Continuity Clinics

Supervised by our faculty, you’ll train in partnering community addiction treatment agencies.

You’ll develop your skills assessing and managing patients as you establish your identity as a practicing addiction medicine physician.

We’ll pair you with a dedicated faculty preceptor who will guide your progress throughout the year.

Your responsibilities will include:

• performing physical and mental status exams
• completing comprehensive addiction assessments
• using lab tests, including urine and toxicology screenings, to monitor patients’ conditions
• managing medication treatment for opioid, alcohol, benzodiazepine and stimulant use disorders
• screening and treatment for Hepatitis C infection
• using motivational interviewing to encourage patients' recovery progress
• discuss harm reduction approaches including Naloxone administration and drug testing
• demonstrating familiarity with the ASAM Patient Placement Criteria
• collaborating with local referral sources
  
• communicating with interdisciplinary care teams including counselors, case workers and peer advocates
• reviewing continuing care and discharge criteria
• understanding drug-drug interactions

Yearlong

1 day per week

You will train at opioid treatment in the community to learn management of patients with opioid use disorder.  Skills gained include completing admission assessments, initiating methadone maintenance, accessing harm reduction interventions for patients with comorbid substance use disorders and monitoring for safety and side effects.

Yearlong

1/2 day per week