Addiction Medicine in Healthcare Education - Listening to Students and Facilitating Faculty

There is growing evidence that medical school education should include a stronger foundation in the skills and knowledge of the principle of addiction medicine. This opens the door for specialists in addiction medicine and psychiatry to take a greater role in student education. In this workshop we will explore innovative ways these needs are being addressed. You will hear from faculty, a student, and curriculum developer on strategies and innovations to enhance student understanding of substance use problems and addiction in all areas of healthcare. We will present the results from the Coalition on Physician Education in Substance Use Disorders, COPE, meetings in SAMHSA regions around the country, where schools including students, faculty and administration have met to share ideas.  Along with this we will share the results of the (COPE) Medical Student Curriculum Innovation Challenge in which students created curriculum ideas associated with a variety of issues related to substance use disorders. There will also be a presentation of State and Federal initiatives to enhance addiction medicine education. These initiatives are intended to support innovative ways students are being trained to understand, identify, and establish treatment, for patients presenting with substance use disorders and other addictions. You will hear of educational resource initiatives and opportunities to enhance new and existing curriculum that can assist faculty attempting to engage in this work. There will be an opportunity to see ways in which simulations, video, and other teaching initiatives can be used most successfully. Finally, there will be time for Q&A, an opportunity to hear your thoughts and potentially building further collaboration.