Overview

In addition to rotations at Tufts Medical Center, our residents enjoy clinical rotations at two other outstanding academic institutions, Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) and the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC), which are the principle teaching hospitals for the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University and the University of Massachusetts Medical School, respectively. Each of these centers has areas of academic excellence that compliment resident experience at Tufts. For example, RIH has an exceptional multidisciplinary gastrointestinal malignancy program, while UMMMC’s head and neck malignancy program is a strength of that site. All three institutions have dedicated pediatric oncology units.

Our program provides each resident with a diverse and formalized curriculum. The curriculum comprises Bone & Soft tissue, Breast, Central Nervous System (CNS/Eye), Gastrointestinal tract, Genitourinary tract, Gynecology, Head, Neck & Skin, Lung, Lymphomas/Leukemia and Pediatrics. Rotations are typically three (3) months in duration, with shorter blocks accommodating individual resident needs and interests.

Clinical training is divided into three month blocks with rotations primarily at Tufts Medical Center, Rhode Island Hospital and the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. The program is structured to foster an understanding of true multi-disciplinary clinical management.

Apply to our ACGME-accredited sleep medicine fellowship in Massachusetts

We offer one sleep medicine fellowship position each year. Our multidisciplinary program combines expertise from pulmonary medicine, neurology, pediatric neurology and otolaryngology, adult otolaryngology, dentistry and behavioral sleep medicine. Fellows gain experience in general and complex sleep apnea, including a robust hypoglossal nerve stimulator program, as well as cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). Most training takes place at Tufts Medical Center and the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston.

Applicants must have completed an ACGME-accredited residency in anesthesiology, family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, otolaryngology, pediatrics or psychiatry. Fellows are expected to sit for the board exam in their primary specialty before or during the fellowship year.

What you’ll gain from the Tufts Medical Center sleep medicine fellowship

Our fellowship is designed to:

• Provide outstanding clinical training that meets all ACGME requirements and prepares fellows for board certification in sleep medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine
• Build the skills needed to practice clinical sleep medicine or pursue a career in academic medicine
• Create a strong research environment where fellows can explore clinical or basic science interests to the highest level

Fellowship training in pulmonary + critical care medicine in Boston at Tufts Medical Center

The Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Tufts Medical Center offers comprehensive training that prepares physicians for board certification and lasting success in academic or clinical careers. Fellows gain hands-on clinical expertise and meaningful research experience in a collaborative, high-acuity environment.

What makes our fellowship different:

• Mechanical circulatory support training
• Pulmonary hypertension training
• Advanced degrees via the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute
• Collaborative clinical environment

Fellows gain hands-on experience in Tufts Medical Center’s high-acuity intensive care units, including 20 medical ICU beds, caring for a diverse and complex patient population alongside expert faculty.

This three-year fellowship provides comprehensive training that leads to dual board eligibility in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. Fellows receive individualized mentorship and have access to more than 150 full-time faculty members across the Department of Medicine.

We encourage and support fellows to pursue meaningful clinical or basic science research in collaboration with Tufts University and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute.

Tufts Medical Center established its legacy as one of the original six pilot Triple Board programs in 1986. Since then, we have been providing world-class training to residents in these highly-demanded fields. In 2023, a partnership was established between Boston Children’s Hospital and Tufts Medical Center, to combine the resources and opportunities of the two institutions to provide the best combined training in pediatric medicine at Boston Children’s, adult psychiatry at Tufts, and child and adolescent psychiatry across two stellar child psychiatry departments at both Boston Children’s and Tufts. The ongoing professional collaborations across the two institutions have provided innumerable opportunities, for training, research, quality improvement, and networking.