Interdisciplinary Addiction Medicine

Greetings prospective applicants,

We are delighted you are interested to learn more about the Interdisciplinary Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Our goal is to train the next generation of addiction medicine specialists to:

• Provide excellent, independent care for people living with addiction

• Function as health-systems-aware advocates for improvement in care delivery and public health

• Advance the status of addiction science

• Teach the broader community the value of compassionate addiction care

• Develop skills practicing in interprofessional teams

To realize this goal, we have brought together an outstanding faculty with expertise in addiction medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, family and community medicine, emergency medicine, pain medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and pharmacology, practicing in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings. Not only will you have the opportunity to work with and learn from a dynamic group of clinicians and scholars, but you will also benefit from a didactic curriculum that provides a foundation in the biology of substance-use disorders, the medical and psychosocial complications of these disorders, their treatment, research methodology, clinical ethics and clinician wellness.

We recognize that most substance-use disorder care is provided in the community, not the university setting, so you will also train and learn at community sites that offer a wide range of outpatient and residential medical and behavioral care. Your work in the fellowship will equip you to care and advocate for children, adolescents and adults living with substance-use disorders across urban, suburban and rural settings.

By applying to a fellowship in addiction medicine, you are acknowledging your desire to care for an often-marginalized population deserving of high-quality, ethical and compassionate care. Beyond that, you are acknowledging your own humanity, kindness and adaptability, the essential qualities of an addiction medicine provider.

We look forward to meeting you.

Sheryl A. Ryan, MD
Program Director

Bhavna Bali, MD
Associate Program Director

General Application Information

All applications must be submitted through ERAS.

ERAS opens for applications in July and the application review process begins mid-July, so applicants are encouraged to apply early.

The Addiction Medicine Fellowship participates in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) Medicine and Pediatric Subspecialties Match, with typically two-four fellowship spots per year. All applicants must have completed a residency from an ACGME-certified training program. All of our interviews will be held virtually.

Eligibility

Qualified candidates will be:

• A resident of or have completed a residency from an ACGME-accredited program

• U.S. citizens, permanent residents or J-1 visa holders (no additional visa types are sponsored)

• Board-eligible or board-certified in family and community medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology or pediatrics

• Eligible for a Pennsylvania medical training license

Required Supporting Documents

The following documents should be uploaded to ERAS for review:

• ERAS application, including current photograph

• Personal statement

• Curriculum vitae

• USMLE or COMLEX transcript

• ECFMG certificate (if applicable)

• Four letters of recommendation, including one from current program director

International Students

International medical graduates must hold a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) to be considered for the match. The program accepts J-1 visas only. All of our interviews will be held virtually. Applicants must have completed a residency from an ACGME accredited program.

The Addiction Medicine fellowship includes the following rotations:

• Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consultation– Penn State Health

• Inpatient Pain - Penn State Health

• Outpatient Pain - Penn State Health

• Adolescent Medicine/STAR Clinic - Penn State Health

• Maternal SUD - Penn State Health

• NICU - Penn State Health

• Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) - Penn State Health

• HIV Outpatient Clinic - Penn State Health

• Smoking Cessation - Penn State Health

• Gaudenzia – Lancaster, Harrisburg sites

• Blueprints – Mt. Joy

• White Deer Run – Lancaster, Lebanon

• Rural Health/Gaudenzia – Pottsville, Ashland, Coal Township

• Dauphin County Drug & Alcohol Center - Harrisburg

• Lancaster General Hospital - Lancaster

• Lebanon VA Medical Center - Lebanon

• Mazzitti & Sullivan (Pyramid) - Harrisburg

• PA Adult & Teen Challenge - Rehrersburg

• PA Psychiatric Institute (PPI) - Harrisburg

• Sadler - Mechanicsburg

• Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute

  • Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute - Opioid Treatment Clinic - 36 weeks (120 hours)

  • Continuity Clinic - 48 weeks (208 hours)

• Lebanon VA Medical Center

  • Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program - 12 weeks (288 hours)

• Mazzitti and Sullivan

  • Adult IOP Program – Adolescent IOP/PHP Program – 4 weeks (32 hours)

• Caron Treatment Center

  • Adolescent Residential - 4 weeks (64 hours)

  • Adult Residential - 4 weeks (64 hours)

• Gaudenzia Concept 90

  • Adult Residential - 4 weeks (80 hours)

• Adult & Teen Challenge Pennsylvania – 8 weeks (96 hours)

• Sadler – 12 weeks (96 hours)

• Blue Prints – 4 weeks (64 hours)

• Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

  • Consult-liaison service (required) - 16 weeks (256 hours)

  • Inpatient pain service (required) - 16 weeks (128 hours)

  • Women's health service (elective) - 18 weeks (80 hours)

  • Adolescent medicine clinic (elective) - 16 weeks (48 hours)

  • Outpatient pain service (elective) - 18 weeks (80 hours)

  • Emergency medicine (elective) - 16 weeks (160 hours)

  • Scholarly activity - 4 weeks (128 hours)

  • Core lecture series - 48 weeks (192 hours)

  • OBAT (Internal Medicine Primary Care Clinic) – 4 weeks (48 hours)

• Vacation/continuing medical education - four weeks (must total at least 160 hours)