{"id":4773,"date":"2012-07-12T14:11:52","date_gmt":"2012-07-12T18:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/?page_id=4773"},"modified":"2025-05-08T14:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:39:13","slug":"program-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/education-and-training-programs\/training-programs\/research-in-addiction-medicine-scholars-rams-program\/program-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RAM Scholars receive training and guidance at the annual Fall Retreat and at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) scientific meeting.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7401\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/care\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_0016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" class=\" wp-image-7401\" style=\"border: black 1px solid;\" alt=\"DSC_0016\" src=\"\/care\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_0016-636x425.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_0016-636x425.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/files\/2012\/07\/DSC_0016-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Babak Tofighi, RAM Scholar (Cohort 1), shares his research project while gaining group feedback &amp; guidance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The curriculum covers major advances in the field of clinical addiction medicine research presented through retreat-based didactic and workshop sessions, as well as research-in-progress, leadership development, content-driven webinars, and a harm reduction component.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8933\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/care\/files\/2016\/07\/OConnor_webinar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"412\" height=\"235\" class=\"wp-image-8933\" alt=\"O'Connor_webinar\" src=\"\/care\/files\/2016\/07\/OConnor_webinar-636x363.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/files\/2016\/07\/OConnor_webinar-636x363.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/files\/2016\/07\/OConnor_webinar-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/files\/2016\/07\/OConnor_webinar.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick O&#8217;Connor co-leads a Research in Progress webinar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mentoring will be provided by the RAMS Program\u2019s National Advisory Committee (NAC). Participants will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with NAC mentors to discuss their research project and work with the Associate Program Director (Dr. E. Jennifer Edelman) to develop an analytical plan.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to activities held among the CPDD program sessions, Scholars will attend several additional program sessions during the conference that focus on networking and career development.<\/p>\n<p>The curriculum includes:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>ADDICTION SCIENCE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Harm reduction, including every other year the Fall Retreat occurring in Vancouver, Canada<\/li>\n<li>Epidemiology, neurobiology, and genetics<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacology of substances of abuse<\/li>\n<li>Relationship of HIV, HCV and substance use<\/li>\n<li>Review of clinically relevant addiction medicine research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>TRAINING<\/strong><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8883\" style=\"width: 328px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/care\/files\/2016\/06\/DSCN0956.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"318\" height=\"238\" class=\" wp-image-8883\" alt=\"DSCN0956\" src=\"\/care\/files\/2016\/06\/DSCN0956-636x477.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/files\/2016\/06\/DSCN0956-636x477.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/files\/2016\/06\/DSCN0956-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary Tara-Roth leading a didactic on <em>The Basics on Human Subjects Protection, Ethics, IRB &amp; Getting Your Study Approved<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Leadership development<\/li>\n<li>Explore career opportunities that incorporate addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry research<\/li>\n<li>Discussion of the job search process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>RESEARCH PROJECT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop a research project in the field of Addiction Medicine or Addiction Psychiatry<\/li>\n<li>One-on-one meetings with program faculty (including the Associate Program Director) to advance research idea<\/li>\n<li>A site visit to NAC mentor&#8217;s institution<\/li>\n<li>Financial support is available to help facilitate the implementation of research idea (e.g. data collection, data analysis)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>FOR INSTITUTIONAL MENTORS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Review goals and approaches for effective mentoring<\/li>\n<li>Actively participate in Scholars\u2019 research projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>ADDITIONAL RESOURCES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11137\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"363\" height=\"204\" class=\"wp-image-11137\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/care\/files\/2019\/02\/20181128_140618-636x358.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/files\/2019\/02\/20181128_140618-636x358.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/files\/2019\/02\/20181128_140618-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/files\/2019\/02\/20181128_140618-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeffrey Samet and Casy Calver giving a didactic on <em>Publishing in Addiction Medicine<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Participants will receive a variety of valuable resources, including RAMS slide presentations and up-to-date reference materials, and will have access to RAMS faculty during their scholarship<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, Scholars will receive a subscription to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/aodhealth\/\">AODHealth.org<\/a> that contains current, concise summaries of the most up-to-date substance use research in the field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>PROGRAM EVALUATION<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>RAM Scholars are asked to participate in ongoing evaluation to help us gauge the effectiveness of the program. The evaluation process includes a baseline survey as part of the application; feedback surveys and discussion groups while at the two Fall retreats and two College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPPD) conferences; six quarterly mentoring logs during the course of the program; a first alumni follow-up within two months of \u201cgraduation,\u201d and a second follow-up approximately 18 months after completing RAMS. Responses to surveys and logs are confidential, and data are aggregated across participants.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a title=\"Program Timeline\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/education-and-training-programs\/training-programs\/research-in-addiction-medicine-scholars-rams-program\/program-curriculum\/program-timeline\/\">Review the RAMS Program Timeline for further information<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/rams-research-content-webinars\/\"><strong>See some RAMS Research Content webinars<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/care\/leadership-development-training-2022-update\/\"><strong>Read our most recent update about Leadership Development Training<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAM Scholars receive training and guidance at the annual Fall Retreat and at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) scientific meeting. 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