Addiction Treatment Services

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VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 1. DESCRIPTION: In this rotation, medical students observe and participate in our 28 day residential treatment program, group psychotherapy, multi-disciplinary assessment/consultation clinics, outpatient addiction medication management, and office-based opioid replacement therapy within the VA Palo Alto Health System. A typical day includes an admission, which is a typical psychiatric work-up with an additional emphasis on substance abuse assessment; group therapy meetings throughout the day utilizing various psychotherapeutic modalities; a multidisciplinary staff meeting focused on individualized care and management approaches; and a community meeting, in which milieu events are processed. The overall goal is to become familiar with general psychiatry, intensive psychotherapy, and psychosocial resources, while gaining exposure to substance abuse treatment issues. Residential programs combine elements of both inpatient and outpatient settings and are unique in this regard. The attending psychiatrist teaches history-taking, DSM diagnoses, and psychopharmacology for substance use disorders. For visiting students, please see the School of Medicine Visiting Student webpage for information on how to apply: http://med.stanford.edu/clerkships.html. PREREQUISITES: None. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full-time for 4 weeks, 1 student per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Edwin Kim, M.D. and Emaya Anbalagan, M.D. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Quynh Dang, 650-725-2769, 401 Quarry Rd, Rm. 2204. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: Palo Alto VA, 3801 Miranda Ave, Building 520, Quynh will provide reporting information; Time: 8:00 a.m. CALL CODE: 0. OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: PAVAMC.