Thursday, April 25, 2024
4/25/2024
ABSTRACT The purpose of this project is to prepare physicians to address substance use disorders, especially in rural and underserved populations. The project's three goals target the education of medical students, the training of family medicine residents at three residency programs, and the enhancement of faculty and community physician resources. Specific objectives include education in substance abuse for medical students in each year of the curriculum; screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment certification, medically assisted treatment training, and comprehensive didactic and clinical education in substance abuse and related disorders for family medicine residents; and didactics and practical training for faculty and community physicians. This project will serve more than 500 medical students, residents, and practicing physicians per year, and potentially twice than many over the life of the project. The project will quickly improve access to high-quality care, focused on patients with substance abuse disorders and their families, for the vulnerable populations served by physicians in the State of Kansas. The substantial long-term impact is the provision of access to substance abuse care for populations served by graduates. As these medical students and residency graduates have some of the highest national rates of practicing in rural and underserved areas, the project should make substantial contributions to SAMHSA clinical priorities. This impact will be increased by dissemination of outcomes and model projects to other educators. The project team will be responsible for conduct of activities and achievement of outcomes. This team will monitor and adjust activities using a Rapid Cycle Quality Improvement process and will be responsible for all required reporting to SAMHSA. The project is designed to increase education and training opportunities for medical students, family medicine residents, and practicing physicians. This is a proposed project of the Department of Family and Community Medicine of the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita. The project will use the resources of the hosting institution, partnering community organizations, and State and Federal agencies; and education and clinical activities will be led by a family physician with fellowship training in addiction medicine.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
