Scholarly Activity and Research Opportunities

Scholarly activity is a major priority for our Addiction Psychiatry fellowship. All Fellows are encouraged to review the literature and research topics of interest.  Fellows are expected to conduct training seminars for junior residents several times a year. Fellows are also eligible to attend courses sponsored by the Division on Addictions at Harvard Medical School and educational meetings organized by the Committee on Addictions of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society.

There are two major training pathways to purse scholarly activity in our BU/BUMC Addiction Psychiatry Fellowships.

The first is our one-year ACGME-accredited Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship.

  • Common Research Opportunities
    • RAMS Program (Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars): RAMS is a NIDA-funded research development program associated with the Grayken Center for Addiction.It’s designed to develop research skills among physicians (including addiction psychiatry and addiction medicine fellows) interested in addiction research.Fellows can participate to deepen their research experience, enhance scholarly output, and prepare for academic careers.

The second pathway is our VA sponsored Inter-professional Advanced Fellowship Program. It’s the latter program, fellows who are interested, apply, and are selected to complete a 1- or 2-year Advanced Fellowship program, spending the majority of their time doing clinical research, working with one or more research mentors.  Advanced fellows may elect to do basic science, quality improvement, health services research or other clinical research experiences. VA funding is available to support research activities for Advance Fellows who elect the 2-year Interprofessional Advanced Fellowship program.

  • Common Research Opportunities
    • HPEER Fellowship (Health Professions Education, Evaluation and Research): This is a two-year fellowship that trains healthcare professionals to become leaders in education. Fellows work on projects related to improving healthcare professional education and can focus on scholarly tracks such as geriatric, mental health, or quality improvement education.