Addiction Treatment Services

VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 1. DESCRIPTION: In this rotation, medical students observe and participate in our outpatient addiction medication management, office-based opioid replacement therapy, group psychotherapy, multi-disciplinary assessment/consultation clinics, and available residential services located within the VA Palo Alto Health System. A typical day includes an admission, which is a typical psychiatric work-up with an additional emphasis on substance abuse assessment; group therapy meetings throughout the day utilizing various psychotherapeutic modalities; a multidisciplinary staff meeting focused on individualized care and management approaches; and a community meeting, in which milieu events are processed. The overall goal is to become familiar with general psychiatry, intensive psychotherapy, and psychosocial resources, while gaining exposure to substance abuse treatment issues. Residential programs combine elements of both inpatient and outpatient settings and are unique in this regard. The attending psychiatrist teaches history-taking, DSM diagnoses, and psychopharmacology for substance use disorders. Please note: Visiting students must obtain approval from Ms. Quynh Dang prior to applying for this clerkship. Please email requests to qdang@stanford.edu. PREREQUISITES: None. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full-time for 4 weeks, 1 student per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Steven Chan, M.D. and Emaya Anbalagan, M.D. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Quynh Dang, 650-725-2769, 401 Quarry Rd, Rm. 2204. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: Palo Alto VA, 3801 Miranda Ave, Building 520, Quynh will provide reporting information; Time: 8:00 a.m. CALL CODE: 0. OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: PAVAMC.