MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL BRIGHAM

Massachusetts General Brigham
100 Cambridge Street, 16th floor
Boston, MA 02114

Our mission is to train the next generation of academic generalists whose work addresses the most pressing challenges in modern medicine. MGB fellows are matched with a dedicated faculty mentor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and meet weekly with the fellowship site director.

MGB Division of General Internal Medicine (DGIM) research faculty focus on common clinical problems encountered in primary care and inpatient general medicine. Areas of emphasis include cancer prevention, substance use disorders, diabetes, obesity, HIV, atrial fibrillation, aging and serious illness, patient safety, optimal use of information technology, inpatient and outpatient quality improvement, health care disparities, medical ethics, and population health. These diverse research areas are unified by rigorous epidemiological methods, advanced biostatistical analysis, decision science and implementation science methods, among others. Fellows use national data, insurance claims data, primary data, and EHR data.

DGIM faculty and fellows can collaborate with leading clinical, advocacy, and research organizations across Mass General Brigham. These include the Mass General Brigham Chelsea Health Center, the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, and the MGB Mongan Institute, a multidisciplinary community of scientists and programs dedicated to advancing population health and healthcare delivery science. Our goal is to equip fellows with the tools, mentorship, and experience needed to build authentic, impactful, and successful careers in academic general medicine.

​Examples of ongoing research programs in the Division include:

1. Innovation and Evaluation of Hospital at Home (David Levine)

2. Health care for People Experiencing Homelessness (Travis Baggett)

3. Gun Violence Prevention (Chana Sacks)

4. Tobacco Treatment in Health Care Settings: New Medications and Tobacco Control Policy, Including the Impact of E-Cigarettes (Nancy Rigotti)

5. Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation and Screening for Atrial Fibrillation (Daniel Singer and Sachin Shah)

6. Understanding the Burdens of Health Care Faced by Older Adults (Ishani Ganguli)

7. Understanding the impacts of dental health policy on outcomes (Lisa Simon)

8. Measuring and Improving Digital Health Equity (Jorge Rodriguez)

9. Improving the Appropriateness and Quality of Inter-Hospital Transfers (Stephanie Mueller)

10. Strategies to Address Obesity, Including Lifestyle Modification and Promoting Healthy Food Choices (Anne Thorndike)

11. Clinical Decision Support to Improve Management of Chronic Kidney Disease (Lipika Samal)

12. Engaging Patients in Shared Medical Decision-Making (Karen Sepucha and Michael Barry)

Fellows will generally pursue research projects led by Division research faculty. A few examples from recent Fellows' research include:

1. Mental Health Outcomes in Children after Parental Firearm Injury (link)

2. Binge Eating and Weight Loss Behaviors in Low-Income Adults at Risk for Food Insecurity (link)

3. Breast MRI Among U.S. Women Undergoing Screening Mammography (link)

4. Reported Risky Alcohol Use Among U.S. Adults Prescribed 3 Classes of Chronic Alcohol–Interactive Medications (link)

5. Identifying Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Inter-Hospital Transfers (link)

6. Association Between Intimate Partner Violence and Hospital-Based Healthcare Utilization (link)

7. Using Implementation Science to Increase Serious Illness Discussions in the Hospital (link)