Developing Your Career in Addiction MedicineAbout the SubspecialtyAn addiction medicine physician is a physician trained and certified to provide comprehensive care for addiction and substance related disorders, including the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of such health conditions. Learn more. Many opportunities exist for recent graduates, as well as established physicians seeking to develop additional skills and expand or refocus their career. Medical students and residents, read why a career in addiction medicine could be right for you. Learn more about the diverse career paths within addiction medicine through the YouTube Playlist - ACAAM Career Stories, featuring insights from Tim Brennan, MD MPH, Elizabeth A. Samuels, MD MPH MHS, and Louis E. Baxter, Sr, MD. View the ACAAM Addiction Medicine Specialty Showcase to learn more about the field, fellowship training, and career opportunities. Clinical TrainingClinical fellowships are available for physicians who have completed residency training in any of the 24 primary specialties. Learn more about addiction medicine fellowship training and to find and apply to fellowships. CertificationThe primary pathway to specializing in addiction medicine is subspecialty board certification, available to both allopathic and osteopathic physicians. Addiction Medicine Board Certification is offered through:
Research Career Development OpportunitiesAddiction medicine fellows, learn more about additional career development opportunities available to enhance your training and broaden your research knowledge and skills. Career Development Educational OfferingsACAAM members have access to suite of on-demand sessions providing professional development content. Topics include decoding the ACGME alphabet soup of running a fellowship, advancing in academic medicine careers, contract and salary negotiation, driving transformative change as a change agent in the field, and The ASAM Criteria. Members can also hear from experts on starting an inpatient addiction medicine consult service, how to submit your work and research for publication and presentation, creating a community based addiction medicine rotation, and providing addiction care for the unstably housed patient. JobsACAAM's Career Center makes your CV available to professional institutions and organizations in the industry with free and confidential resume posting. Find a position that is right for you! Every June we host an Addiction Medicine Fellow Virtual Graduation. This inspiring event is an opportunity to celebrate our graduating fellows and witness their launch into the addiction medicine workforce. Review past graduation videos and presentations to see where our graduates are working. |