Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is a teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. In addition, many of our physicians hold teaching assignments at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine. Lahey maintains residency and fellowship programs for more than 130 new physicians in multiple subspecialties.As a research center, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center offers patients access to clinical trials of new therapies for diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and cataracts. Research programs at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center encompass more than 200 clinical trial protocols and participation in numerous national and international studies. Providing superior health care that leads to the best possible outcome for every patient is the cornerstone of Lahey Hospital & Medical Center's mission. Yet we recognize that the best outcome often involves much more than the technical skill or medical expertise of our staff.