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/项目摘要 物质使用障碍(SODS)影响着数百万美国人，对整体健康和 死亡率。在过去十年中，阿片类药物使用障碍已成为整个城市和地区的一大健康危机。 农村社区。传播知识和实施循证做法仍然是 在现实世界中，特别是在农村地区，实现改善与SUD相关的卫生结果是一项挑战。 医生在识别和治疗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的领域，但成瘾现象仍然稀缺 医学培养了临床医生和内科科学家，他们可以推动这一领域的发展。华盛顿大学 威斯康星大学医学院独一无二地准备为医学界开发成瘾研究教育项目 学生们。这所医学院为覆盖全国25%地区的5个州的学生提供培训 大陆：华盛顿州、怀俄明州、阿拉斯加州、蒙大拿州和爱达荷州。我们提出了以下具体建议 目标：目标1是在华盛顿大学开发医学生成瘾研究(MedStar)计划 医学院提供指导研究和培训的机会；第二个目标是鼓励 医学生通过建立纵向研究来考虑成瘾医学和研究的职业 指导关系和协作网络。我们每年将在一年中培训6-8名医学生 9周的区块，致力于他们第一到第二年的研究。以执行他们的指导 研究项目他们将与一位主要的研究导师配对，一位接受过成瘾医学培训的临床医生 导师，一个研究方法的“教练”。参加该项目的学生还将学习成瘾医学 职业，包括成瘾医学奖学金的选项，在他们9周的封锁期内。此外，导师们 (研究和临床)将通过季度在整个医学院提供纵向指导 开会。每年将组织来自所有班级的MedStar学生会议，以促进创建 一个有共同兴趣的学生网络，学生们将参加一年一度的毒品学院 依赖性会议，在那里他们可以与来自另一个R25计划的研究员和教职员工建立网络( “成瘾医学学者研究”计划)。通过创建MedStar计划，我们将 培养一支有望成为下一代临床医生和科学家的医学生干部队伍 实施和传播对肥胖症患者的循证护理。

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.