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Mentoring the next generation of addiction clinician scientists while responding to the opioid epidemic

Award Number: R25DA037756
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/01/2014
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2024

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Mentoring the next generation of addiction clinician scientists while responding to the opioid epidemic - PROJECT SUMMARY! ! This application requests funding for the renewal of our NIDA-funded one-year intensive addiction research training fellowship for addiction medicine clinicians. Despite the enormous burden of disease attributable to drug and alcohol addiction, there remain major challenges in implementing evidence-based prevention and treatment modalities for substance use disorders. Low levels of understanding of addiction science among addiction care providers also creates barriers to the implementation of evidence-based public health programs. The unprecedented rise in opioid overdose deaths in North America and HIV outbreaks linked to the opioid epidemic in several regions underscore a pressing need to bridge the evidence-to-practice gap as critical to the response. This provides the rationale for our fellowship program and our desire to extend and expand our fellowship program, already proven to be highly successful at training a substantial number of highly productive young clinician scientists. The International Collaborative Addiction Medicine Research Fellowship provides a flexible, well-established learning environment with a multidisciplinary and international team of 21 highly productive researchers who are committed to training the next generation of addiction clinician scientists. It builds upon a well-established NIDA-funded research infrastructure involving evaluation of unique interventions being implemented in the context of a severe local fentanyl-related opioid epidemic. Furthermore, the fellowship provides addiction medicine clinicians with research methods training, education in the ethical conduct of research, peer-reviewed publication and funding proposal development, presentation skills, and career development training critical for designing and conducting studies on substance use disorders and related comorbidities, including the prevention and treatment of HIV among substance users. Finally, the fellowship includes the continuation of a rigorous prospective evaluation showing how a dedicated research training program for addiction medicine physicians contributes to subsequent ongoing research involvement and research productivity among the next generation of clinician scientists working in the area of substance use disorders. The fellowship has already proven to be well-received and highly successful (as measured by candidates' first-author publications) over the past four years, and the resources and range of clinical trials and educational activities have expanded significantly since the initiation of this addiction medicine fellowship program in 2014. With a growing network of highly regarded interdisciplinary researchers in various fields of addiction medicine with whom fellows can work, we are excited about the possibility of renewing this fellowship so that it can continue to expand the delivery of evidence-based treatment in the field of addiction medicine. This proposal responds directly to the US National Institute on Drug Abuse's expressed “strong interest in supporting the development of clinical research expertise internationally.” Accordingly, the work proposed herein is strongly aligned with the NIDA International Program's call for research education for addiction medicine physicians.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $371,402 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE	6190 AGRONOMY RD STE 102	VANCOUVER	BC			CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	10	4/19/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$371,402
														Subtotal = $371,402

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $371,402 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE	6190 AGRONOMY RD STE 102	VANCOUVER	BC			CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	9	5/10/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$371,402
														Subtotal = $371,402

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $371,402 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE	6190 AGRONOMY RD STE 102	VANCOUVER	BC			CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	8	4/6/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$371,402
														Subtotal = $371,402

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $371,402 )
2020	2020	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE	6190 AGRONOMY RD STE 102	VANCOUVER	BC	V6T 1Z3		CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	001	7	5/18/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$371,402
2020	2019	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE	6190 AGRONOMY RD STE 102	VANCOUVER	BC	V6T 1Z3		CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	6	3/17/2020	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $371,402

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $377,402 )
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE	6190 AGRONOMY RD STE 102	VANCOUVER	BC	V6T 1Z3		CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	6	4/23/2019	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$377,402
2019	2018	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE	6190 AGRONOMY RD STE 102	VANCOUVER	BC	V6T 1Z3		CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	001	5	5/31/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $377,402

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $338,108 )
2018	2018	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE	6190 AGRONOMY RD STE 102	VANCOUVER	BC	V6T 1Z3		CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	5	3/2/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$304,297
2018	2018	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE	6190 AGRONOMY RD STE 102	VANCOUVER	BC	V6T 1Z3		CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	001	5	4/26/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$33,811
														Subtotal = $338,108

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $338,108 )
2017	2017	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE	6190 AGRONOMY RD STE 102	VANCOUVER	BC	V6T 1Z3		CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	001	4	5/22/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$33,811
2017	2017	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THE	6190 AGRONOMY RD STE 102	VANCOUVER	BC	V6T 1Z3		CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	4	3/21/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$304,297
														Subtotal = $338,108

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $338,108 )
2016	2016	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA	2329 West Mall	VANCOUVER, B C				CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	3	4/13/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$338,108
														Subtotal = $338,108

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $338,319 )
2015	2015	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA	2329 West Mall	VANCOUVER, B C				CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	2	3/26/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$338,319
														Subtotal = $338,319

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $339,897 )
2014	2014	UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA	2329 West Mall	VANCOUVER, B C				CAN	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	1	3/27/2014	NEW	$339,897
														Subtotal = $339,897

Grand Total All Awards = $3,555,550

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Mentoring the next generation of addiction clinician scientists while responding to the opioid epidemic

Award Number: R25DA037756

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/01/2014

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2024

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