Addiction Medicine

Objectives:

1. To provide students with exposure to a range of addiction medicine issues, including detoxification strategies from major classes of addicting substances, as well as exposure to treatment from an inpatient and outpatient perspective.
2. To develop a knowledge of psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic approaches to contemporary treatment of addiction.

Description:

1. Students will be assigned to Dr. Shein.
2. Students will have experiences in both inpatient and outpatient settings and in the residential program at Interval Brotherhood Home.

Night Call/Special Requirements:

None

Responsible Faculty/Rank:

1. Alan H. Shein, M.D.