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ArticleSubstance abuse2018

Promoting addiction medicine teaching through functional mentoring by co-training generalist chief residents with faculty mentors.

Daniel P Alford, Brittany L Carney, Angela H Jackson, Belle Brett, Carly Bridden, Michael Winter, Jeffrey H Samet

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Article in Substance abuse, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel P Alforda Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, Boston Medical Center , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
Brittany L Carneya Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, Boston Medical Center , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
Angela H Jacksona Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, Boston Medical Center , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
Belle Brettc Brett Consulting Group , Somerville , Massachusetts , USA.
Carly Briddena Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, Boston Medical Center , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
Michael Winterd Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center, Boston University School of Public Health , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
Jeffrey H Sameta Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, Boston Medical Center , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
Boston Medical Center · USBoston 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
NIDA NIH HHS R25 DA013582
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGeneralist physicians should play a vital role in identifying and managing individuals with substance use but are inadequately trained to do so.

methodsThis 5-year (2008-2012) controlled educational study assessed whether internal medicine and family medicine chief residents' (CRs) addiction medicine teaching increased by co-training with faculty mentors at a Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) program in addiction medicine. All CRIT CR attendees identified a residency program faculty mentor to support addiction medicine teaching after CRIT through functional mentoring with a focus on developing and implementing an Addiction Medicine Teaching Project ("Teaching Project"). Approximately half of the CRs attended CRIT with their mentor (co-trained) and half without their mentor (solo-trained). Addiction medicine teaching outcomes were compared between groups using 6- and 11-month questionnaires and 4 bimonthly teaching logs. Of co-trained CRs, mentor characteristics that positively influenced addiction medicine teaching outcomes were identified.

resultsOne hundred CRs from 74 residency programs attended CRIT from 2008 to 2012; 47 co-trained with their mentors and 53 solo-trained without their mentors. At 6-month follow-up, the co-trained CRs were more likely to meet at least monthly with their mentor (22.7% vs. 9.6%, P < .01) and more likely to identify their mentor as a facilitator for Teaching Project implementation (82.2% vs. 38.5%, P < .01). At 11-month follow-up, a higher percentage of co-trained CRs had completed their Teaching Project (34.0% vs. 15.1%, P < .05). Both CR groups had similarly large increases in other addiction medicine teaching outcomes. Mentors with more experience, including years of teaching, was associated with better CR Teaching Project outcomes.

conclusionsCo-training generalist chief residents with a faculty mentor appeared to facilitate functional mentoring-driven Teaching Project implementation but did not further increase already high levels of other addiction medicine teaching. Faculty mentors with more years of teaching experience were more effective in facilitating Teaching Project implementation.

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FacultyInternship and ResidencyMentorsAddiction MedicineEducation, Medical, GraduateFamily PracticeFemaleHumansInternal MedicineMaleMentoringProgram EvaluationAddiction medicinementoringprogram evaluationteaching

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PMID29452056
PMCPMC6128783
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