Faculty Development-ACGME Basics: Addiction Medicine Edition Recording

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Claudia Moore gave a practical overview of ACGME basics for addiction medicine fellowships, explaining how fellowship structure, accreditation, and evaluation systems shape both training and faculty responsibilities. She emphasized that addiction medicine is a multispecialty, lifespan-focused field that prepares physicians to work in clinical care, research, education, and public health.  <br /><br />She reviewed key program requirements: at least nine months of clinical experience, including structured inpatient and outpatient rotations, a year-long continuity clinic, didactics with faculty participation, and required exposure to pain management. She also outlined staffing expectations, including a board-certified program director, an associate program director or core faculty, psychiatry involvement, experienced clinicians across multiple specialties, and a dedicated coordinator.  <br /><br />Moore explained the roles of the Clinical Competency Committee and Program Evaluation Committee, noting how milestone-based assessments, formative and summative evaluations, and annual program review help ensure both fellow progression and program quality. She also offered advice on giving effective feedback—specific, timely, private, and respectful—and stressed the importance of documentation, self-awareness, and fairness in evaluation.  <br /><br />The session ended with logistics, contact information, and announcements for upcoming lectures and career development sessions.

Keywords

ACGME basics

addiction medicine fellowship

fellowship accreditation

clinical competency committee

program evaluation committee

milestone-based assessment

feedback and evaluation

pain management training