Curriculum
The Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship curriculum gives you the skills, clinical judgment, and knowledge necessary to enter autonomous practice in addiction psychiatry and to enable you to assume a leadership position in the field.
Rotation schedule
| Rotation | Description | Length | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intensive Addiction Program (IAP) | Residential treatment for substance use disorders | 17 weeks; 1/2 days | Mayo Clinic Hospital - Rochester |
| Outpatient Addiction Service (OAS) | Addiction psychiatry consultation and management | 8 weeks; 1/2 days | Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester |
| Pain Rehabilitation Center (PRC) |
Outpatient chronic pain management, opioid and sedative/ hypnotics/ benzodiazepine tapering and discontinuation |
4 weeks; 1/2 days | Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester |
| Addiction Transplant | Outpatient addiction psychiatry consultation and management of patients undergoing organ transplant | 4 weeks; 1/2 days |
Mayo Clinic (Rochester) |
| Continuity Care Clinic | Longitudinal outpatient medication management for patients with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental illness | 26-30 weeks; 1/2 day 2 times per week | Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester |
| Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) | Outpatient buprenorphine maintenance treatment | 26-30 weeks; 1/2 day 2 times per week |
Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester |
| Cleveland Clinic – Lutheran Hospital | Inpatient alcohol and drug detoxification | 4 weeks | Lutheran Hospital |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Alcohol and Drugs Rehabilitation Program | Residential treatment for substance use disorders in teens and young adults | 4 weeks | Hazelden Center for Youth and Families |
| METRO - Opioid Addiction Treatment Center |
Outpatient methadone and buprenorphine maintenance treatment in the community |
4 weeks | New Seasons/ Rochester Metro Treatment Center |
| Addiction CL & Transplant |
Inpatient and outpatient addiction psychiatry consultation and management of patients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, including patients undergoing organ transplant |
4 weeks |
Mayo Clinic (Arizona) |
| Elective |
Elective options are available on an individual basis |
2-4 weeks |
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Didactics
Fellows have four hours per week of protected time dedicated to structured didactics and an additional four hours dedicated to their research projects or other scholarly activities, with expectations of making quarterly presentations for the addiction psychiatry journal club and at least one presentation at the department grand rounds.
Research training
Mayo Clinic has established a landmark research program in the genomics of addiction with the long-term goal of predicting and preventing alcoholism and other chemical dependencies.
The first step in the research is to identify human genes that contribute to the individual's vulnerability to alcoholism. The next step is to develop ways to use the genetic information to protect the patient from becoming addicted. Ultimately, people who are at increased risk of becoming addicted could receive personalized therapy that could change their lives.
To meet its ongoing commitment to provide cutting-edge patient care, the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic is involved with multiple research projects, including:
- Psychogenomics
- Electroconvulsive therapy
- Cognitive disorders
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Other neuropsychiatric treatments
- Sleep disorders
- Nicotine dependence
- Eating disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Additional training
Educational opportunities are available in a variety of clinical settings, including clinic- and hospital-based outpatient treatment programs and the consultation-liaison setting.
An additional opportunity is available to learn to treat nicotine dependency in Mayo Clinic's Nicotine Dependence Center. Fellows have an opportunity to participate in ongoing research through the Samuel C. Johnson Genomics of Addiction Program at Mayo Clinic.