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.

Residents are encouraged to utilize a variety of services offered by our Graduate Medical Education (GME) department and Employee Health Office to monitor their personal wellness. The 6-Well program was instituted to maximize access to medical and mental health services. Also available are:

• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Physician Well-Being Self-Assessment Tools offered by our GME office
• Physician Wellness support by Dr. Edward Silberman (Psychiatry)

Our residents participate in social activities to promote morale, collegiality, happiness and to decrease the risk of burnout. Examples of activities that our residents have enjoyed include a “Sunset’ cruise around the Boston harbor, dinner at the “Top of the Hub”  restaurant, a night out at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and a team building exercise called “Escape the Room” where the residents work together to solve a series of challenges within a 60 minute time frame, and strawberry picking at Ward's Farm in Sharon, MA.

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Tufts Medical Center is equipped with Elekta Axesse and a new Varian True Beam. They provide a full range of electron and photon energies to provide external beam radiation therapy using techniques which include 3D conformal radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) using volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), electron therapy for superficial tumors, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Our machines are equipped with state-of-the-art onboard imaging to provide modern image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT). The department has a high dose rate brachytherapy suite, utilizing Iridium-192 for interstitial and intra-cavitary high dose rate remote afterloading brachytherapy. We have a robust ocular oncology program with ocular plaque brachytherapy. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is delivered with our Gamma Knife Perfexion. Treatment planning softwares include Pinnacle and Oncentra. Electronic health records include Sorian and Mosaiq.

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Rhode Island Hospital is equipped with a Varian Truebeam STX, Varian Trilogy and Varian 21EX linear accelerators, providing EBRT using techniques of 3D-CRT, IMRT using VMAT and SBRT with flattening filter free (FFF) capabilities, superficial electron therapy. Fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy (fSRT) and SRS are not only performed with linear accelerators, but also the department houses a Gamma Knife Perfexion and Cyber Knife with 6D skull tracking motion synchronization. The Cyberknife is also used for lung and spine SBRT treatments. The department has an HDR brachytherapy suite for interstitial and intra-cavitary HDR brachytherapy treatments, as well as LDR interstitial capabilities at The Miriam Hospital. The department has a robust medical physics department with world renowned medical physicists and a medical physics residency program. Treatment planning softwares used include Ray Station. Electronic health records used include Mosaiq and Epic.

The ERAS website opens September of each academic year. Application materials are reviewed by our selection committee and viable candidates will be invited for an interview. Approximately 60 applicants are invited to interview annually for one to three positions. We participate in the NRMP, and all applicants are recruited through the Match program.

Please submit the following documentation at the time of application:

• 3 letters of recommendation, It is recommended that your letters be written by a physician who is very familiar with your clinical skills. LOR’s must be uploaded in ERAS.
• Personal statement
• Photograph
• Transcript
• Dean’s Letter
• USMLE Step scores

Radiation Oncology is an advanced program meaning all residents interested in our training program must have completed a clinical PGY-1 year at an accredited graduate medical education program. A preliminary year in internal medicine, transitional year or general surgery is recommended.

Interviews

Interviews will be held virtually using the ZOOM platform. Interviews will be held on Friday, December 6, 2024 and Friday, January 10, 2025.

Contact us

For more information, please contact:

Abigail Dodds, MPH
Business Operations Manager
Hematology Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Genetics
Tufts Medical Center
800 Washington Street, Box 359
Boston, MA 02111

P: 617.636.7718
F: 617.636.6131
E: abigail.h.dodds@tuftsmedicine.org
 

Sean O'Leary
CI Operations Manager/Sr. Radiation Therapy
Tufts Medical Center
800 Washington Street, Box 359
Boston, MA 02111

P: 617.636.2595
F: 617.636.6131
E: sean.oleary@tuftsmedicine.org

Program amenities

• Safe, quiet, clean and private sleep/rest facilities available and accessible with proximity appropriate for safe patient care.
• Shower
• Secure Resident Room
• Access to in-house food/outside restaurants within walking distance
• Parking accessible to site
• Internet access
• Clean and private facilities for lactation that have refrigeration capabilities, with proximity appropriate to safe patient care
• Reasonable accommodations for residents with disabilities are available at all training sites
• Social events to foster resident well-being
• Fatigue management training
• Residents that present at a regional or national meeting will have their travel fully funded with the approval of the Program Director and department Chairman. In addition, each resident is funded to attend one national meeting during the four year program (not to exceed $1500) with the approval of the Program Director and department Chairman

Benefits

1. Professional Liability insurance with $100,000 in HIV Occupational Exposure insurance at no cost to you, including tail coverage.
2. Medical Insurance (Tufts Employee Medical Plan)
3. Vision coverage (EyeMed Vision Plan)
4. Dental Insurance (Delta Dental)
5. Life Insurance & AD&D
6. Short term and Long term Disability Insurance
7. Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care, Dependent Care
8. Retirement Savings Plan (403b) (Fidelity Investments)
9. Employee Assistance Program (No cost to you)
10. YouDecide discount program
11. Wang YMCA membership discount
12. Reduced rate parking
13. Reduced rate T-pass
14. Reduced rate movie passes
15. Reduced rate leisure activities
16. Fifteen vacation days and three personal days
17. Residents have access to six (6) weeks of paid leave for qualifying medical or family leave beginning on the first day of their program