PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - D. C. Lewis
TI  - Medical education for alcohol and other drug abuse in the United States
DP  - 1990 Nov 15
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 1091--1096
VI  - 143
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/143/10/1091.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/143/10/1091.full
SO  - CMAJ1990 Nov 15; 143
AB  - Initiatives by individuals, private foundations and government have led to improvements in the United States in medical education dealing with alcohol and drug-related problems. Progress has been made, particularly in the past 5 years, in developing new medical school curricula and in faculty development. Greater activity by national professional organizations has helped raise the priority of training in alcohol- and drug-related areas for undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. As an example, Project ADEPT (Alcohol and Drug Education for Physician Training in primary care) at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, is described. The importance of positive and motivated faculty role models and of skills training is emphasized.