Members of the Division direct nutrition courses provided to medical and physician assistant studies at Tufts University School of Medicine.

Division members are also active in teaching and supervision of graduate student research at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. The Frances Stern Nutrition Center offers a combined dietetic internship and master’s degree in nutrition with the Friedman School of Nutrition.

Vascular neurology fellowship in Boston at Tufts Medical Center for stroke + cerebrovascular training

The Vascular Neurology Fellowship at Tufts Medical Center is a one-year ACGME-accredited program designed to prepare neurologists for advanced practice in stroke and cerebrovascular care. Fellows gain hands-on experience managing acute and long-term vascular conditions while building expertise through clinical care, research, education and quality improvement. With over 300 stroke admissions annually, a busy consult service and a strong outpatient program, fellows train in a high-volume academic environment.

Fellows rotate through stroke codes, neurocritical care consultations, inpatient and outpatient vascular neurology, teleneurology and vascular imaging. They also participate in scholarly projects, including clinical research, quality improvement and teaching initiatives. Faculty provide mentorship and guidance to help fellows grow as skilled clinicians and future leaders in vascular neurology.

Program highlights include:

• One fellowship slot per year (12-month program through NRMP match)
• Clinical experience in acute stroke, neurocritical care, outpatient vascular neurology and teleneurology
• Participation in research, quality improvement and teaching projects
• Supervised night call from home for 3–6 months
• Competitive salary with vacation, conference support and structured supervision
• Multidisciplinary faculty across neurology, neurocritical care, neuroradiology, vascular surgery and rehabilitation

Advance your neurocritical care skills at Tufts Medical Center

The Neurocritical Care Fellowship at Tufts Medical Center in Boston is a two-year UCNS-accredited program designed for physicians seeking advanced training in caring for critically ill patients with neurological conditions. Fellows learn about neurointensive care, including how the brain works inside the skull, ICU medicine​ and bedside procedures. They manage severe strokes, brain injuries that hurt badly, epilepsy and other complex neurological emergencies.

Training takes place in the 15-bed Neurocritical Care Unit (NCCU), which combines a Neurosciences Critical Care Unit and a Neurosciences Intermediate Care Unit. The NCCU provides state-of-the-art multidisciplinary care while supporting and educating families. The program offers one fellowship position per year through the San Francisco Match. Fellows benefit from:

• Comprehensive clinical training in neurointensive care
• Advanced procedural skills, including intracranial pressure monitoring and bedside interventions
• Multidisciplinary collaboration with neurology, neurosurgery, anesthesiology​ and rehabilitation teams
• Research and scholarly opportunities in clinical studies and quality improvement
• Structured educational experience through bedside teaching, lectures​ and conferences

Overview

Two fellows rotate on the Kidney Consult Service, while a third fellow rotates on the Transplant Service. Fellows in the second year of the Clinical Track also participate in several blocks designed for focused study of an area of interest.

Train for what’s next in nephrology—right here in Boston

Since its founding in the 1950s, the Nephrology Fellowship Program at Tufts Medical Center has prepared hundreds of physicians for successful careers in clinical nephrology, clinical research and laboratory science. Our ACGME-accredited program offers a personalized, hands-on training experience in the heart of Boston—designed to help you grow into a leader in kidney care.

Our ACGME-accredited program combines:

• A diverse patient population with complex kidney disease
• Expert faculty who love to teach
• Robust clinical exposure across dialysis, transplant and outpatient nephrology
• Opportunities for research, teaching and advanced study
• A positive, supportive culture that makes wellness a priority

With strong mentorship, flexible second-year pathways and a tight-knit community, we’ll help you build the skills—and the confidence—to lead in any setting.

Whether you’re headed for academic medicine, clinical practice or something in between, Tufts Medical Center is where your nephrology career takes shape.

We are a three-year categorical program with 26 residents per class. We train within a moderate-sized academic center that feels like a small, close-knit community. Tufts Medcial Center Internal Medicine residency program provides exceptional training for careers in general medicine, medical subspecialties, academic medicine and clinical investigation. Tufts Medical Center is the major teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. Program highlights include:

The Department of Medicine at Tufts Medical Center and its residency training have a long, storied tradition. Some of the highlights of the program include: 

• Academic Center with small, close-knit community
• Emphasis on focused learning with inpatient subspecialty teams with full-time attending physicians from the various disciplines
• One attending physician per team
• Numerous subspecialty ambulatory blocks
• Over 90% of the training occurs at the home institution
• Diverse high-acuity patient population
• No 24-hour call on the ward rotations
• On-site continuity clinics for all trainees
• Outstanding fellowship and job placements
• 100% ABIM board passage rate for several years
• Excellent research opportunities
• Unique medical education track

Gastroenterology + hepatology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center

The Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program at Tufts Medical Center trains future leaders in academic GI and liver care. Our ACGME-accredited program accepts three fellows each year.

We offer a flexible curriculum tailored to individual career goals while providing deep training in core clinical areas. By the end of the program, fellows are well-prepared to manage a wide range of gastrointestinal and liver diseases.

Highlights of our program include:

• Comprehensive training in liver disease, GI bleeding, and both acute and chronic GI conditions
• Hands-on experience with advanced procedures, including ERCP, EUS, endoscopic mucosal resection and balloon enteroscopy
• Individualized learning paths that support academic and clinical career development

Our fellows train at Tufts Medical Center and rotate through St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and MetroWest Medical Center. These diverse teaching sites offer broad exposure to complex cases, varied patient populations and collaborative research—all within one integrated fellowship.