Dear Prospective Applicant,
You are entering the field of psychiatry at a transformative time in our nation and the world. The COVID-19 Pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to all aspects of the medical system, forcing an urgent reexamination of our identities as physicians and what it means to practice medicine. Psychiatrists will be called upon during this Pandemic and its aftermath to provide mental health services to the millions suffering with COVID-19-related anxiety, depression, trauma and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Intersecting with the pandemic, the field of medicine has been compelled to closely examine our roles in systemic racism and inequities experienced by marginalized groups in our society. It is our responsibility as physicians, a training program and a healthcare system to embrace diversity within our ranks and act with intention to reframe policies and practices to ensure that our workforce and leadership are representative of the same diversity that makes our nation great.
We know this interview season will bring a unique set of challenges, including finding the right fit with a residency program without ever having visited. At Harvard South Shore our hope is to provide comprehensive information about all aspects of what it is like to be an HSS resident so you can truly imagine what it would be like to live and train here. We look forward to receiving your application and wish you health and safety in the months to come.
Sincerely,
Margo C. Funk, M.D., M.A.
Program Director, Harvard South Shore
You are entering the field of psychiatry at a transformative time in our nation and the world. The COVID-19 Pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to all aspects of the medical system, forcing an urgent reexamination of our identities as physicians and what it means to practice medicine. Psychiatrists will be called upon during this Pandemic and its aftermath to provide mental health services to the millions suffering with COVID-19-related anxiety, depression, trauma and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Intersecting with the pandemic, the field of medicine has been compelled to closely examine our roles in systemic racism and inequities experienced by marginalized groups in our society. It is our responsibility as physicians, a training program and a healthcare system to embrace diversity within our ranks and act with intention to reframe policies and practices to ensure that our workforce and leadership are representative of the same diversity that makes our nation great.
We know this interview season will bring a unique set of challenges, including finding the right fit with a residency program without ever having visited. At Harvard South Shore our hope is to provide comprehensive information about all aspects of what it is like to be an HSS resident so you can truly imagine what it would be like to live and train here. We look forward to receiving your application and wish you health and safety in the months to come.
Sincerely,
Margo C. Funk, M.D., M.A.
Program Director, Harvard South Shore
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Dear HSS Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in the Harvard South Shore Psychiatry Residency Training Program. We are delighted to share our enthusiasm for the program with you.
By way of introduction, I am Professor and Chair of Harvard Psychiatry at the VA Boston Healthcare System. A graduate of Yale College and the Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, I completed training in General Adult Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine where I was subsequently a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry. My clinical research career has been dedicated to the identification and treatment of the substance use disorders in the obstetric, medical, and emergency room settings. Having been active as both a clinician and researcher in transplantation psychiatry, I am currently Chief of the Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Service at the West Roxbury campus.
I have had the privilege of working at some of the best academic medical centers in America, and I am pleased to count VA Boston Healthcare to be among them. The VA is the nation’s largest integrated health system, offering comprehensive services to eligible veterans. And, as a recent RAND Corporation study of health care quality shows, the VA health system provides care that is higher in quality than what is offered elsewhere in communities across the nation. Fortunately, the VA is also the nation’s largest educator of health care professionals in the United States.
Thus, the Harvard South Shore Psychiatry Residency could be the ideal setting for the candidate who is interested in achieving clinical and academic excellence. Faculty and staff are dedicated to patient care and to your education. We are committed to working with you so that your potential will have its fullest expression. Please feel free to be in touch if you would like any other information as you consider your training options.
With best wishes,
Grace Chang, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Chair, VA Boston Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry
Chief, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry VA Boston Healthcare System
Thank you for your interest in the Harvard South Shore Psychiatry Residency Training Program. We are delighted to share our enthusiasm for the program with you.
By way of introduction, I am Professor and Chair of Harvard Psychiatry at the VA Boston Healthcare System. A graduate of Yale College and the Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, I completed training in General Adult Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine where I was subsequently a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry. My clinical research career has been dedicated to the identification and treatment of the substance use disorders in the obstetric, medical, and emergency room settings. Having been active as both a clinician and researcher in transplantation psychiatry, I am currently Chief of the Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Service at the West Roxbury campus.
I have had the privilege of working at some of the best academic medical centers in America, and I am pleased to count VA Boston Healthcare to be among them. The VA is the nation’s largest integrated health system, offering comprehensive services to eligible veterans. And, as a recent RAND Corporation study of health care quality shows, the VA health system provides care that is higher in quality than what is offered elsewhere in communities across the nation. Fortunately, the VA is also the nation’s largest educator of health care professionals in the United States.
Thus, the Harvard South Shore Psychiatry Residency could be the ideal setting for the candidate who is interested in achieving clinical and academic excellence. Faculty and staff are dedicated to patient care and to your education. We are committed to working with you so that your potential will have its fullest expression. Please feel free to be in touch if you would like any other information as you consider your training options.
With best wishes,
Grace Chang, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Chair, VA Boston Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry
Chief, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry VA Boston Healthcare System
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Dr. Ramirez completed her residency training in Psychiatry at the Harvard South Shore (HSS) Psychiatry Residency Training Program. She received her medical degree from the University El Bosque, Bogota, Colombia.
After finishing her Psychiatry residency, she has been an active faculty member in major academic centers, initially at Boston University Psychiatry Department at the Consult -Liaison service, where she enthusiastically participated in the training of Psychiatry residents and fellows. Later she transitioned to a leadership role at McLean Hospital, Boston MA as Medical director of McLean South East Partial Program, a program aiming to help transition patients from the inpatient to outpatient setting for patients recovering from various acute psychiatric illnesses. She continued her educational activities, teaching HSS Psychiatry residents rotating at McLean.
Her expertise in education and leadership brought her back to HSS to continue as Medical Director of VA Boston Health Care System Substance Abuse Residential Program in 2013, a program specialized in addressing substance abuse and psychiatric illness in the veteran population. More recently Dr. Ramirez joined the HSS leadership training program as Associate Program Director. She continues to promote diversity, professionalism and excellence in psychiatric care, and is invested to the education and training of the new generation of Psychiatrists.
After finishing her Psychiatry residency, she has been an active faculty member in major academic centers, initially at Boston University Psychiatry Department at the Consult -Liaison service, where she enthusiastically participated in the training of Psychiatry residents and fellows. Later she transitioned to a leadership role at McLean Hospital, Boston MA as Medical director of McLean South East Partial Program, a program aiming to help transition patients from the inpatient to outpatient setting for patients recovering from various acute psychiatric illnesses. She continued her educational activities, teaching HSS Psychiatry residents rotating at McLean.
Her expertise in education and leadership brought her back to HSS to continue as Medical Director of VA Boston Health Care System Substance Abuse Residential Program in 2013, a program specialized in addressing substance abuse and psychiatric illness in the veteran population. More recently Dr. Ramirez joined the HSS leadership training program as Associate Program Director. She continues to promote diversity, professionalism and excellence in psychiatric care, and is invested to the education and training of the new generation of Psychiatrists.
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John C. Bradley, M.D. received his medical training at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine and completed residency training in Psychiatry at Letterman Army Medical Center in San Francisco, California. Dr. Bradley retired from the U.S. Army Medical Corps where he served as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Vice Chair at Uniformed Services University. His military career included operational assignments for peacekeeping, stability and support operations, and combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Dr. Bradley has been honored to serve on a number of national committees and advisory councils. He served as co-chair of the VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Suicidal Behavior. He served as the clinical subcommittee chair and Army representative for the DoD Task Force for the Prevention of Suicide by Members of the Armed Forces, and co-investigator for the Army Study To Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (ArmySTARRS). He served as an advisor to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences, Board on the Health of Select Populations. Dr. Bradley has provided expert testimony to the US Congress and served on numerous scientific advisory committees. He has published extensively on the treatment of combat trauma and PTSD, the management of Suicide, and on the American Revolution.
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Hi, my name is Kemper Schumacher. I am a PGY-4 resident and the executive chief resident. I am a New Englander at heart and happy to have landed back in the Boston area after a wonderful experience at University of Nebraska Medical Center. My time at HSS can be summarized in a single word: growth. During residency I have been quite impressed by the robust opportunities for residents to carve out their own niche, be it in teaching, research, leadership and more. Personally, I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to develop my professional identity through exceptional mentorship and very thoughtful supervision from both faculty and peers.
As executive chief resident it is my goal is to support residents in experiencing the work of becoming a psychiatrist as an empowering and exciting journey. I also very much enjoy being part of the recruitment team, and look forward to our virtual interview season. ‘See’ you there!
As executive chief resident it is my goal is to support residents in experiencing the work of becoming a psychiatrist as an empowering and exciting journey. I also very much enjoy being part of the recruitment team, and look forward to our virtual interview season. ‘See’ you there!
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Hi! I'm Aishwarya Rajagopalan, one of the third year psychiatry residents at HSS, interested in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and a Chief Resident of Education. What I have enjoyed most about my time at HSS has been the camaraderie I share with my co-residents, especially within my class cohort. In pre-pandemic times, we enjoyed brunches, holiday gatherings, and spending time with each others' families. Now we tailor that shared time that we love in different ways- Zoom hangouts, hikes, etc. Within the program, I am on the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC), which takes a bird's eye view looking at HSS within its framework as a Graduate Medical Education program. I also have been on several action teams around delivering feedback, social media, call-room food, and on a work group understanding and improving the on-call experience. Most recently, I collaborated with some area experts to leverage VA, Harvard, and community organizations to create longitudinal PGY-1 and PGY-3 courses that hope to move from a diversity course to a diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice based framework. This is an evolving project I am excited to work on this year!
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Kevin W. Cates, M.D., MPH is a third year psychiatry resident at Harvard South Shore and one of the current chief residents of education. His duties at HSS are focused on teaching residents, refining and building upon the HSS didactic curriculum, and participating in the upcoming recruitment season. Outside of HSS, he sits on the IRB at Fenway Health, Boston’s LGBTQ-specialized federally qualified health center, and is also a former resident co-chair of the MA Psychiatry Society’s committee on addictions. His career interests include public psychiatry, working with underserved populations, and substance use disorders in adolescence and young adulthood. His academic interests include de-weaponizing the concept of professionalism in medical education, the role of philosophy & the humanities in the development of professional identity, harm-reduction in psychiatry & addictions, sexual health and LGBTQ+-affirming care in psychiatry.
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Aaron Greenstein, M.D. is a fourth year resident at Harvard South Shore and a graduate of New York Medical College. He is currently Chief Resident of Geriatric Psychiatry at Mclean hospital, where he works with residents from HSS and other Harvard Medical School -affiliated psychiatry programs. Dr. Greenstein has been passionate about geriatric psychiatry since early in residency. His research has focused on cannabis use among older adults and the treatment of agitation in dementia. He was selected as an Assistant Editor for the Harvard Review of Psychiatry, a 2020 AAGP Honors Scholar, and a fellow in the Health and Aging Policy Fellowship. After residency, he plans on completing a fellowship in geriatric psychiatry.
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Erin Lovell
Program Coordinator Harvard South Shore Psychiatry Residency Program Erin Lovell received an Associate of Arts degree in Healthcare, graduating with high honors from Heald College in Hayward, California before receiving certification as a coding associate. She started her career working as a CME Certification Program Coordinator at the Institute of Medical Quality, and eventually joined the Harvard South Shore family in 2016. As a Program Coordinator she believes that her role is to serve as a go-to person who can get things done for the program and those she advocates for. To her, being effective in the role means that she can be relied upon to actively seek to improve processes and situations, and do what is best in the interest of residents and faculty alike. Erin was honored to receive an Employee of the Month award through the nomination of Harvard South Shore’s residents to recognize her vigorous commitment to serving their needs an improving their learning experience. Erin is a technology enthusiast who uses her skills to resolve technical difficulties, as well as to seek out new solutions for greater convenience, accuracy and efficiency. She places a great amount of importance on celebrating the little things, and is famously known for her festive decorations, treats and costumes around the holidays.
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Amanda Pereira
Program Coordinator Harvard South Shore Psychiatry Residency Program Amanda Pereira joined the HSS family in 2018. Her priority from day 1 was “to make sure the residents have someone to back them up both professionally and personally.” Amanda enjoys being involved in the improvement of the program. Her organizational skills as well as her task managing skills make her a great asset to HSS. Amanda truly loves her job and the residents. She is integral to the HSS effort to make sure the residents have a safe family-like environment. Her door is always open, she is also just a phone call or email away.
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Resident Leadership Positions Within HSS
program evaluation committee (pec) resident members
Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) resident members:
PEC is the evaluation and policy-writing committee at HSS; this body produces policies detailing, for example: parental leave, on-call duties, reimbursement for post-call transportation, etc. Many residents sit on the committee, giving HSS residents an outsized voice in running our program.
Alison Rembisz, M.D., PGY-1 Resident member of PEC
Jacob Horton, M.D., PGY-1 Resident member of PEC
Terrance Dolan, M.D., PGY-2 Resident member of PEC
Anderson Chen, M.D., PGY-3 Resident member of PEC
Haley V. Solomon, D.O., PGY-4 Resident member of PEC
PEC is the evaluation and policy-writing committee at HSS; this body produces policies detailing, for example: parental leave, on-call duties, reimbursement for post-call transportation, etc. Many residents sit on the committee, giving HSS residents an outsized voice in running our program.
Alison Rembisz, M.D., PGY-1 Resident member of PEC
Jacob Horton, M.D., PGY-1 Resident member of PEC
Terrance Dolan, M.D., PGY-2 Resident member of PEC
Anderson Chen, M.D., PGY-3 Resident member of PEC
Haley V. Solomon, D.O., PGY-4 Resident member of PEC
Ombudspersons
Ombudspersons:
Ombuds at HSS are resident-leaders who serve as a conduit of information between HSS residents and HSS administrators, collecting feedback and concerns/suggestions from their fellow residents.
Justine Lazatin, D.O., PGY-1 Resident Ombuds
Faith Donaghey, M.D., PGY-1 Resident Ombuds
Priya Gearin, M.D., PGY-3 Resident Ombuds
Avni Patel, D.O., PGY-4 Resident Ombuds
Ombuds at HSS are resident-leaders who serve as a conduit of information between HSS residents and HSS administrators, collecting feedback and concerns/suggestions from their fellow residents.
Justine Lazatin, D.O., PGY-1 Resident Ombuds
Faith Donaghey, M.D., PGY-1 Resident Ombuds
Priya Gearin, M.D., PGY-3 Resident Ombuds
Avni Patel, D.O., PGY-4 Resident Ombuds
graduate medical education committee (gmec) members
Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) members:
GMEC is the committee tasked with refining the quality of graduate medical education at HSS and VA Boston, as well as ensuring compliance with ACGME standards. Resident members are important contributors to the committee.
Aaron Greenstein, M.D., PGY-4 Resident member of GMEC
Aishwarya Rajagopalan, D.O., MHS, PGY-3 Resident member of GMEC
GMEC is the committee tasked with refining the quality of graduate medical education at HSS and VA Boston, as well as ensuring compliance with ACGME standards. Resident members are important contributors to the committee.
Aaron Greenstein, M.D., PGY-4 Resident member of GMEC
Aishwarya Rajagopalan, D.O., MHS, PGY-3 Resident member of GMEC
journal club
Journal Club:
The HSS Journal Club is a fully resident-run weekly meeting in which participating residents read and discuss relevant literature.
Priya Gearin, M.D. – director
The HSS Journal Club is a fully resident-run weekly meeting in which participating residents read and discuss relevant literature.
Priya Gearin, M.D. – director
whole health committee
Whole Health Committee:
The HSS Whole Health Committee supports resident activities for physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental wellbeing.
Avni Patel, D.O. - HSS Whole Health Committee Lead
Brendan Campbell, M.D. - HSS Whole Health Committee Member
Stefania Buonocore, D.O. – HSS Whole Health Committee Member
Troy Nold, M.D. - HSS Whole Health Committee Member
Carsen Sulzer, M.D. - HSS Whole Health Committee Member
The HSS Whole Health Committee supports resident activities for physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental wellbeing.
Avni Patel, D.O. - HSS Whole Health Committee Lead
Brendan Campbell, M.D. - HSS Whole Health Committee Member
Stefania Buonocore, D.O. – HSS Whole Health Committee Member
Troy Nold, M.D. - HSS Whole Health Committee Member
Carsen Sulzer, M.D. - HSS Whole Health Committee Member
hss birthday poets laureate
HSS Birthday Poets Laureate:
Following tradition at HSS, one or two residents are designated to write and share poetic celebrations of their fellow residents for their birthdays. This tradition gives HSS residents the opportunity to express love and admiration for one another every year!
Terrance Dolan, M.D. – current
Troy Nold, M.D. – current
Kevin Cates, M.D., MPH – past
Kemper Schumacher, M.D. – past
Following tradition at HSS, one or two residents are designated to write and share poetic celebrations of their fellow residents for their birthdays. This tradition gives HSS residents the opportunity to express love and admiration for one another every year!
Terrance Dolan, M.D. – current
Troy Nold, M.D. – current
Kevin Cates, M.D., MPH – past
Kemper Schumacher, M.D. – past
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Resident Leadership Positions Outside of HSS
Massachusetts Psychiatric Society Committee Resident Leaders
Massachusetts Psychiatric Society Committee Resident Leaders:
Anderson Chen, M.D. - Early Career Psychiatry Committee, resident co-chair
Terrance Dolan, M.D. – Continuing Medical Education Committee, resident member
Aaron Greenstein, M.D. – Geriatric Committee, resident co-chair
Mason Qualls, M.D., MPH – Addictions Committee, resident co-chair
Anderson Chen, M.D. - Early Career Psychiatry Committee, resident co-chair
Terrance Dolan, M.D. – Continuing Medical Education Committee, resident member
Aaron Greenstein, M.D. – Geriatric Committee, resident co-chair
Mason Qualls, M.D., MPH – Addictions Committee, resident co-chair
Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (BPSI) Fellows
Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (BPSI) Fellows:
Priya Gearin, M.D. – BPSI fellow
Avni Patel, D.O. – BPSI fellow
Haley Solomon, D.O. – BPSI fellow
Priya Gearin, M.D. – BPSI fellow
Avni Patel, D.O. – BPSI fellow
Haley Solomon, D.O. – BPSI fellow
Fenway Health center
Fenway Health Center:
Kevin W. Cates, M.D., MPH – Institutional Review Board member
Kevin W. Cates, M.D., MPH – Institutional Review Board member
National Fellowships
National Fellowships:
Aaron Greenstein, M.D. - VA Health and Aging Policy Advanced Fellowship
Aaron Greenstein, M.D. - VA Health and Aging Policy Advanced Fellowship
