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What is HAEMR?

HAEMR is a four-year training program sponsored by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Who is HAEMR?

Our residents represent the breadth and depth of Emergency Medicine. Our graduates go on to work in academic medical centers across the country.

Research at HAEMR

Residents receive increasing elective time over the course of their training to explore research interests in international health, administrative leadership, medical education, pediatric emergency medicine, health policy, medical innovation, etc.

Why HAEMR?

Boston houses many of the top healthcare training institutions in the country. Being located in the heart of the city, HAEMR sends our residents to multiple leading Harvard Medical School training institutions.

Educational Mission

Our mission is to train outstanding emergency physicians through exceptional clinical experience, innovative education, deliberate mentorship, and a culture of intellectual curiosity. We prepare residents to lead and excel in any setting, at any stage of their careers, guided always by skillful, equitable, and compassionate care.

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Fellowships

HAEMR is a national or international lead within several disciplines of Emergency Medicine. Click the icons for more information.

International Emergency Medicine

Medical Education

Simulation

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Overview of the Program

Hello, thank you for your interest in HAEMR. We combine a challenging and rewarding educational experience with the opportunity to become part of a close-knit team that offers opportunity for clinical excellence, personal and professional development, innovation, leadership, wellness and lasting friendship.

Residents in the Mass General Brigham Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (HAEMR) train across four distinct sites — Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital and Newton Wellesley Hospital — giving residents an unusually diverse patient population and practice environment. Clinical and supervisory responsibility builds deliberately over the four years: by senior year, residents are running the department, supervising junior residents, and taking ownership of high-acuity procedures and resuscitations. Graduates leave prepared to practice and teach emergency medicine in any setting, with the procedural and leadership experience to do so from day one.

We’re equally committed to residents’ lives outside the clinical space. 4.5 months of elective time, beginning in PGY-2, lets residents pursue scholarship and career-defining projects throughout training with the mentorship and residency support to build their academic interests.

Curious what training here actually looks like day-to-day? Explore our Curriculum and Interview Day pages.

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Laura Welsh, MD

Program Director

Laura Welsh, MD is an attending physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Departments of Emergency Medicine.

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Kate Chappell, MA

Education Administrator

Kate Chappell, MA oversees all administrative aspects of the HAEMR training program.  The residency administration staff are located at both MGH and BWH training sites.

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