Health Systems Science Program Manager
Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
Alanna Boulton, MHSA, PMP is the Health Systems Science Program Manager in the Department of Internal Medicine. Boulton directs the operations of the Substance Use Treatment and Resources for Texas (START) Program which aims to develop hospital-initiated comprehensive clinical services for people with substance use disorders in central Texas, with a focus on underserved populations. START’s objectives are to increase access to clinical services, promote community and capacity building, and reimagine the way that substance use treatment is included in medical education.
Boulton oversees numerous grant-funded projects within the START program including Support Hospital Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (SHOUT) Texas, a TxHHSC funded multi-year project seeking to increase access to opioid use disorder treatment in hospitals by disseminating the novel and award-winning B-Team model to hospitals across Texas; a CPRIT funded 3-year project to implement and increase screening for unhealthy alcohol and tobacco use in the hospital setting; a TxHHSC funded multi-year project to implement Substance Use Navigators in the hospital setting; and the Reducing Stigma Educational Tools (ReSET), a robust and interactive online learning environment supported by a grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges to reimagine the way that healthcare trainees and practicing professionals learn about the opioid crisis.
