The UW Medical Student Addiction Research (MedStAR) Program to Address Substance Use and Disorders in Urban and Rural Communities in Five Western States

摘要/项目总结 物质使用障碍（SUD）影响着数百万美国人，对整体健康产生巨大影响， mortality.在过去的十年中，阿片类药物使用障碍已成为整个城市的一个主要健康危机， 农村社区。知识的传播和循证做法的实施仍然是 在真实的世界中，特别是在农村地区，实现改善的SUD相关健康结果的挑战。 医生处于识别和治疗SUD患者的第一线，因此处于独特的位置， 实施循证护理，并确定进一步研究领域，但成瘾性缺乏 医学培养了能够推进该领域发展的临床医生和医学科学家。华盛顿大学 (UW)医学院是独一无二的准备开发一个成瘾研究教育计划的医疗 学生医学院为5个州的学生提供培训，覆盖全国25%的人口。 陆地：华盛顿，怀俄明州，阿拉斯加，蒙大纳和爱达荷州（WWAMI）。我们提出以下具体建议： 目标：目标#1是在华盛顿大学内制定医学生成瘾研究（MedStAR）计划 医学院提供指导研究和培训的机会;目标#2是鼓励 医学生考虑职业成瘾医学和研究通过建立纵向 指导关系和协作网络。我们将在一年内每年培训6-8名医学生。 9-周块，致力于他们的第一和第二年之间的研究。去执行他们的指导 研究项目，他们将与一个主要的研究导师配对，一个成瘾医学训练的临床 导师，和一个研究方法的“教练”。该计划的学生还将学习成瘾医学 职业生涯，包括成瘾医学奖学金的选择，在他们9周的块。此外，导师 （研究和临床）将提供纵向指导整个医学院通过季度 会议.每年将组织一次MedStAR所有班级的学生会议，以促进创建 一个由有共同兴趣的学生组成的网络，学生们将参加一年一度的药物学院 依赖会议，他们可以与来自另一个R25计划的研究员和教师建立联系（ “成瘾医学学者研究”计划）。通过创建MedStAR计划，我们将 培养一批医学生，他们将成为下一代临床医生和科学家， 为SUD患者实施和传播循证护理。

ABSTRACT/PROJECT SUMMARY Substance use disorders (SUDs) affect millions of Americans and have enormous impact on overall health and mortality. In the past decade, opioid use disorders have emerged as a major health crisis throughout urban and rural communities. The dissemination of knowledge and implementation of evidence-based practices remains a challenge for achieving improved SUD-related health outcomes in the real world, particularly in rural areas. Physicians are on the frontlines of identifying and treating patients with SUD, and are thus uniquely situated to implement evidence-based care and identify areas for further research, yet there is a scarcity of addiction medicine trained clinicians and physician-scientists who can advance the field. The University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine is uniquely poised to develop an addictions research education program for medical students. The medical school provides training to students across a 5-state region covering 25% of the nation's landmass: Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI). We propose the following specific aims: Aim #1 is to develop the Medical Student Addiction Research (MedStAR) Program within the UW School of Medicine to provide opportunities for mentored research and training; Aim #2 is to encourage medical students to consider careers in Addiction Medicine and research by establishing longitudinal mentoring relationships and collaborative networks. We will train 6–8 medical students annually during a 9-week block that is dedicated to research between their 1st and 2nd years. To carry out their mentored research project they will be paired with a primary research mentor, an Addiction Medicine trained clinical mentor, and a research methods “coach.” Students in the program will also learn about Addiction Medicine careers, including the option for Addiction Medicine fellowships, during their 9-week block. In addition, mentors (research and clinical) will provide longitudinal mentoring throughout medical school through quarterly meetings. A meeting of MedStAR students from all classes will be organized annually to facilitate the creation of a network of students with common interests, and students will attend the annual College for Drug Dependence conference where they can network with fellows and faculty from another R25 program (the “Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars” program). Through the creation of the MedStAR program, we will create a cadre of medical students who are poised to become the next generation of clinicians and scientists to implement and disseminate evidence-based care for patients with SUDs.