Providers Clinical Support System - Universities

The purpose of this program is to fully prepare graduate-level healthcare students to understand, identify, access, intervene, and treat patients with a substance use disorder (SUD), including misuse and abuse, upon becoming licensed practitioners. Students will gain the knowledge of the overall medical consequences of SUD as a chronic illness, evidence-based treatment options, and the possibility and support of recovery. Students will gain practical experience working with practitioners treating SUD as well as an understanding from individuals living in long-term recovery about the effectiveness of treatment. • The program aims to expand and ensure that graduate-level healthcare students receive substance use disorder (SUD) education early in their academic careers. • The program will prepare students to identify and treat SUD in mainstream healthcare upon graduation. • Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities. • The estimated funding for this program is $1,200,000. • The program will support 4 awards.