FAMP 709HA Addiction Medicine-Serenity Lane

Credits: 4
The purpose of the Multidisciplinary Addiction Medicine elective is for students to gain experience and proficiency in the multidisciplinary care of patients with addiction. Students will participate in the diagnosis and treatment of alcohol and chemical dependency, including management of withdrawal and detoxification. They will participate as team member in complex care of patients with comorbid psychiatric conditions as well as chronic pain. Students will see patients in a consultative role on floor of acute detox facility, at residential rehabilitation care center and outpatient clinic. Students will learn the pathophysiology of addiction, a multimodal treatment approach, and the socioeconomic impact of the opioid epidemic.

Students will not remain in the observer learner role but will be expected to participate one on one with patients as part of a team. Supervision and back-up appropriate to skill and experience to be provided by staff physicians, psychiatrists, mental health staff and counselors. Students will be expected to attend primary addiction counseling groups and specialized mental health care group therapy as an observer and facilitator.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit