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ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2009

Promoting substance use education among generalist physicians: an evaluation of the Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) program.

Daniel P Alford, Carly Bridden, Angela H Jackson, Richard Saitz, Maryann Amodeo, Henrietta N Barnes, Jeffrey H Samet

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Article in Journal of general internal medicine, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel P AlfordClinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118-2393, USA. dan.alford@bmc.org
Carly Bridden
Angela H Jackson
Richard Saitz
Maryann Amodeo
Henrietta N Barnes
Jeffrey H Samet
Boston Medical Center · USBoston University · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Clinical Addiction Research and Education ProgramR25DA013582 · NIDA · BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER · PI JEFFREY H. SAMET, Alexander Yale Walley · 2001 to 2026
$8.9M
Impact of Alcohol Use on HIV Infection--In the United States and RussiaK24AA015674 · NIAAA · BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER · PI SAMET, JEFFREY H. · 2006 to 2010
$756k
NIAAA NIH HHS K24 AA015674NIAAA NIH HHS K24-AA015674NIDA NIH HHS R25 DA013582NIDA NIH HHS R25 DA13582
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEducation about substance use (SU) disorders remains inadequate in medical training.

objectiveTo describe the Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) program in addiction medicine and to evaluate its impact on chief resident (CR) physicians' substance use knowledge, skills, clinical practice, and teaching.

designA controlled educational study of CRIT programs (2003, 2004, and 2005) for incoming CRs in generalist disciplines. Intervention CRs were trained to diagnose, manage, and teach about SU. The control CRs sought but did not receive the intervention.

participantsEighty-six CR applicants to the CRIT program. MEASUREMENTS: Baseline and 6-month questionnaires assessing substance use knowledge, skills, clinical practice, and teaching. Outcomes were compared within groups from baseline to follow-up and between groups at follow-up.

resultsThe intervention (n = 64) and control (n = 22) CRs were similar demographically. At 6-month follow-up, the intervention CRs reported a significant increase in SU knowledge, confidence, and preparedness to diagnose, manage, and teach and an increase in SU clinical and teaching practices compared to their baseline and control CRs.

conclusionsThis intensive training for chief residents (CRs) improved knowledge, confidence, and preparedness to diagnose, manage, and teach about substance use (SU), affecting both the CRs' SU clinical and teaching practices. The CRIT program was an effective model for dissemination of SU knowledge and skills to educators in a key position to share this training with a broader audience of medical trainees. This model holds potential to address other high priority medical, yet under-addressed, content areas as well.

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Substance-Related DisordersAdultClinical CompetenceEducational MeasurementFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInternship and ResidencyMalePhysicians, FamilyProgram EvaluationSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID18937015
PMCPMC2607502
OpenAlexW2043164831

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