Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program

The Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship focuses on training the fellow on the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of substance-related disorders as well as providing related education and research. The addiction psychiatrist will be fully trained in techniques required in the treatment of the larger group of patients with dual diagnoses of addictive disorders and other psychiatric disorders. The field of addiction psychiatry requires knowledge of pharmacology, psychiatry, general medicine, as well as an understanding of the interaction of these disciplines.

A typical rotation schedule includes:
→ Buprenorphine group
→ Inpatient Unit
→ Intensive Outpatient
→ Psychopharm Outpatient Clinic
→ SATC (Substance Abuse Treatment Center)
→ SATC Outpatient Clinic
→ Adolescent Inpatient/Outpatient
→ Methadone Maintenance Clinic
→ Pain Clinic Ambulatory Care
→ Research
→ Didactics
→ Supervision

In addition to the PGY-5 Clinical Fellowship described above, we have an Addiction Research Fellowship Program funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism (NIAA). This fellowship can begin in the PGY-4 or PGY-5 year.

The training period in addictions psychiatry is 12 months. You must have completed an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited psychiatry residency prior to entering the program. Training in addiction psychiatry that occurred during the general residency training will not be credited toward the one-year requirement.

The following items are required to complete your application:
1. Completed Universal Application (including Personal Statement)
2. Current Curriculum Vitae
3. Letter from your Dean's Office (from Medical School)
4. Two current letters of recommendation
5. Official copy of your Transcript from Medical School
6. ECFMG Certificate (if International Medical Graduate
7. Copies of USMLE Step 1, 2, & 3 scores

Please send application materials to:
Jennifer Rush Peterson
Program Coordinator, Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
Email: jenpeter@musc.edu