Triple Board trainees enjoy the best of not just two, but THREE worlds! Residents in our program enjoy excellent perks and benefits, and a host of extracurricular academic opportunities in a top-tier medical city. Retreats in each of the three specialties, as well as Triple Board-specific retreats and gatherings, allow us to get to bond with each other and our colleagues. Come find out what our residents are up to on the Triple Board Instagram!

Salary

Triple Board trainees enjoy all of the benefits and perks of Boston Children’s employees. Salaries follow the Boston Children’s trainee compensation schedule, and employment benefits such as health insurance, retirement, and others are the same as any trainee at Boston Children’s.

For the 2024-2025 academic year, the salary schedule is as follows:

Cost-of-Living Stipend + Lease Guarantee

We all love Boston, but we acknowledge that it is pretty expensive to live in.

As Boston Children’s employees, Triple Board trainees additionally benefit from an incredibly helpful yearly cost-of-living stipend amounting to $10,000 disbursed in one installment each summer. This stipend is meant to offset the fairly high cost of living in Boston.

Additionally, making the move to Boston can be expensive in and of itself, as most rentals in the city require deposits and first/last month’s rent with new lease signings. Boston Children’s provides assistance with this, even though leases are typically signed before your start date in the program. For more information, see Boston Children’s GME Lease Guarantee.

Our history

The Boston Children’s Hospital - Tufts Medical Center Triple Board program has the benefit of providing an integrated training experience across two world class institutions.  This partnership increases resources and opportunities for resident training experiences and is strengthened by ongoing professional collaborations across Boston Children's Hospital and Tufts Medical Center.

Tufts Medical Center has had a number of medical firsts. More than 200 years ago, the roots of our Medical Center were planted by several compassionate Bostonians, including American patriots Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. In 1796, these public-minded individuals founded the Boston Dispensary, a facility dedicated to the care of the poor. Between 1856-1899, the Dispensary established the first medical clinic, the first dental clinic and the first lung clinic in the United States. By 1918, the Dispensary had created the first evening pay clinic, a well-child clinic, a preventative health clinic and the first food clinic.

In 1929, the Boston Dispensary entered into an arrangement with the Boston Floating Hospital for Children and Tufts College Medical School, to form New England Medical Center (which we know today as Tufts Medical Center).  Since then, Tufts Medical Center has been on the forefront of medical innovation with advances like establishing the world’s first pediatric trauma center, inventing artificial milk (later called Similac) and discovering the modern syphilis test.

History of Boston Children’s and the BCRP

Our neighborhood

Boston is the largest city in New England but it’s easy to quickly find your way around. Tufts Medical Center is located in downtown Boston, next to Chinatown and the Theater District and within walking distance of the South End, Back Bay, Boston Common, Downtown Crossing and Faneuil Hall neighborhoods.

We share the Tufts Medical Center campus with several Tufts University science and professional schools, including Tufts University School of Medicine. The campus is close to a number of historical sites, fitness facilities, hotels and restaurants.

The Tufts Medical Center Orange Line stop is located across from the main hospital entrance on Washington Street. Other nearby MBTA stops are Downtown Crossing (Red Line, Orange Line) and Boylston (Green Line). Tufts Medical Center is a 15-to-20-minute cab ride from Logan Airport and within walking distance of South Station.

Because Tufts Medical Center is located in the heart of Chinatown, we have a strong focus on working with this community and its residents. We created the Asian Health Initiative to identify public health issues of particular prevalence or concern in the Asian community and to work collaboratively with neighborhood organizations to address health issues in a culturally and linguistically appropriate way.

The Longwood Medical Area

Living in Boston

Boston is a vibrant city that is full of history.  From the Boston Tea Party to the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, our city has seen some of the pinnacle times in our nation’s growth. Walking along the streets of Boston (we recommend the Duck Boat Tour or a walk along the Freedom Trail) you can still visit many of the city’s famous landmarks.

Boston is also home to a wide number of universities and major health care institutions. In fact, the city has the nation’s highest concentration of colleges, with many alumni who stay after graduation to work and live in the city. This large population of young adults creates an atmosphere of people who are eager to network, get to know one another and have fun.

Munya Hayek, MD
Associate Medical Director, McLean Hospital/MGH Belmont Adolescent Partial Hospital Program, Associate Program Director, MGH/McLean Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Karen Saroca, MD
Tufts Medical Center Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty; Program Director, Triple Board Residency Program; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Attending Psychiatrist at Boston Children's Hospital, Lecturer in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Mary Daley, MD
Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist, Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Teresa Vente, DO
Attending Pediatrician, Pediatric Advanced Care Team, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

Ireen Ahmed, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Integrated Behavioral Health Care program, Boston Children's Hospital Primary Care Center, Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Elizabeth Killmeyer, MD
Private Practice Psychiatrist, Brookline MA

Audrey DiMauro MD, PhD
Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist at Cambridge Health Alliance, Instructor at Harvard Medical School

Joshua Brown MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Psychosocial Oncology Division at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Instructor at Harvard Medical School

Sarah Daily MD
Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Riley Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine

Erin Dunn MD, MPH
Attending Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Consultation Service, Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Rachel Olfson, MD
Outpatient Psychiatrist, Bradley Hospital, Providence, RI, Psychiatrist, Intensive Program for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Related Disorders, Bradley Hospital, Providence, RI, Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, Brown University Medical School

Peri Akchurin, DO
Outpatient Psychiatry, Glickman Lauder Center of Excellence in Autism and Developmental Disorders, MaineHealth, Portland, ME

Danielle Burton, MD
Pediatric Hospitalist, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, Consult Psychiatrist, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO 
 

The combined Triple Board program will be jointly managed by leadership at Boston Children's Hospital and Tufts Medical Center.  Faculty from both institutions serve as core faculty for the combined program, and are involved in program evaluation and training responsibility with regard to curriculum, evaluation, administration and trainee mentorship.  Cohesion is fostered among housestaff across both institutions and all relevant departments, with integration of Triple Board residents into learning opportunities including didactic conferences, Grand Rounds, clinical experiences, and scholarly and research activities.

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