Program Director: Sidarth Wakhlu, M.B.B.S.
The Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center, inaugurated in July 2000, features both enriching educational experiences as well as the opportunity to become certified as an addiction psychiatrist. The problems of substance abuse, chemical dependency, and alcoholism constitute the number one public health problem confronting us in the new century. No specialty will be in greater demand than addiction psychiatry.
Fully accredited by ACGME, sponsored by one of the great medical centers of the era, and centered in a department recognized internationally in the addictions, the UT Southwestern Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship affords PGY-5's abundant opportunities to learn, practice, and develop as a researcher if so desired. Service rotations include inpatient, outpatient, day treatment, and community psychiatry. Experiences include adult, adolescent, and family approaches to treatment. Didactic seminars and close 1:1 supervision with key faculty are important features of the program. Those interested in research careers in Addiction Psychiatry have access to a two year research fellowship that includes work with outstanding basic scientists focused on addictions and well established clinical researchers.
Dr. Bryon Adinoff, Distinguished Professor of Addictions Research, is internationally known in the addiction field. Contact between fellows and other distinguished faculty is abundantly available, including internal medicine, family practice, forensic and adolescent psychiatry, and other specialties.
With an abundance of clinical opportunities available in the Dallas Metroplex, the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship has wider horizons each year. Examples of the special experiences available include a rotation in a nationally recognized community psychiatry program designed for dual diagnosis patients; a rotation with one of the most effective methadone programs in the Southwest; experiences with psychiatrists and staff managing follow-up for prestigious programs like Betty Ford and Hazelden; specialized experience in consulting on addicted patients with non-psychiatric physicians, a program that specializes in addiction treatment for women including adolescents and pregnant patients, and side-by-side work with Drs. Adinoff, Talmadge and Wakhlu at the VA Medical Center, which offers veterans up to a year of treatment across the entire continuum of care.
The present stipend is $53,884 per year. There are three weeks of paid vacation.
Admission Criteria:
Fellowship candidates must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME accredited psychiatry residency prior to entering the program. We accept three PGY-5 residents each year on a competitive basis. Eligibility for Texas medical licensure is a prerequisite for all candidates.
Our fellowship application can be found at this link: Addiction Fellowship Application
Items to be included in your application packet:
Application
Photo
CV
Personal Statement
Official medical school transcript
Copy of Medical School Diploma
Copy of Residency Training Program Diploma
Copies of USMLE Step I, II, III Score Reports
ECFMG Certificate
Visa
3 Letters of Recommendation
All Items in the application packet should be sent to:
Lucy Dodd
Education Coordinator
Department of Psychiatry
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas TX 75390-9080
Lucy.Dodd@utsouthwestern.edu
Addiction Psychiatry Faculty
Bryon Adinoff, M.D.
Distinguished Professor in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Sidarth Wakhlu, M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor, Director, Addiction Psychiatry Training Program
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
John M. Talmadge, M.D.
Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Susan Best, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Staff Physician
VA Medical Center of Dallas
Celia Jenkins, M.D.
Associate Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Department of Psychiatry
Carlos Tirado, M.D.
Assistant Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Department of Psychiatry
Michael Rafferty, M.D.
Staff Physician
Assistant Professor
VA Medical Center of Dallas
Leslie Secrest, M.D.
Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Presbyterian Hospital
Department of Psychiatry
Addiction Fellowship Didactic Schedule
From: July 2009 – June 2010
We are using the APA Textbook of Substance Abuse Treatment (Galanter/Kleber) for the didactics.
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Date
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Time
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Description
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Speaker
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July 7
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2-4
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Book Chapter Part 3, Chapters 9 & 16 Clinical Management of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence & Benzodiazepines and Other Sedatives and Hypnotics
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Dr. Wakhlu
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July 14
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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July 14
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2-4
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Book Chapter Part 3, Chapters 11 & 12 Clinical Management: Cocaine and Methamphetamine
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Dr. Wakhlu
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July 21
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2-4
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Medical Detoxification
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Dr. Best
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July 28
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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August 4
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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August 11
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3-4
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Use of Naltrexone in Addictive Disorders
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Dr. Rafferty
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August 18
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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August 18
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2-4
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Book Chapter Part 3, Chapters 19 & 20 Opioid Detoxification and Methadone Maintenance Treatment
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Dr. Wakhlu
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August 25
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3-4
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Book Chapter Part 3, Chapter 21 Buprenorphine Maintenance
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Dr. Wakhlu
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September 1
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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September 1
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3-4
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Book Chapter Part 3, Chapter 15 Nicotine and Tobacco
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Dr. Wakhlu
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September 8
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2-4
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Book Chapter Part 3, Chapter 14 Hallucinogens and Club Drugs
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Dr. Wakhlu
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September 15
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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September 15
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2-4
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Book Chapter Part 3, Chapter 17 Treatment of AAS related disorders + Article on Inhalants
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Dr. Wakhlu
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September 22
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2-4
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Book Chapter Part 6, Chapters 39 & 40 Women and Addiction & Perinatal Substance Abuse
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Dr. Wakhlu
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September 29
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2-4
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Motivational Interviewing and Brief Counseling for Substance Abuse Disorders
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Dr. Scott Walters
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October 6
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2-4
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Substance Abuse in Adolescents
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Dr. Gromov
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October 13
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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October 13
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3-4
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Article on Urine Drug Testing
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Dr. Wakhlu
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October 20
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9-4
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Santé Clinic
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Dr. Montgomery
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October 27
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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October 27
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3-4
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Discussion: Treatment of Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders
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Dr. Ibrahim
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November 3
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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November 3
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2-4
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Book Chapter Part 4, Chapters 24, 25 & 26
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Dr. Wakhlu
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November 10
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2-4
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Psychodynamic Theories of Addiction
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Dr. Gromov
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November 17
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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November 17
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2-4
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Book Chapter Part 4, Chapters 27, 28, 29 & 30
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Dr. Wakhlu
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December 1
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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December 1
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2-4
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Book Chapters, Part 5, Chapters 34, 35, 36
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Dr. Wakhlu
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December 8
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2-4
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The Culture of Care
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Dr. Feiner
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January 5
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2-4
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Medical Complications in Substance Abusers
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Dr. Best
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January 12
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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January 12
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3-4
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Article Discussion “NIDA Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment”
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Dr. Wakhlu
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January 19
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2-4
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Articles on Infectious Diseases in the Addicted Population (HIV/Hepatitis/TB)
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Dr. Wakhlu
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January 26
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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January 26
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3-4
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Discussion on Marijuana Addiction
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Dr. Rafferty
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February 2
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2-4
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Discussion on Level of Care and Office-based Management of Addicted Patients
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Dr. Nace
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February 9
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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February 9
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3-4
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Article on “Procedure for Assessing Intoxicated Patients”
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Dr. Wakhlu
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February 16
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2-4
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Common Infections in Substance Abusers
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Dr. Best
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February 23
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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February 23
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3-4
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Article on “Newer Drugs of Abuse”
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Dr. Wakhlu
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March 2
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2-4
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Screening Instruments in Addiction
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Dr. Gromov
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March 9
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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March 9
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3-4
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Discussion on Addiction related article with Dr Hudson, article will be e-mailed by Dr Hudson to the Fellows
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Dr. Hudson
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March 23
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2-4
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Santé Clinic
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Dr. Montgomery
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March 30
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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March 30
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3-4
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Neural Basis of Substance Abuse and Dependence, Chapter in Kaplan and Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry
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Dr. David Self
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April 6
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2-4
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Review Article on Opioid Pharmacology
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Dr. Wakhlu
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April 13
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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April 13
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3-4
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Article on Emerging Pharmacotherapies for Nicotine Dependence
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Dr. Wakhlu
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April 20
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2-4
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Medicinal Marijuana
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Dr. Best
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April 27
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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April 27
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3-4
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Article on Buprenorphine: New Tricks with an Old Molecule for Pain Management
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Dr. Wakhlu
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May 4
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2-4
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Big Book Chapters 1, 2 & 3
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Dr. Wakhlu
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May 11
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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May 11
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3-4
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Book Chapter Part 1, Chapter 4 Cross-Cultural Aspects of Addiction
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Dr. Wakhlu
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May 18
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2-4
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Articles on History of Narcotic Treatment/Methadone Maintenance/Cocaine
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Dr. Wakhlu
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May 25
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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May 25
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3-4
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Discussion on Addiction related article with Dr Hudson, article will be e-mailed by Dr Hudson to the Fellows
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Dr. Hudson
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June 1
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2-4
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Research Instruments in Addiction
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Dr. Gromov
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June 8
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1-2
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Journal Club
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Dr. Adinoff
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June 8
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3-4
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Discussion on Geriatric Addiction
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Dr. Ibrahim
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