BWH/DGM Primary Care Residency Program

DGM Primary Care Residents’ Continuity Clinic Sites

Brigham Internal Medicine Associates (BIMA)
This practice is located in the hospital. Faculty preceptors are from the Division of General Medicine. The preceptor model is four residents working with one preceptor, who is not seeing his/her own patients. Many patients come from the surrounding community, though some travel from farther away for evaluation of unusual or complex problems. About 25% of the patients in this clinic speak Spanish, about half of these requiring an interpreter or bilingual MD. There is a relatively high indigent population.

Brookside Clinic
This community health center is a model for the provision of comprehensive, family-oriented, multidisciplinary medical care. About 2/3 of the patients are Latino, making fluent Spanish skills a must for this site.  Brookside is a busy, diverse clinic catering to an underserved population.  It has been cited for enthusiastic precepting again and again.  Only a 15-minute drive from BWH.

Codman Square
Codman Square is a multiservice community health center serving a racially diverse, underserved population.  A second language is not required, however, making this a great place to practice medicine for those without foreign language skills but interested in underserved patients.  Patient volume is quite good and cases represent bread and butter outpatient medicine. Codman Square is a 20 minute drive from the Brigham. Free parking is available.

Fish Center for Women’s Health
The Fish Center is a busy group practice serving predominantly female patients.  Attendings and residents also see a small number of male patients.  Preceptors are experienced members of the Division of General Medicine and the Division of Women’s Health.  The practice includes gynecologists, making consultation (formal and informal) convenient. Specialists in dermatology, rheumatology, psychiatry, cardiology and gastroenterology are also available on site. This site is ideal for those residents with an interest in women’s health. The Fish Center is a ten minute drive from the BWH with free parking.  A shuttle from the BWH is also available.

Southern Jamaica Plain Community Health Center
Southern Jamaica Plain Community Health Center provides comprehensive, primary care to a diverse patient population.  Since 1973, SJPHC has been a resource in community health issues.  In 1998, SJPHC moved into a new, modern medical facility located in the heart of the Centre Street business district at 640 Centre St., a 10 minute drive from the Brigham. The health center provides the following services: adult medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology and family planning, nutrition, podiatry, cardiology, dermatology, mental health, substance abuse services, and social services.  The health center provides care to 10,000 users annually, with a total of 45,000 visits.  Patients represent a diversity of age, economic background, and race and ethnicity.  Fifty percent of the patients are Hispanic; 11% are African-American and 39% are White.  Fluency in Spanish is preferred; eighty percent of the SJP staff speak Spanish in order to communicate effectively with patients and families. From the Brigham, you can take the bus, bike or drive and there is on-street free parking a few blocks from the clinic.

Upham’s Corner Community Health Center
Upham's Corner serves an ethnically and linguistically diverse population, mostly Latino and CapeVerdean, but also some Haitian and Vietnamese patients.  This site provides comprehensive care, including an array of social services, to meet patients’ needs.  Upham’s Corner has a strong community and patient-centered approach to care, with a dedicated mission to serve the surrounding community.  Fluency in Spanish, Portuguese, French or Vietnamese is preferred.  On-street parking is available and the health center is about 15 minutes from the Brigham.  The preceptors here have a strong interest in academic primary care and have been considered excellent by past and present residents.