Weather Advisory: Temporary Door Closure

Due to extreme cold, access through the Moakley Building's entrance off Boston Medical Center Place will be temporarily closed from 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, through 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2.

All patients and visitors should use the main entrance for the Menino and Yawkey Buildings during this time. The hospital remains open and operating as normal.

We appreciate your patience as we take these precautions during severe winter weather.

BMC's Travel Clinic providers offer expertise in travel medicine to all areas of the world. We provide comprehensive vaccination and preventive counseling before you travel, as well as diagnosis and treatment of travel-related illnesses and individualized services to travelers with specific health needs. Please make an appointment at least four weeks before your trip, if possible.

Location and Contact

The CID offers comprehensive services for adults in all areas of infectious diseases, with particular expertise in antibiotic management, HIV/AIDS, STDs, and travel/tropical medic…
The International Clinic provides a family-oriented program to reduce the incidence of travel related illness. Most patients are from the international community of Boston Medical…

Education and Training

Residency

Internal Medicine Residency

In conjunction with the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, the Travel Clinic offers training in travel and tropical medicine to both internal medicine residents and infectious diseases fellows.

Fellowship

Infectious Diseases Fellowship

BMC offers a two-year infectious diseases fellowship with an optional third year of research as part of the hospital epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship track. Our program aims to produce well-rounded infectious disease practitioners with experience in microbiologic techniques, inpatient and outpatient care, and research.

Research

Travel Medicine Research Overview

In partnership with the Boston University School of Public Health, the BMC Travel Medicine team is part of an ongoing research project to increase Chagas disease awareness and screening and improve diagnostic testing. This includes a biorepository of biological samples from patients with Chagas disease, which will drive further research into diagnostics.

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