What is a Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC)?

A PFAC is a group of volunteer patients, family members, community members, clinicians and staff who work together to improve the healthcare experience. By sharing ideas and feedback, PFAC members help strengthen the partnership between the community and the care team, and support our mission to deliver safe, high-quality, and compassionate care.

Join us

Lowell General Hospital’s PFAC is looking for new members. If you’ve received care here and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Email us to learn how you can get involved.

Founded in 2016 and supported by the Tufts Medical Center Physicians Organization, the Committee is comprised of 20 female faculty from Tufts Medical Center.

We sponsor and host workshops, seminars and events geared to promote the professional and personal advancement of female faculty, and we advocate for parity in employment status by engaging with institutional leadership.

Chair: Aarti Grover, MD
Chair Elect: Elizabeth Figuracion, DO
Past Chair: Angie Mae Rodday, PhD, MS
 

Learning through our community hospital affiliations

At Tufts Medicine, your education is built on collaboration, mentorship and hands-on experience. As the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM), Tufts Medical Center anchors your training within a nationally respected academic environment. Every doctor at Tufts Medical Center is also faculty at TUSM, so you’ll learn directly from experts who combine clinical care, teaching and research. You’ll also have access to TUSM’s state-of-the-art libraries, labs and collaborative spaces, plus opportunities to teach medical students and strengthen your leadership skills.

Your training may also extend across Tufts Medicine, giving you a rich mix of academic, community and home-based care experiences:

• Tufts Medical Center: Our academic medical center in Boston and the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM). Every physician here is full-time TUSM faculty, providing direct mentorship and access to TUSM’s research labs, libraries and teaching resources.
• MelroseWakefield Hospital: A community-based hospital just north of Boston, offering strong training in primary care, surgery and specialty services.
• Lowell General Hospital: One of the largest community hospitals in the region, with nationally recognized programs in cardiology, oncology and emergency medicine.
• Care at Home: Hands-on experience in delivering medical care outside the hospital, including chronic disease management, palliative care and rehabilitation.

This combination of academic, community and home-based training creates a powerful learning environment that prepares you for every stage of your career.

In addition to our health system, we collaborate with a wide network of hospitals and organizations across Massachusetts and beyond, giving you access to even more diverse cases, specialties and research opportunities.

Additional affiliations:

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Boston University Medical Center
• Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Brockton Hospital (Signature Healthcare)
• Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
• Cambridge Health Alliance
• Boston Children’s Hospital
• Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
• MetroWest Medical Center
• New England Baptist Hospital
• Newton-Wellesley Hospital
• Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
• Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts – Greater Boston Health Center
• Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center
• Southern New Hampshire Medical Center
• Tewksbury Hospital
• UMass Memorial Health
• VA Boston Healthcare System