GME Resources at Mass General Brigham

GME Resources at Mass General Brigham

Written by Bill Olmsted, Guardian disability insurance specialist with 25 years advising medical residents and fellows.

Mass General Brigham trains approximately 2,400 to 2,500 residents and fellows across more than 300 ACGME-accredited programs — one of the largest GME enterprises in the United States. Training is distributed across Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, McLean Hospital, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Spaulding Rehabilitation, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Salem Hospital, and other affiliated sites.

This page maps official GME support resources available to MGB trainees. It also points to one separate planning issue — the GSI disability insurance path available to eligible trainees — that operates on different terms than what trainees may encounter through standard benefits onboarding.

This page is maintained by MDGSI as an independent educational resource. It is not produced by, endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with Mass General Brigham.

Official GME and wellbeing resources

MGB maintains GME resources across a system-wide office and hospital-level programs. The resources below are maintained by Mass General Brigham directly.

Resident wellbeing and mental health

  • MGB Graduate Medical Education — the central GME portal covering programs, policies, HR resources, and trainee support.
  • MGB GME HR Resources — benefits, onboarding, compensation, and administrative contacts for residents and fellows.
  • MGB EAP/TAP (Trainee Assistance Program): 866-724-4327 — confidential mental health and financial counseling support extended proactively to GME trainees.
  • Lyra Health: mental health platform available at no cost to MGB residents and fellows.
  • MGB Resident/Fellow Well-Being Council: resident-led council that disseminates wellness resources and serves as the primary peer wellbeing infrastructure across MGB programs.

Financial wellness

  • MGB EAP Financial Resource Center: free 30-minute financial counseling sessions through the EAP. GreenPath debt counseling (1-800-550-1961) and PSLF guidance via Tuition.io.
  • Harvard FCU and EAP Webinar Series: financial wellness webinars on home buying, debt management, and student loans, open to all MGB employees.
  • HUECU Partnership: custom loan program with financial literacy resources and free individual financial counseling for participants.
  • Fidelity and TIAA: free individual retirement planning sessions available to MGB trainees.

Benefits and compensation

  • MGB 2025 Resident Benefits Summary — the authoritative document covering health insurance, disability, retirement, and other benefits for MGB residents and fellows.
  • GME benefits questions: MGH residents contact the benefits consultants listed in the benefits summary by last name. BWH residents: 857-307-7077.

GME office

Navigating a large, distributed system

MGB is among the largest academic medical centers in the country. Benefits onboarding, wellness resources, and financial planning tools are managed at both the system level and the individual hospital level. Trainees at MGH, BWH, and affiliated sites may encounter different program-level contacts, but system-wide benefits and the EAP apply across all MGB training locations.

For benefits questions, the MGB resident benefits summary is the most reliable starting point. For wellness and mental health support, the EAP/TAP line (866-724-4327) and Lyra Health are available to all trainees regardless of site.

Guardian GSI for Residents and Fellows Training at Mass General Brigham

MGB’s benefits onboarding introduces residents to disability insurance options during orientation. Guardian GSI replaced the prior carrier at MGB and is the GSI option available to eligible trainees. It operates on different terms than other disability insurance options trainees may encounter.

Guardian offers a Guaranteed Standard Issue (GSI) disability insurance policy to eligible residents and fellows training at Mass General Brigham. It is a Guardian product, not an institutional benefit — individually owned, not employer-provided, and available only during the active training window.

Two things are worth understanding before orientation and before making any disability insurance decision:

First, eligibility closes at the end of training.

Second, Guardian must be the first individual disability insurance application a trainee submits. An application to another carrier filed first can permanently affect access to this option. Underwriting often surfaces medical history residents did not know would matter. A past prescription, a lab result, a condition considered minor. A rated or modified offer from another carrier closes the GSI path for good.

Guardian’s GSI offer for MGB trainees is available at disabilityquotes.com/mgb-wo, the dedicated resource for Mass General Brigham residents and fellows.

The deeper explanation is in the MDGSI Buyer’s Guide.

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MDGSI and Guardian are independent companies and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Mass General Brigham. For authoritative information about your GME benefits, contact your program office or MGB HR directly.