Events

Annual Formal

Each year, the House Staff Association organizes a formal dinner and dance for residents, significant others and invited faculty at a variety of venues around Boston such as the Harvard Club, the House of Blues or the Community Rowing Boathouse.  All residents are covered from hospital responsibilities during this event, which features events such as the Annual Resident Class Dance Off.

A crowd of residents competing together in a dance off at the annual formal! Neon lights shine down from overhead as they dance, all are moving and having a good time.
Residents competing in a dance off at the annual formal!

 

Residents hold up large letters spelling BCRP while enjoying one of our incredible annual formal venues, a bookstore! There are six residents smiling as they enjoy themselves in the excitement.
Residents enjoying one of our incredible annual formal venues, a bookstore!

House Staff Auction & Spring Show

The House Staff Association organizes an auction every Spring in which residents, faculty and community businesses donate anything from cooking lessons, to a weekend at a summer home, Red Sox and Patriots tickets, and a new Vespa. All proceeds go to the House Staff Association to support residency-wide events throughout the year.

The BCRP houseofficers produce an annual show: a comedy “spoof” of the faculty and vagaries of residency. The show is a long tradition and provides an opportunity for housestaff to showcase their remarkable singing, dancing, instrumental, organizational and comedic talents (or lack thereof). Last year, this was combined with an Open Mic night co-hosted by our Humanities, Ethics, Arts Leaders (HEAL) group for those to share more serious musical performances or reflections on residency as well.

Diversity Council Social Events

Diversity Council hosts a Welcome Mixer during Intern Orientation on an open patio rooftop on a warm sunny night! Heads of the Diversity Council stand at the front while the crowd gathers around them in a circle.
Diversity Council Welcome Mixer during Intern Orientation on a rooftop.

Diversity Council (DivCo) is an incredible, resident-led group. It is dedicated to building a more inclusive, equitable, and representative community within the BCRP and across the greater Boston area. Their focus on four major arms: recruitment, community, social, and education. DivCo also support and continue to grow our amazing affinity groups (BCRPride, BlackCRP, Raíces, SARI-G, PANDAs, IMG, BARCCD, Muslim, Jewish and Christian). The social arm hosts monthly events to support community-building and networking for all residents and faculty interested in supporting those underrepresented in medicine. Events have ranged from Diversity Dinners at faculty homes or favorite Boston restaurants, movie outings, ice skating, community salsa dance classes, affinity group events, and more.

Nine residents kneel down with a balloon and a large crowd in the background. The group is celebrating BCRPride (LGBTQ + Affinity Group) within the Boston area.
Residents representing BCRPride (LGBTQ+ Affinity Group) at the Boston Pride Parade

Arts Events

Within the Boston area, there are lots of shows and musicals that occur on a weekly basis. The residents are standing together holding the script for the Boston Pops, smiling with the theater in the background.
Residents enjoying Disney’s Frozen in concert at the Boston Pops.

The Humanities, Ethics, Arts Leaders (HEAL) group organizes bimonthly arts-related events such as writing retreats, visits to the amazing local arts museums, attendance at the Longwood or Boston Symphony concerts, or the Boston ballet.

Chief Family Events

A few residents throwing bowling balls down the alley while enjoying their free time at a bowling alley with friends and faculty.

Each Chief organizes a quarterly (or more often) dinner or social event for the 25-30 residents in their Chief Family. These dinners and events are excellent opportunities to relax, unwind and enjoy each other’s company in a more intimate setting with residents from each class represented. Recent gatherings have included BBQs, cookie-decorating parties, and game nights.

Book Club Events

Books and Bordeaux is a resident-led monthly book club. Residents who love to read enjoy spending time together outside of work in this space as a way to decompress and feel connected to the residency community. They always try to select a book and time that works for the majority of residents.

Eight residents are sitting by the table eating dinner while discussing their book that is being read at the book club event held at one of their homes.
Residents enjoying dinner and conversation on the patio at a monthly book club event.

 

Other Events

Residents sitting by the sunset at the water together at our weekly “Summer Wednesdays on the Esplanade” event held July through August! There is a beautiful sky in the background with clouds looming as the sunset begins to occur.
Residents enjoying the sunset together at our weekly “Summer Wednesdays on the Esplanade” event held July through August.

The House Staff Association sponsors frequent evening get-togethers at restaurants, bars, exercise classes, and other locations around Boston, as well as other seasonal events!

The residents arrange many other events together including Halloween parties, engagement parties, attendance at weddings, ski retreats, theme dinners, karaoke nights, ice cream parties, apple picking weekends, bowling parties, dessert parties, and more.

 

 

 

A group of residents stand together outside of Fenway Park as they get ready to go into the game that was funded by the House Staff Association.
Residents cheering on the Red Sox at Fenway, funded by the House Staff Association

 

A group of residents all come together with their arms around each other to celebrate their co-residents wedding, as they are all dressed up for the formal occasion.
Residents celebrating a co-residents’ wedding together

 

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