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Boston University Medical Center Addiction Medicine (Multidisciplinary)

Fellowship · Boston, MA

Sponsored by Boston University Medical Center · Director Alyssa Peterkin

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Class size
3
Visas
J-1, H-1B
PGY-2 salary
$84k2025 to 2026

Red flags

  • Seats left open in the Match. In 1 of the last 4 Matches, too few applicants ranked it to fill its seats.

Green flags

  • Sponsors H-1B visas. Most programs sponsor only J-1 visas.
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Getting in

The Match, seats filled

20234/4
20243/4
20253/3
20263/3

How it chooses

  • They must be board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine or OB-GYN, and be graduates of or in the final year of an ACGME residency.

Who started, by class

Started 20267 on record of 3 seats · 5 published before starting
  • Raagini JawaBoston Medical Center33 papers · 12 first author · 2 case reports · 1 review
  • Jordana LaksBoston University Medical Center15 papers · 7 first author · 3 case reports · 2 reviews
  • Aliza GreenBrigham and Women's Hospital7 papers · 4 first author
  • David KispertMaineHealth5 papers · 1 first author
  • Michael YangBoston University Medical Center1 paper
  • Ej Smith
  • Michaela BarryUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Started 20241 on record of 4 seats · 1 published before starting
  • Payel RoyBoston Medical Center22 papers · 8 first author · 1 case report · 1 review

Training

6 training sites. Most graduates on record went on to infectious disease.

Months at each site

  • Boston University Medical Center12 mo
  • South End Community Health Center12 mo
  • Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital (Bedford)1 mo
  • Boston Health Care for the Homeless1 mo
  • Boston Children's Hospital1 mo
  • Health Care Resources Center1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Infectious Disease Fellowship2

Where graduates work now

  • Boston University Medical Center7
  • Boston University School of Medicine2
  • MaineHealth1
  • Massachusetts General Hospital1
  • Michigan State University College of Human Medicine1
  • Montefiore Medical Center1

Research

67% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

4 of 6, 36 papers between them

  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Life

$84k to start, $95k by PGY-5.

Pay by year

  • PGY-2$84,471
  • PGY-3$87,850
  • PGY-4$91,364
  • PGY-5$95,019

People

Leadership

  • Alyssa PeterkinFellowship Director, Grayken Addiction Medicine Fellowship
  • Emily HurstakAssociate Program Director
  • Jessie M. GaetaAssociate Director, Grayken Addiction Medicine Fellowship
  • Alexander Y. WalleyDirector of Alumni Affairs

Find someone

Faculty, fellows, graduates and the people fellows publish with.

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ProgramPositions
  • Addiction PsychiatryPositions: 4
  • Consultation-Liaison PsychiatryPositions: 2
  • PsychiatryPositions: 32

Place

Summers reach 82°, winters fall to 24°. About 45 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.7M people live within 20 minutes of Boston University Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $2,620 a month within 10 miles of Boston University Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Lightning
  • Heat waves
  • River flooding
  • Cold waves