Stephen Martin

Stephen Martin, MD is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He serves as residency faculty and co-directs the Rural Health Scholars Program, while previously co-directing the 2017 UMass Project ECHO for Opioid Use Disorder.

Education:

• Williams College (undergraduate)
• Harvard Graduate School of Education (master's)
• Harvard Medical School (MD)
• Boston University (Family Medicine residency)

His research spans primary care, oral health, complex care, addiction medicine, chronic pain, diagnostic error, and health disparities, with emphasis on rural healthcare delivery and reducing inequities in underserved populations. His work integrates clinical practice with systemic solutions for opioid use disorder and chronic disease management.

As residency faculty and Rural Health Scholars Program co-director, Dr. Martin mentors future physicians in rural practice models. His leadership in the UMass Project ECHO initiative established tele-mentoring networks to expand opioid treatment capacity across Massachusetts.

Dr. Martin maintains active clinical practice at Barre Family Health Center in rural central Massachusetts, building on prior experience as a National Health Service Corps Scholar in rural community health centers and federal prison medical facilities.