Program Description and Target Audience

The training is supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) grant and there is no tuition for fellows.

The Fellow Immersion Training (FIT) Program is a four-day intensive immersion training that equips incoming and current clinical subspecialty fellows with state-of-the-art skills and content to integrate addiction medicine into clinical research.  Upon completion of the training, fellows will develop and carry out a research project relating to substance use.

The FIT Program will be hosted in conjunction with the Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) Program in Addiction Medicine and CARE Faculty Scholars Program to obtain similar evidence-based skills. Click here to learn more about Chief Resident Immersion Training or the CARE Faculty Scholars Program.

Program Objectives

After completion of the training, FIT fellows will:

•  Understand the scientific foundation of addiction medicine and its relationship to medical complications
• Integrate substance use science into infectious disease, gastroenterology, and adolescent medicine-related research
• Address racial and ethnic inequities and bias in addiction research and care of people who use substances