New England Baptist Hospital Program

Boston, MA

Specialty:Orthopaedic sports medicine

ACGME Code:2682421044

NRMP Code:-

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The New England Baptist Hospital offers a highly specialized Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship program designed to equip trainees with extensive clinical exposure and surgical training in sports medicine. The program is renowned for fostering expertise through a combination of rigorous education, diverse clinical experiences, and cutting-edge research opportunities.

Curriculum Overview

The fellowship program encompasses a structured curriculum where fellows engage in a variety of clinical rotations that include sports medicine clinics, outpatient surgical procedures, and inpatient care. Throughout the program, fellows gain direct experience with managing common sports-related injuries such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, rotator cuff injuries, and complex trauma. They are also trained in advanced diagnostic techniques including ultrasound-guided injections and arthroscopy, enhancing their procedural skills in real-world settings.

Rotations and Clinical Exposure

Fellows rotate through various sites affiliated with New England Baptist Hospital, which enables exposure to a wide range of orthopedic conditions and treatment methodologies. Core rotations include:

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Clinics: Focused on the comprehensive evaluation and management of sports-related injuries.
Surgical Rotations: Opportunities to assist and independently perform a range of surgical procedures, particularly in arthroscopic and reconstructive techniques.
Rehabilitation Units: Learning to work collaboratively with physical therapists to formulate rehabilitative protocols tailored to athletes' specific needs.

Research Opportunities

The program emphasizes scientific inquiry and encourages fellows to engage in impactful research. Trainees have the opportunity to participate in ongoing studies related to sports injury prevention, treatment protocols, and recovery outcomes. This commitment to research is facilitated by access to institutional resources and mentorship from leading experts in the field. Fellow involvement in research not only enhances their educational experience but also contributes to advancements in sports medicine practices.

Unique Aspects of the Program

One of the hallmarks of the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship at New England Baptist Hospital is its affiliation with professional sports teams, including partnerships with health services for elite athletic organizations. This allows for specialized training and networking opportunities not commonly available in other programs. The fellows work with professional athletes and receive training under seasoned practitioners who manage sports teams.

Training Sites

The fellowship encompasses several renowned training sites, maximizing the fellows' exposure to diverse cases. Primary training occurs at the New England Baptist Hospital, supplemented by rotational experiences at:

Beth Israel Lahey Health facilities
Local community hospitals
Outpatient orthopedic clinics

Visa Support

The program provides visa support for qualified international applicants, including J-1 visas. This support ensures that a diverse array of candidates has the opportunity to apply and benefit from the program. The fellowship seeks to accommodate the needs of international medical graduates and facilitate their integration into the training environment.

Competitiveness and Application Requirements

The Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship program is highly competitive, attracting applications from diverse backgrounds. Candidates are typically required to be graduates from accredited medical schools and have completed their residency training in Orthopedic Surgery. Specific requirements may include:

A limit on the number of failed USMLE Step examinations
A minimum passing score
Demonstrated interest in sports medicine

Preference may be given to applicants with prior experience in sports medicine or relevant rotations during their residency.

Web sources

1. New England Baptist Orthopedics Program 2. Foot & Ankle Care 3. Hand & Upper Extremity 4. Physical & Occupational Therapy 5. Joint Preservation 6. Joint Replacement 7. MAKO Robotic Arm Technology 8. New England Baptist Orthopedic Specialists 9. Non-Orthopedic Medical Specialties 10. Radiology 11. Spine Care 12. Sports Medicine

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation0

Continued27

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Continued Full Accreditation	Jun 25, 2000
02	2001 - 2002	Continued Full Accreditation	Jun 25, 2000
03	2002 - 2003	Continued Full Accreditation	Jun 25, 2000
04	2003 - 2004	Continued Full Accreditation	Jun 15, 2003
05	2004 - 2005	Continued Full Accreditation	Jun 15, 2003
06	2005 - 2006	Continued Full Accreditation	Jun 15, 2003
07	2006 - 2007	Continued	Jun 24, 2006
08	2007 - 2008	Continued	Jun 24, 2006
09	2008 - 2009	Continued	Jun 24, 2006
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Jun 24, 2006

Program

Program Size

-- (1 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 9, 2026)

Composition

Training

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Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

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First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: --

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Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--

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Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

No rotation duration data available.

Benchmarks

Roster

Publications

25 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

25 Publications (5 yr)

JSES international2026

Two-year follow-up of a novel fully 3D-printed off-the-shelf humeral total shoulder arthroplasty prosthesis.

Jie J Yao,¹Adam Lencer,²Jay M Levin,³Maneesha H Palakurthi,³

PMID: 42325702doi.org/10.1016/j.jseint.2026.101727

Foot & ankle orthopaedics2026

Ankle Arthrodesis Associated With Risk of Progression to Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared to Total Ankle Arthroplasty.

Gloria Coden,¹Colin Wood,²Andrzej Brzezinski,¹Matthew Beckles,²

PMID: 42077513doi.org/10.1177/24730114261435963

Location

Boston, MA ^[4]

Population

675,647

Median income

$96,931Above

Education

55.8%Above

Employment

68.2%Below

Health

2.8%Above

Age

33On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[5]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Boston, MA

State - Massachusetts

United States

1/31/2015

$2,355

$2,058

$1,193

2/28/2015

$2,360

$2,111

$1,199

3/31/2015

$2,372

$2,075

$1,206

4/30/2015

$2,384

$2,091

$1,213

5/31/2015

$2,393

$2,098

$1,228

6/30/2015

$2,400

$2,101

$1,233

7/31/2015

$2,399

$2,107

$1,235

8/31/2015

$2,405

$2,118

$1,241

9/30/2015

$2,415

$2,127

$1,245

10/31/2015

$2,433

$2,138

$1,253

11/30/2015

$2,452

$2,140

$1,259

12/31/2015

$2,460

$2,131

$1,263

1/31/2016

$2,461

$2,036

$1,275

2/29/2016

$2,464

$2,054

$1,279

3/31/2016

$2,464

$2,060

$1,282

4/30/2016

$2,469

$2,030

$1,285

5/31/2016

$2,471

$1,937

$1,291

6/30/2016

$2,479

$1,999

$1,294

7/31/2016

$2,490

$1,948

$1,295

8/31/2016

$2,503

$1,961

$1,303

9/30/2016

$2,517

$1,974

$1,307

10/31/2016

$2,526

$1,987

$1,311

11/30/2016

$2,520

$1,988

$1,312

12/31/2016

$2,516

$1,993

$1,313

1/31/2017

$2,526

$1,962

$1,317

2/28/2017

$2,544

$1,967

$1,324

3/31/2017

$2,563

$1,976

$1,335

4/30/2017

$2,568

$1,957

$1,346

5/31/2017

$2,570

$1,997

$1,353

6/30/2017

$2,572

$1,935

$1,357

7/31/2017

$2,577

$1,941

$1,359

8/31/2017

$2,584

$1,942

$1,363

9/30/2017

$2,581

$1,951

$1,406

10/31/2017

$2,580

$1,955

$1,414

11/30/2017

$2,590

$1,965

$1,413

12/31/2017

$2,616

$1,972

$1,420

1/31/2018

$2,631

$1,970

$1,422

2/28/2018

$2,634

$1,984

$1,427

3/31/2018

$2,636

$1,989

$1,429

4/30/2018

$2,644

$1,962

$1,434

5/31/2018

$2,653

$1,962

$1,438

6/30/2018

$2,657

$2,021

$1,444

7/31/2018

$2,659

$1,980

$1,449

8/31/2018

$2,661

$1,992

$1,455

9/30/2018

$2,665

$1,998

$1,461

10/31/2018

$2,679

$1,973

$1,465

11/30/2018

$2,692

$2,002

$1,473

12/31/2018

$2,702

$1,981

$1,482

1/31/2019

$2,705

$1,990

$1,492

2/28/2019

$2,707

$1,987

$1,495

3/31/2019

$2,715

$1,993

$1,503

4/30/2019

$2,723

$2,002

$1,509

5/31/2019

$2,732

$2,014

$1,514

6/30/2019

$2,745

$2,025

$1,519

7/31/2019

$2,755

$2,040

$1,526

8/31/2019

$2,765

$2,038

$1,531

9/30/2019

$2,778

$2,045

$1,534

10/31/2019

$2,781

$2,056

$1,541

11/30/2019

$2,784

$2,065

$1,545

12/31/2019

$2,781

$2,069

$1,552

1/31/2020

$2,786

$2,077

$1,560

2/29/2020

$2,795

$2,081

$1,565

3/31/2020

$2,799

$2,087

$1,565

4/30/2020

$2,791

$2,073

$1,566

5/31/2020

$2,770

$2,062

$1,563

6/30/2020

$2,743

$2,083

$1,562

7/31/2020

N/A

$2,031

$1,571

8/31/2020

N/A

$2,013

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$1,967

$1,586

10/31/2020

$2,575

$1,982

$1,593

11/30/2020

$2,550

$2,017

$1,602

12/31/2020

$2,551

$1,986

$1,606

1/31/2021

$2,579

$1,983

$1,613

2/28/2021

$2,614

$1,993

$1,620

3/31/2021

$2,643

$2,002

$1,629

4/30/2021

$2,656

$2,018

$1,649

5/31/2021

$2,679

$2,045

$1,663

6/30/2021

$2,708

$2,067

$1,686

7/31/2021

$2,744

$2,093

$1,707

8/31/2021

$2,776

$2,120

$1,729

9/30/2021

$2,809

$2,151

$1,752

10/31/2021

$2,851

$2,180

$1,767

11/30/2021

$2,887

$2,198

$1,777

12/31/2021

$2,911

$2,199

$1,791

1/31/2022

$2,923

$2,193

$1,800

2/28/2022

$2,921

$2,203

$1,820

3/31/2022

$2,930

$2,220

$1,829

4/30/2022

$2,948

$2,261

$1,841

5/31/2022

$2,978

$2,272

$1,852

6/30/2022

$3,007

$2,285

$1,861

7/31/2022

$3,035

$2,285

$1,868

8/31/2022

$3,074

$2,295

$1,872

9/30/2022

$3,120

$2,305

$1,875

10/31/2022

$3,145

$2,311

$1,873

11/30/2022

$3,154

$2,326

$1,875

12/31/2022

$3,156

$2,327

$1,874

1/31/2023

$3,160

$2,337

$1,877

2/28/2023

$3,179

$2,331

$1,879

3/31/2023

$3,193

$2,334

$1,884

4/30/2023

$3,221

$2,349

$1,886

5/31/2023

$3,238

$2,353

$1,886

6/30/2023

$3,255

$2,359

$1,886

7/31/2023

$3,268

$2,371

$1,891

8/31/2023

$3,291

$2,384

$1,908

9/30/2023

$3,305

$2,395

$1,912

10/31/2023

$3,322

$2,404

$1,916

11/30/2023

$3,334

$2,433

$1,918

12/31/2023

$3,343

$2,444

$1,921

1/31/2024

$3,343

$2,445

$1,928

2/29/2024

$3,353

$2,450

$1,932

3/31/2024

$3,366

$2,458

$1,935

4/30/2024

$3,380

$2,468

$1,942

5/31/2024

$3,384

$2,483

$1,946

6/30/2024

$3,392

$2,491

$1,973

7/31/2024

$3,399

$2,501

$1,958

8/31/2024

$3,393

$2,506

$1,992

9/30/2024

$3,392

$2,519

$1,993

10/31/2024

$3,397

$2,511

$1,995

11/30/2024

$3,421

$2,523

$1,999

12/31/2024

$3,438

$2,527

$2,003

1/31/2025

$3,459

$2,550

$2,006

2/28/2025

$3,463

$2,559

$2,007

3/31/2025

$3,473

$2,577

$2,016

4/30/2025

$3,472

$2,586

$2,019

5/31/2025

$3,480

$2,592

$2,022

6/30/2025

$3,484

$2,599

$2,026

7/31/2025

$3,490

$2,588

$2,029

8/31/2025

$3,499

$2,591

$2,027

9/30/2025

$3,505

$2,593

$2,030

10/31/2025

$3,508

$2,603

$2,052

11/30/2025

$3,502

$2,601

$2,095

12/31/2025

$3,504

$2,598

$2,086

1/31/2026

$3,504

$2,621

$2,160

2/28/2026

$3,510

$2,588

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

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Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Boston, MA

State - Massachusetts

United States

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Living in Boston, MA

Crime Rate and Safety

Boston has a relatively higher crime rate compared to some other cities in the U.S., especially in certain neighborhoods. It's important to be aware of your surroundings and take necessary precautions, especially at night.

Fun Activities

Boston is known for its rich history, cultural attractions, and vibrant arts scene. Residents can enjoy visiting historical sites, museums, theaters, parks, and various festivals throughout the year.

Climate

Boston experiences all four seasons with cold winters and hot summers. Be prepared for snowfall in the winter and humidity in the summer.

Races and Population

Boston is a diverse city with a mix of races and cultures among its population. Residents can experience a lively multicultural atmosphere.

Education

Boston is home to several prestigious educational institutions, including Harvard University and MIT. Residents have access to top-notch educational opportunities.

Cost of Living

Boston is known for its relatively high cost of living, especially when it comes to housing and healthcare. It's advisable to budget carefully to manage expenses.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Boston is located approximately 4 hours drive from New York City. New York City offers a different urban experience with its own cultural attractions, dining scene, and entertainment options.

Pros

Rich history
cultural diversity
top educational institutions
vibrant arts scene.

Cons

High cost of living
higher crime rate in certain areas.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/2682421044

2. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US2507000

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr