Curriculum
Train as a leader in addiction medicine from day one. Our 13-month curriculum will sharpen your frontline experience in hospital care, street medicine and integrated addiction services. Along the way, your work will shape addiction medicine through real-world research and teaching.
Schedule Highlights
- The program begins mid-August with 4 weeks of orientation and onboarding
- Fellows alternate between two-week outpatient-focused and inpatient consult service blocks with continuity clinic each week
- Weekly primary care clinic located within a homeless services clinic in downtown Santa Rosa
- Training in inpatient and outpatient methadone maintenance
- Street medicine and shelter-based outreach clinics help meet patients where they are
- Elective opportunities in HIV care, hepatitis treatment and integrative medicine
Conference Opportunities
- California Society of Addiction Medicine
- Harm Reduction International Conference
- National Healthcare for the Homeless Conference
- American Society of Addiction Medicine Conference
- Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction
Outpatient Weekly Schedule
2 Week Blocks x 13 per year per fellow = 26 weeks per year
Outpatient weeks offer hands-on addiction medicine training across various ambulatory clinics. We also save dedicated time for case conferencing, scholarly projects, journal review and faculty led didactic sessions.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site 1: SRCH Homeless Services Weeks 1 and 3 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM at Sam Jones Hall Weeks 2 and 4 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM SRCH Primary Care Addiction Medicine at Caritas 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM MAT team meetings Zoom (monthly) | Site 4: 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM Methadone Clinic at DAAC REAP | Site 4: 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM Methadone Clinic at DAAC Reap 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM ACAAM weekly didactic series "online modules" | Site 1:
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Scholarly Project Time | Site 3: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM WCHC Homeless Health Care at 3rd Street House |
| Site 1: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM SRCH Primary Care Addiction Medicine at Caritas - Outreach Clinic | Site 1: 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM SRCH MAT Clinic at Vista | Site 1: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM SRCH Primary Care Addiction Medicine at Caritas | Site 1: 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Admin/Project Time | Site 3: 1:15 PM - 5:15 PM WCHC Teen Clinic at Gravenstein Office |
Inpatient Weekly Schedule
2-week blocks x 11 per year per fellow = 22 weeks per year
Inpatient rotations give fellows hands-on experience with addiction consults at Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital. Fellows provide consultative support for patients experiencing intoxication or withdrawal from alcohol or other substances, many of whom are admitted for comorbid health complications of long-term substance use. Fellows and supporting faculty offer evidence-based treatment and linkage to ongoing treatment for multiple patients each day.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site 2: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Hospital Addiction Consults at SSRRH | Site 2: Site 4: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Rounding at DAAC Residential at 790 Sonoma Ave | Site 2: Site 4: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM ACAAM weekly didactic series "online modules" | Site 2: Site 1: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Scholarly project time 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM Addiction Medicine Didactics | Site 2: Site 4: |
| Site 1: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM SRCH Primary Care Addiction Medicine at Caritas | Site 1: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM SRCH New Beginnings Clinic at Vista vs Admin (alternating weeks) | Site 1: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Family Medicine Precepting at Vista vs Admin (alternating weeks) | Site 2: Rounding on addiction medicine consults at SSRRH vs Admin | Site 1: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM SRCH MAT Clinic at Dutton |
Scholarly Activity
This fellowship empowers physicians to lead, teach and advance the field of addiction medicine. Each fellow completes a quality improvement project focused on inpatient or outpatient care, then submits their findings for presentation at conferences such as:
- American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
- California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM)
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
Fellows also nurture leadership skills by delivering didactic presentations to peers, mentors and community partners. Before graduation, each fellow submits a journal article for publication. After completing the program, they’re eligible to take the Addiction Medicine Certification Examination through the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
| Deliverable | Venue | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly Journal Club | Community | Oct/Jan/April/Aug |
| Residency Didactic | Vista | Nov/Feb/May/Sept |
| ASAM, CSAM or STFM Presentation | TBD | TBD |
| Sutter Grand Rounds | Zoom | Minimum 2 per year |
| CSAM Report Back | Zoom | Oct |
| ASAM Report Back | Zoom | May |
| Scholarly Paper Submission | Journal | August |
Living in Santa Rosa
Sonoma County offers a unique combination of natural beauty, sweet wine country towns, and ample opportunities for meaningful work and social change. Just 55 miles from San Francisco, Santa Rosa offers it all. Find your home near the hospital or in nearby towns like Healdsburg, Sebastopol, Rohnert Park, Cotati, or Petaluma.