Addiction Fellowship Academic Program

We expect a high level of academic excellence from our residents, as evidenced by in-depth reading of core textbooks, the ability to assess relevant psychiatric literature, and active participation in seminars and clinical/academic conferences.  Didactic time for residents is protected, with patient care covered by attending faculty.

Addiction Medicine Fellowship Didactics 2025-2026
Didactics Education Training Topics

Courses Scheduled:

  • Addiction Across the Lifespan 1: The Impact of Substance Use on the Developing Adolescent Brain
  • Addiction Across the Lifespan 2: Geriatric Populations
  • Addiction Medicine's Opportunity to Reduce Disparities in Substance Use Services in Legal System Settings among BIPOC and Minority Groups
  • Alcohol: Board Review
  • Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
  • Behavioral Addictions: Beyond Gambling
  • Cannabis Use Disorder, Cannabis-Related Disorders, and Board Review
  • Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Other Stimulants: Board Review
  • Co-Occurring Pain Disorders in Addiction Medicine
  • Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders
  • Critical Assessment of Research in Addiction
  • Drug Courts
  • Epidemiology of Substance Use Disorders; Hour 2: Nitazenes and Medetomidine
  • Gambling Disorder: Screening, Diagnosis, and Management
  • Hallucinogen Use Disorders, and Psychedelics for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
  • History of Addiction Treatment
  • Hospice, Palliative Care, and Addiction Medicine: Common Ground
  • Impairment in Health Professionals
  • Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Substance
  • Medical Approaches to Care of Patients with SUD
  • Motivational Interviewing and Other Therapeutic Modalities for Addiction
  • Neurobiology of Addiction
  • Neurodiversity and Addiction
  • Novel Psychoactive Substances
  • Opioid Use Disorder: Board Review
  • Perioperative Care of Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
  • Pregnancy and Women's SUD: Focus on OUD Treatment Strategies
  • Professionalism in Addiction: Ethics, Legal Issues, and Advocacy
  • Screening and Brief Intervention for Substance Use
  • Sedatives-Hypnotics: Board Review
  • Social Determinants of Health: Addiction and SUD related
  • Stigma and Discrimination in Addiction
  • Tapering Strategies
  • Toxicology Testing in Addiction
  • Understanding Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): An Overview and Selected AA Literature
  • Vaping and Tobacco Use: Background, Epidemiology, Regulatory Issues, Safety
  • Working Together to Reduce Harm and Improve Safety for People Who Use Substances