Train New Trainers Primary Care - Training and Education in Addiction Medicine

(PC-TEAM)

We are pleased to annouce our new progam starting March 2023! Train New Trainers Primary Care - Training and Education in Addiction Medicine (PC-TEAM). This one-year fellowship is an innovative and targeted training to optimize the treatment of substance use disorders.

Fellowship Objective:

UCI TNT PC-TEAM Fellowship is a comprehensive certificate program specifically designed to address substance use disorders (SUDs) and pain related conditions most frequently encountered in primary care. TNT PC-TEAM uses the existing and successful curricular foundation from the TNT Primary Care Psychiatry (PCP) Fellowship and incorporates high-yield topics in the treatment of SUDs to promote the development of SUD treatment champions. This is not a traditional or ACGME- approved fellowship. The TNT PC-TEAM year-long clinical education certificate program is intended mainly for primary care and ER-oriented clinicians interested in advanced SUD training and opioid management. Fellows will learn how to complete evidence-based substance use screening in busy primary care or other general medical settings. TNT PC-TEAM fellows will also be trained to effectively prevent, diagnose, and treat commonly encountered substance use and pain-related disorders (e.g., opioids, alcohol, stimulants, and benzodiazepines). Most importantly, graduates will be thoroughly trained in SUD and, as TNT PC-TEAM Champions, know how to train other providers.

Overview of Program:

• The curriculum includes over 50 hours of training and will lead to a certificate of completion from the UCI School of Medicine.
• Cohort begins March 1, 2023, and ends February 28, 2024
• Two-weekend intensive trainings (24-28 hours*); pending any California COVID-19 restrictions. See tentative dates below.
  • Friday, March 3, 2023 - Saturday, March 4, 2023 - JW Marriott Anaheim
  • Saturday, August 12, 2023 - Sunday, August 13, 2023 - Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
• Live webinars on the second Monday at noon and the third Monday at 5:15 PM (PST) via Zoom (21 hours*)
• One hour per month of mentoring sessions with a PC-TEAM faculty member (11 hours)
• Complimentary lifelong learning for Alumni 

TNT PC-TEAM Flyer

2023 California HCAI PC-TEAM Scholarship Flyer

Apply for TNT PC-TEAM 2023 Cohort

Tuition:

$15,500 per fellow OR applicant may be eligible for a full scholarship. Upon acceptance to the TNT PC-TEAM Program, a scholarship application will be sent with instructions for completion and submission for consideration by the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI).

Deadline to apply the TNT PC-TEAM Fellowship is January 20, 2023.

California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) Scholarship:

You must meet the minimum requirements to be considered:

• Be currently employed or have accepted employment as a primary care provider (MD, DO, NP, PA) in the following specialties: family medicine, internal medicine, OB/GYN, or pediatrics.

• Work at a qualifying practice site in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)/lookalike, Health Professional Shortage Area – Primary Care (HPSA-PC) or Primary Care Shortage Area (PCSA) in California

• Work at a practice site with at least 50 percent of patients from a medically underserved population (Medi-Cal, uninsured, or benefi ciaries of another publicly funded program that serves patients who earn less than 250 percent of the federal poverty level)

• Currently, serve or plan on serving children and youth 25 years of age or younger

Contact Information:

For more information or questions about the TNT PCP Fellowship, please contact Kamilah McGuire, Program Coordinator, at krmcguir@hs.uci.edu or 949-824-4910.