Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Curriculum

Didactic sessions cover the scope of psychobiological aspects of substance abuse and addiction, including:

  • Neurobiology of alcohol, cocaine, opioid, narcotic and nicotine addiction, detoxification, and management
  • Addiction in subpopulations such as women, adolescents, and the elderly
  • Diagnosis and management of common co-morbidities, notably hepatitis, HIV, and other infections, and co-occurring psychiatric disorders
  • Facilitation in addiction group counseling programs such as 12-Step
  • Assessment and screening methods
  • Pharmacotherapies for addiction

View the 2023-2024 Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship didactics schedule.

Rotations

UT Southwestern Medical Center 
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas 
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service 
Perinatal Intervention Program and
Integrated Family Planning Opioid Program 
Pain Clinic Rotation at Moody Outpatient Center 
North Texas VA Health Care System 
Nexus Recovery Center 
Teen Recovery Program 
Parkland Addiction Team
Parkland Addiction Team with 2020 Trust Challenge Award