Boston Medical Center is New England’s largest safety-net hospital and cares for Boston’s most diverse patient population. With more than 50 ACGME-accredited programs and more than 650 residents and fellows, BMC offers unequaled educational and career training opportunities.
Located in the Office of Minority Physician Recruitment, Graduate Medical Education Diversity & Inclusion is committed to the recruitment, engagement, and advancement of Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) physicians within our residency and fellowship ranks.
URiM Demographics
In assignment year 2025, 27 percent of Boston Medical Center’s residents and fellows self-identified as a member of a group that is underrepresented in medicine (URiM).
In assignment year 2018, URiM trainees comprised 11 percent of total PGY1 trainees. The proportion has increased to 27 percent in AY25 (after a high of 29 percent in AY23).
In assignment year 2018, URiM residents and fellows combined comprised 16 percent of total residents and fellows; in AY 2025, the proportion has increased to 23 percent (while total numbers of residents and fellows also increased).
Program Goals
Community Building
We host networking and social events throughout the year to help build connections between URiM medical students, trainees, and faculty within Boston Medical Center and the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine as well as with neighboring academic medical institutions. The events create opportunities for mentorship, research, and career development.
Recruitment
URiM trainees and faculty have the opportunity to serve as ambassadors of Boston Medical Center and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine at regional and national medical conferences, as well as targeted medical schools, to engage and advise the next generation of physicians. For more information, please contact us at minority.recruitment@bmc.org.
URiM Steering Committee
As a member of the URiM Resident Steering Committee, you become an important part of our URiM recruitment, student mentorship, and resident mentorship efforts.
Shown here: Natasha Nazari, PGY3 Psychiatry; Edom Seyoum, PGY3 Psychiatry; and Sam Gonzalez, PGY4 Preventive Medicine