SAMHSA Announces New Report Describing Key Elements of a Core Curriculum for Substance Use Disorder

https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/20240410/samhsa-announces-report-key-elements-core-curriculum-substance-use-disorder?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=5781cf983d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_18_01_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-5781cf983d-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D SAMHSA has released a new report with core curriculum content for integration of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for early-career graduate health care education programs. The Core Curriculum Elements on Substance Use Disorder for Early Academic Career, Medical and Health Professions Education Programs is designed to provide students in medical and health professional programs with training on SUD early in their academic careers, to ensure they have basic knowledge of strategies to identify, assess and treat addiction, as well as to support recovery. It supports several federal efforts to expand education on SUD for the health professional workforce and was initially called for in the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Drug Control Strategy.