You will spend time at UMass Chan-Baystate facilities in Springfield from your very first week, becoming familiar with our faculty, community, and patients.
UMass Chan-Baystate Instructional Spaces
Address
3601 Main Street
Springfield, MA
(Map and directions on Google Maps)
Parking
There is free parking for PURCH students in "N Lot" in the section nearest the building.
PURCH students in Early Clinical Learning Experiences will spend most of their time when at the Baystate campus in its large, newly-designed instructional space with several classrooms with teleconferencing capabilities, interview rooms, restrooms, lockers, and showers.
Brightwood House Learning Community
Your academic and social home throughout medical school is Brightwood House learning community. PURCH's smaller cohort makes Brightwood House's students and faculty exceptionally close.
The Brightwood House learning community space at UMass Chan-Baystate has a comfortable lounge area and kitchen facilities equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, Keurig coffee brewers, sink, dining tables and chairs.
UMass Chan-Baystate campus administrative offices are also located in this building.
Clinical Training at Baystate Medical Center
Address
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
(Map and directions on Google Maps)
Parking
PURCH students will have free parking in Center “C” Lot and will take the free employee shuttle to and from the hospital. The shuttle and security escort services are available 24/7.
PURCH students do all of their clerkships at Baystate Medical Center, an academic hospital that provides a full range of primary and specialty services. It is the only Level 1 Trauma Center with pediatric designation in western Massachusetts. It is located less than a mile from the instructional space at 3601 Main Street.
Finding Your Way
On the Baystate Medical Center Campus
For a layout of Baystate Medical Center grounds, including main buildings and street names, download the Baystate Medical Center map (pdf).
Around the Hospital
To find your way within the hospital, download our WaytoGo App (for both IOS and Andriod devices) from the BH App Store.
Travel Between Campuses
During the Discovery phase of the curriculum you will travel to the UMass Chan-Baystate campus twice a month, a distance of about 50 miles.
Ridesharing with fellow students is a good option that previous PURCH classes have recommended. They say they enjoy carpooling when possible, and find it a good opportunity to study with their peers. Mention car-iculum?
In the second year, ridesharing may not be as practical due to individual placements at Longitudinal Preceptor and rotation sites.
Near the end of your second year you will move to the Springfield area for your Core Clinical Experiences. During your third year, you will go to Worcester ~6 times for clinical exams, and will travel to other western MA clinical sites for your Family Medicine rotation.