UCSF/VA Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program
The close affiliation with UCSF provides fellowship benefits including library access, access to research faculty, and recreational facilities. Federal salary provides access to many diverse insurance plans for the fellow and his/her family. Additional funds are available to partially support scholarly activity and conference attendance. The beginning salary for PGY-5 applicants is currently under negotiation, but will remain within UCSF-approved parameters.
University of California regulations require that fellows have an active, unrestricted California medical license prior to starting fellowship training. Out-of-state applicants are encouraged to file California licensure applications at the very earliest opportunity. Federal regulations require American citizenship. Competitive applicants will be invited for day-long visits with faculty.
UCSF Addiction Psychiatry Residency Program
The San Francisco VA Medical Center is offering a 2 year Addiction Psychiatry Residency (Fellowship) Program commencing August 2008. It is jointly funded by VA Central Office and Kaiser Permanente. Eligible individuals have completed psychiatry residency training. The curriculum combines clinical rotations in addiction treatments, dual diagnosis, PTSD, methadone maintenance, adolescent care, and pain management. Although these take place at the clinical partners’ locations (VA Medical Center, SF General Hospital, Langley Porter Institute, Kaiser Permanente and the East Bay Recovery Center), home base for fellows is at the VA Medical Center. Fixed rotations are combined, particularly in the second year, with elective rotations and a scholarly project in research and/or a review article submitted for publication.
University of California regulations require that fellows have an active, unrestricted California medical license prior to starting fellowship training. Out-of-state applicants are encouraged to file California licensure applications at the very earliest opportunity. Federal regulations require American citizenship. Competitive applicants will be invited for day-long visits with faculty.
ROTATION SITES
For information, please contact:
Jeffery Wilkins, MD
Director, Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
8700 Beverly Blvd., Thalians C-301
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: (310) 423-3754
Fax: (310) 423-8397
UCLA DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE
TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ADDICTION MEDICINE IN PRIMARY CARE
FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH – Posted May 22, 2009
The Department of Family Medicine is committed to training the next generation of professionals on the topic of “addiction medicine in primary care.” A NIDA-funded training program provides resources to physicians and postdoctoral fellows interested in this research direction. We are currently recruiting 1 M.D. and 1 Ph.D. to commit for two years to conduct intensive research on addiction medicine in primary care.
An additional third year of support is possible for those in good standing and who have ongoing research projects that require an additional year for completion or who are in the process of submitting an R- or K- series application on the topic of addiction medicine in primary care.
Successful graduates of this training program will:
- Complete educational experiences in clinical research up to and including a masters degree (primarily for physician trainees, but also available to Ph.D.s);
Complete the following focused clinical research experiences:
- At least one major clinical trial or clinical research project;
- Participate in several other projects,
- Present findings in at least one major scientific conference yearly;
- Publish at least one first-author paper in a leading journal;
- Receive a multi-year grant or career development award on a topic related addiction medicine in primary care.
Eligibility Criteria and Admission of Candidates
Post-doctoral candidates with an M.D. must have completed their residency from family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, geriatrics or psychiatry from an accredited school of medicine. Post-doctoral candidates with a Ph.D. must have U.S. citizenship or permanent residency and have completed their degree in a clinical science, such as psychology, nursing, social work, or pharmacology from a research university and demonstrate the potential for independent research.
Application process
Formal application to the program will include:
- an application cover letter addressed to Dr. Steve Shoptaw, Training Program For Addiction Medicine in Primary Care, 10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, Fax: (310) 794-2808.
- a one-page statement of clinical research interests and proposed research (i.e., research plan)
- curriculum vitae
- official graduate or medical school transcripts
- at least two (2) writing samples and
- three (3) letters of recommendation.
Application materials will be reviewed on a continuing basis until the open training positions are filled. After review of the application and supporting documents, the most qualified candidates will be interviewed by the Director and Associate Director. Interviews will be conducted in person whenever possible, but if expense and distance are an issue, interviews will be conducted over the telephone.
