PRIMARY CARE SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, Student Health Services
Listed compensation
$215K - $225K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician will provide comprehensive primary care and nonoperative Sports Medicine to the Boston University general student body and athlete student population.
This position exists within the department of Primary Care in Student Health Services (85%) and serves as a sports team physician within the department of Athletic Training in Student Health Services (15%) providing care for varsity athletes, club sport athletes, and ROTC cadets and midshipmen.
An Athletic Training Clinic Session and sports event coverage is expected. Fellowship training in Primary Care Sports Medicine and CAQSM (or eligibility) is required.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive primary care and nonoperative sports medicine to the general student body and varsity athletes. Serve as a sports team physician providing care for athletes, club sports, and ROTC cadets.
Requirements
Requires an MD or DO with a primary care residency and a primary care sports medicine fellowship. Must be board certified in a primary care specialty and hold a CAQ in Sports Medicine and a Massachusetts medical license.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Primary Care — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 52% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$220k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $208k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Primary Care pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PRIMARY CARE SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, Student Health Services at Boston University a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Primary Care — ranked against 1,329 active Primary Care listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Living in Boston
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $813k≈ 3.8× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $3,338/mo≈ 19% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 30 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.3
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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