I haven't heard about the MGH/Tufts merger. One of my classmates chose MGH over the BCRP, and I've talked to several people who liked it better. It is also a Harvard affiliated program, it's not a freestanding children's hospital (something I have never missed), and there are med/peds residents there (at least the last time I looked into it). If you aren't yet doing interviews it would probably make sense to interview at both to get a feel for the differences, or even schedule away electives at both.

 

[Doctor&Geek]

DrJ2B is correct-Children's merged with BUMC. I haven't heard about the MGH/Tufts merger. One of my classmates chose MGH over the BCRP, and I've talked to several people who liked it better. It is also a Harvard affiliated program, it's not a freestanding children's hospital (something I have never missed), and there are med/peds residents there (at least the last time I looked into it). If you aren't yet doing interviews it would probably make sense to interview at both to get a feel for the differences, or even schedule away electives at both.

According to:

http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2004/10/15/testing_the_waters/

Children's and Tufts-NEMC's Floating Hospital for Children are considering a merger for financial reasons. Assuming this happens, NEMC's pediatrics residency may also be integrated into the Boston Combined residency.

 

[shellfish]

According to:

http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2004/10/15/testing_the_waters/

Children's and Tufts-NEMC's Floating Hospital for Children are considering a merger for financial reasons. Assuming this happens, NEMC's pediatrics residency may also be integrated into the Boston Combined residency.

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for coming to interview at the Floating Hospital.

We would like to provide an update about the negotiations with Boston Children's Hospital, as there have been a few questions about the process. Things continue to move ahead well. The PICU faculty is now entirely merged, with 5 intensivists committed to cover the ICU at Floating. This has allowed us to improve our teaching program in the ICU, while maintaining the advantages of a small, committed faculty who can work closely with our residents. Despite the fact that the PICU continues to be very busy, the quality of formal teaching has improved.

The neurology department merger will be completed in February. Again, this will allow a selected group of joint faculty to participate in patient care and teaching at the Floating Hospital. Both the PICU and neurology arrangements will remain, independent of other aspects of the affiliation.

Other aspects of the affiliation remain in active discussion. Many of them are administrative issues that have little impact on resident life. Discussions around clinical issues are moving forward well. Both institutions are committed to maintaining independent residency programs with their own special attributes. We look forward to a productive relationship with our colleagues at Children's, and the opportunity to continue to train some of the best pediatricians in New England!

Sincerely,



Ivan Frantz, MD Lynne Karlson, MD
Chairman Program Director