Training in Safe Opioid Prescribing and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Internal Medicine Residencies: a National Survey of Program Directors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Training future clinicians in safe opioid prescribing (SOP) and treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) is critical to address the opioid epidemic. The Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education requires all programs to provide instruction and experience in pain management and will mandate addiction medicine clinical experiences for internal medicine trainees.

Objective

Assess residents' training in SOP and treatment of OUD and identify training barriers.

Design

Cross-sectional nationally representative survey was emailed in 2019.

Participants

Four hundred twenty-two Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine members in US internal medicine residency programs.

Main measures

Program opportunities and challenges to developing

SUBMITTER: Windish DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8562932 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature