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 training period in addiction psychiatry is 12 months. Training in addiction psychiatry that occurred during the general residency training will not be credited toward the one-year requirement.

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 one year, PGY-V clinical fellowship in addiction psychiatry, we have a two-year clinical research fellowship sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism.  This fellowship can begin in the PGY-IV or PGY-V year.

Instructions for Applicants:
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.

The following items are required to make your application complete:

• Completed Universal Application (including Personal Statement)  
• Current Curriculum Vitae
• Letter from your Dean's Office (from Medical School)
• Two current letters of recommendation
• Official copy of your Transcript from Medical School
• ECFMG Certificate (if International Medical Graduate)
• Copies of USMLE Step 1, 2, & 3 scores
   

Please send all materials to:
Christine Horne
Addiction Fellowship Program Coordinator
Medical University of South Carolina
67 President Street
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: (843) 792-5807   email: hornechr@musc.edu