Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT)

The CRIT Program focuses on an unfolding interactive surgical case divided into three modules following a geriatric patient from presentation to the emergency department to hospital discharge. Each module includes evidence-based mini-lectures on topics in geriatrics, small group interactive exercises, and seminars designed to enhance teaching and leadership skills.

CRIT aims to foster collaboration among disciplines in the management of complex older patients. Our goals are to:

  • Incorporate geriatric principles into teaching and administrative roles as Chief Residents
  • Develop leadership/teaching skills around the care of complex older patients
  • Enhance leadership/teaching skills required in the Chief Resident role
  • Collaborate with other disciplines in the management of the complex older patient
  • Have fun and foster collegiality

CRIT has consistently provided an effective immediate forum for raising Chief Resident awareness of and interest in geriatrics issues, increasing knowledge about specific syndromes and practices related to geriatrics medicine, enhancing leadership and teaching skills while building confidence for work as a Chief Resident, and reinforcing the importance of multidisciplinary approaches in the care of older patients. It has also provided the opportunity for Chief Residents, Program Directors, and geriatrics faculty to network with each other and lay the groundwork for multi- and interdisciplinary connections.

This year’s CRIT Program retreat will be held at the Ocean Edge Resort on Cape Cod from Friday-Sunday, May 31-June 2, 2024.

Now entering its 19th consecutive year, 334 chief residents and 123 faculty mentors have participated in the Boston Medical Center CRIT program, representing 18 medical and surgical disciplines. Participating specialties have included Internal Medicine, Otolaryngology, Anesthesiology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Family Medicine, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Podiatry, Psychiatry, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Urology, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Diagnostic Radiology, Dermatology, and Pathology.

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Please contact Amanda Tran for more information. Thank you for your interest in the CRIT Program in the Care of Older Adults!

2022 CRIT Photo
2022 CRIT Attendees

National Dissemination

To date, the CRIT program has been replicated at over 33 institutions nationwide. BMC began development of the CRIT program in 2003, with funding from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. In 2007, The John A. Hartford Foundation provided funding for the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs (ADGAP) and BMC to undertake a national demonstration of the CRIT program. Due to the success of this demonstration, The Hearst Foundations and The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation have provided funds to continue the successful national dissemination of CRIT.