Pre-requisite: Open to Family Medicine residents and Internal Medicine residents at the PGY2 level or above
Duration for Elective: 2 or 4 weeks
Rotation Director: Amy Madden, MD
Educational Objective
To provide the GME learner with clinical experience in management of substance use disorders in rural settings using a team-based approach
Experiences and Procedures
- Clinical experience working with patients receiving SUD treatment at multiple rural health center sites
- 1:1 education with addiction medicine specialists embedded in rural health centers
- exposure to team-based model of care working with other professionals at the sites, including Behavioral Health Consultants and Connectors
- opportunity to work with SUD Services Coordinator facilitating rapid access to SUD services for patients
Job openings
HealthReach has many rural physician opportunities. For more information on openings, please contact physician recruiter Brenda Bowden at brenda.bowden@healthreach.org.
Housing
HealthReach Community Health Centers does not offer learner housing. Interested residents may seek reimbursement for housing expenses through the MERGE Collaborative. See the MERGE Housing Reimbursement Policy for more information.
