Wednesday, April 2, 2025
4/2/2025
UNR Med Curriculum Infusion Program - The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) seeks to increase the number of Nevada healthcare professionals who can address the needs of persons at risk or with substance use disorder (SUD). This effort launches core SUD graduate health professional curricula in medical, physician assistant, and nursing programs to advance workforce shortages and access to care. UNR will also launch similar strategies and continuing education across all public health programs designed to train health practitioners with the knowledge and competencies to recognize risk factors, diagnose, refer and/or treat those with SUD. UNR Med's SUD Curriculum Infusion Program (CIP) integrates SUD content while increasing inter-professional collaborations. This practice uses the recovery management model to treat SUD as any other chronic illness. This CIP partnership includes the UNR Med, Orvis School of Nursing, School of Public Health which includes the Center for Application of Substance Abuse Technologies (CASAT), and the Renown - Stacie Mathewson Behavioral Health and Addiction Institute. UNR Med’s CIP platform builds on the core curriculum elements of SUD through sustainable education, to include prevention, addressing stigma, multi-cultural delivery of care, harm reduction, trauma-informed care, shared decision making, looking at SUD through the lens of chronic illness, and treatment options such as MOUD or MAUD. As a recovery centered model, cultural humility training will be included to decrease disparities and access to care by marginalized communities. These activities will be implemented through the process of curriculum infusion which will integrate information about substance use and evidence-based treatment approaches into existing curricula in pre-service, higher education settings, and continuing education/clinical in-service settings. UNR Med’s goal is to address the shortage of behavioral health providers in mental health shortage areas by ensuring the graduates from the school of medicine, physician assistant, nursing or other health professionals possess the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to provide person-first, compassionate, comprehensive, evidence-based care for persons with substance use disorders.
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