Resources for Incoming Trainees

The GME Office will be hosting several institutional orientation sessions to provide flexibility for all GME trainees starting a residency or fellowship program to attend. These sessions provide an important touchpoint for conveying key messages with an opportunity for trainees to come together across specialties and meet hospital leaders.

The sessions are tailored to certain groups as shown below:

• June 14 (MGH)
  • New grads/PGY-1’s (Interns) – IN PERSON* at O’Keefe Auditorium
• July 1 (separate sessions at BWH and MGH)
  • PGY2(+) Residents and Clinical Fellows – via Zoom
• July 31 (separate sessions at BWH and MGH)
  • Interns, Residents, and Fellows** – via Zoom
  • This session is open to any incoming trainee who are unable to attend the session tailored to their clinical appointment.

*In-person programs will start promptly at 8:00 am (coffee and registration is from 7:30 am – 8:00 am) and mornings will include large-group presentations.

**These sessions are open to any incoming trainee who is unable to attend the session tailored to their clinical appointment.

2024 Health Screening and Occupational Health Clearance

To ensure compliance with infection control requirements at Mass General Brigham, all incoming Residents/Fellows must submit the necessary documentation and receive Occupational Health Service (OHS) Medical Clearance before their employment start date. You will receive an email from OHS outlining the next steps for submitting the required documents.

For Interns/Residents starting in June, please submit your documents no later than April 12, 2024. After reviewing your documentation, you will be informed of the next steps.

For Residents/Clinical Fellows, please submit your documents no later than May 10, 2024. After reviewing your documentation, you will be informed of the next steps.

Many Trainees can complete the screening process virtually, provided that the Health Screening Forms are fully completed and submitted before the deadlines, and all immunization and TB requirements are met.

Required documentation forms

Please ensure that you complete the following required documentation forms:

1. 2024 Mass General Brigham New Hire Immunization Requirements
2. Mass General Brigham Color Vision Screening
   • Please identify and record your answer on the provided lines.
3. Interactive Occupational Health New Hire Questionnaire
   • Please answer each question.    
4. Interactive Respirator & Medical Eval Questionnaire
   • Answer all questions for safe use of a N95 mask. If you have any positive answers on the questionnaire, please provide an explain at the bottom of the page in column 2.

FIT Testing is completed by Environmental Affairs. Contact your program manager for more information.

COVID-19 information

• Two Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations
• One Jansen COVID-19 vaccination OR
• A completed WHO-approved initial COVID-19 vaccine series OR
• One current COVID-19 vaccine establishing an up-to-date status per CDC guidance

Rotating trainees (new and returning)

Once all OHS requirements have been met, Trainees rotating to one of the institutions listed below may receive a “2024-2025 Health Clearance sticker” for their ID badge. This indicates that staff rotating to other institutions meet OHS Clearance Requirements at the following programs:

• Mass General Brigham system: All Mass General Brigham affiliates, including Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Mass General, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Salem Hospital, McLean, Spaulding Rehabilitation, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Wentworth Douglass Hospital, Mass Eye and Ear
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Beth Israel Lahey Health
• Tufts Medical Center
• Boston Medical Center
• Boston Children’s Hospital
• Harvard Medical School

New trainees who have cleared the OHS requirements and returning residents and fellows needing a Rotator Sticker may email mgb-occhealth-gme@mgb.org. Please indicate that you need a Rotating Sticker. An OHS staff member will review your record and respond to your email within 2 business days.

Frequently asked questions

Q: What Tuberculosis Testing will be accepted?
A: Either a 2 Step TB skin test or an IGRA (QFT or T-Spot) blood test is accepted. The IGRA must be within 3 months of the date of screening. The 2-step TB skin testing is documentation of 2 negative TB tests within the year prior to your start date. The second TB test needs to be within 3 months of start date or at the start/screening date and at least 7 days after the first test.

Q: My school/hospital will only do one TB test per year so how can I meet the requirement?
A: If you are not able to complete 2-step testing prior to your arrival, a TST will be done at your Mass General Brigham OHS visit. 

If you have any additional questions, please email mgb-occhealth-gme@mgb.org.

MGH requires completion of online training modules for all incoming employees. These can be found at Mass General Brigham HealthStream. In order to access the modules on this site, a trainee must have a hospital login which will be provided by the training program coordinator.

• Photo ID submission guidelines
• Interactive respirator and medical eval questionnaire 
• Respirator fit testing
• Onboarding stakeholders contact information
• MGH PC Orientation meeting materials (login required)
• MGH I-9 processing (completed in person with a Human Resources representative)

The GME Office will be hosting several institutional orientation sessions to provide flexibility for all GME trainees starting a residency or fellowship program to attend. These sessions provide an important touchpoint for conveying key messages with an opportunity for trainees to come together across specialties and meet hospital leaders. All interns, residents and clinical fellows in both accredited and non-accredited training programs are required to attend the hospital orientation.

The sessions are tailored to certain groups as shown below:

• June 10–13
  • ACLS/BLS BWH Interns ONLY
• June 12
  • New grads/PGY-1’s (Interns) – IN PERSON at Bornstein Amphitheater*
• July 1
  • Residents and Clinical Fellows**
• July 31
  • Intern, Residents, and Clinical Fellows**
  • This session is open to any incoming trainee who are unable to attend the session tailored to their clinical appointment.

*In-person programs will start promptly at 10:00 am (registration is from 9:45 am –1 0:00 am) which will include large-group presentations.

**Orientation will take place via Zoom from 8:00 am – 11:30 am (ET).

Participants will be assigned to one 2-hour session.

Participant’s skills session date and time will be assigned based on the program the individual is joining (e.g., Specialties, Medicine). The time frame, course location and all instructions will be emailed to the individual by the CNE 4 weeks prior to the class.

ACLS and BLS class is a blended learning experience:

• Part 1: HealthStream: HeartCode BLS and/or HeartCode ACLS
• Part 2: Attended return demonstration Skills Session
  • The HeartCode course in HealthStream (Part 1) is assigned by HR and must be completed prior to the Skills session (Part 2)

To complete the online course (minimum time):

• BLS – 2 hours
• ACLS – 4 hours

Participants MUST bring online certificates of completion with them the day of the class. If taking both BLS and ACLS – these are (2) separate courses so participants will need a certificate for each course. NO certificate of completion – NO skills session.

2024 Health Screening and Occupational Health Clearance

To ensure compliance with infection control requirements at Mass General Brigham, all incoming Residents/Fellows must submit the necessary documentation and receive Occupational Health Service (OHS) Medical Clearance before their employment start date. You will receive an email from OHS outlining the next steps for submitting the required documents.

For Interns/Residents starting in June, please submit your documents no later than April 12, 2024. After reviewing your documentation, you will be informed of the next steps.

For Residents/Clinical Fellows, please submit your documents no later than May 10, 2024. After reviewing your documentation, you will be informed of the next steps.

Many Trainees can complete the screening process virtually, provided that the Health Screening Forms are fully completed and submitted before the deadlines, and all immunization and TB requirements are met.

Required documentation forms

Please ensure that you complete the following required documentation forms:

1. 2024 Mass General Brigham New Hire Immunization Requirements
2. Mass General Brigham Color Vision Screening
   • Please identify and record your answer on the provided lines.
3. Interactive Occupational Health New Hire Questionnaire
   • Please answer each question.    
4. Interactive Respirator & Medical Eval Questionnaire
   • Answer all questions for safe use of a N95 mask. If you have any positive answers on the questionnaire, please provide an explain at the bottom of the page in column 2.

FIT Testing is completed by Environmental Affairs. Contact your program manager for more information.

COVID-19 information

• Two Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations
• One Jansen COVID-19 vaccination OR
• A completed WHO-approved initial COVID-19 vaccine series OR
• One current COVID-19 vaccine establishing an up-to-date status per CDC guidance

Rotating trainees (new and returning)

Once all OHS requirements have been met, Trainees rotating to one of the institutions listed below may receive a “2024-2025 Health Clearance sticker” for their ID badge. This indicates that staff rotating to other institutions meet OHS Clearance Requirements at the following programs:

• Mass General Brigham system: All Mass General Brigham affiliates, including Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Mass General, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Salem Hospital, McLean, Spaulding Rehabilitation, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Wentworth Douglass Hospital, Mass Eye and Ear
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Beth Israel Lahey Health
• Tufts Medical Center
• Boston Medical Center
• Boston Children’s Hospital
• Harvard Medical School

New trainees who have cleared the OHS requirements and returning residents and fellows needing a Rotator Sticker may email mgb-occhealth-gme@mgb.org. Please indicate that you need a Rotating Sticker. An OHS staff member will review your record and respond to your email within 2 business days.

Frequently asked questions

Q: What Tuberculosis Testing will be accepted?
A: Either a 2 Step TB skin test or an IGRA (QFT or T-Spot) blood test is accepted. The IGRA must be within 3 months of the date of screening. The 2-step TB skin testing is documentation of 2 negative TB tests within the year prior to your start date. The second TB test needs to be within 3 months of start date or at the start/screening date and at least 7 days after the first test.

Q: My school/hospital will only do one TB test per year so how can I meet the requirement?
A: If you are not able to complete 2-step testing prior to your arrival, a TST will be done at your Mass General Brigham OHS visit. 

If you have any additional questions, please email mgb-occhealth-gme@mgb.org.

BWH requires completion of online training modules for all incoming employees. These can be found at BWH HealthStream. To access the modules on this site, a trainee must have a hospital login which will be provided by the training program coordinator.

Photo ID submission guidelines

Given the uncertainty of COVID-19, BWH is offering options to provide your own photo for your ID. Badges will be distributed by each program; trainees will not pick up their badge from the ID office. View the BWH photo ID guidelines

Respirator fit testing

Please reserve an appointment, get dates for Orientation Day Fit Testing Sessions, and find a list of N95 respirator models we provide here at BWH with instructions on how to submit documentation for your current (within one year) fit test. View respirator fit testing information

Other documents

• BWH I-9 processing
• Onboarding stakeholders contact information
• BWH PC Orientation meeting materials (login required)

Note: Pre-employment drug testing has been temporarily suspended until further notice