For Medical School Faculty
Join COPE at the Addiction Education Curriculum Leader / Point of Contact - aka “SUD Champion” - in your medical school.
The Addiction Education Curriculum Leader is a key medical school faculty member who serves to promote Addiction Education within their medical school. This role involves collaboration with the Coalition on Physician Education in Substance Use Disorders (COPE) to advocate for the integration of addiction education into their medical school curriculum. The Addiction Education Curriculum Leader will join a collaborative community with other Addiction Education Curriculum Leaders across the country.
Description of Role for COPE “Addiction Education Lead/Point of Contact”
- Act as a liaison between the medical school, COPE, and other organizations, promoting collaboration and sharing of resources related to addiction education through a listserv.
- Participate in quarterly asynchronous meetings with other Addiction Education Leaders to share innovations, ways to overcome barriers, and resources in curriculum development.
- Advocate for the integration of addiction medicine/psychiatry education in the medical school curriculum.
- Promote education and training for medical students, faculty and staff.
Benefits of Participation:
- Professional Development: Opportunity to enhance their professional development by taking a leadership role in a critical and evolving field of medicine.
- Networking Opportunities: Access to a network of like-minded individuals across the country, fostering collaboration and the exchange of ideas.
- Contribution to Medical Education: The chance to contribute significantly to the enhancement of medical education by promoting awareness and understanding of addiction education.
- Impact on Public Health: The satisfaction of knowing they are contributing to addressing a major public health issue by promoting education, research, and awareness in addiction education.
- Raise Awareness: Develop and implement strategies to raise awareness about addiction medicine/psychiatry among students, faculty, and staff.
For Medical Students
Join COPE by becoming a Founding Member of the COPE Addiction Education Medical Student Leadership Advisory Board (Addiction Education LAB).
The Coalition on Physician Education in Substance Use Disorders (COPE) seeks to recruit medical students from osteopathic and allopathic medical schools who are passionate about addiction education to develop and serve on the Addiction Education Medical Student Leadership Advisory Board (Addiction Education LAB). The LAB will support the Opioid Response Network’s and the Coalition on Physician Education in Substance Use Disorders (COPE’s) missions of equipping future physicians with the necessary skills to prevent, screen, diagnose, treat, and support patients’ recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs).
Are you interested in:
- Being a founder of an organization founded by medical students whose keen interest and expertise in SUDs will design ways to support the Opioid Response Network and COPE’s missions by fostering education and awareness among medical students nationwide?
- Assisting in the design and implementation of initiatives to promote SUDs education within medical schools?
- Establishing a means for collaboration, resource-sharing, and advocacy among members?
- Participating in quarterly virtual meetings will serve as a platform for collaboration, brainstorming, and planning?
Activities may include:
- Curriculum Development: Collaborate with medical educators to integrate SUDs education into medical school curricula.
- Awareness Campaigns: Organize workshops, seminars, and awareness campaigns to destigmatize SUDs and promote early intervention.
- Resource Development: Compile and disseminate resources, including best practices, guidelines, and research, to support SUDs education and patient care.
- Advocacy: Advocate for policy changes and institutional support to enhance SUDs education and patient care.
Call to Action: If you want to join COPE in the development and activities of the Addiction Education LAB please submit your name etc. in this Google Form.
We look forward to meeting you!
– Jenifer Van Deusen, Executive Director, jen@copenow.org