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Teaching Tomorrow’s Doctors: Incorporating Evidence-Based SUD Training in Medical Schools

Friday, April 24, 2026
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM PT
Location: Coronado DE, Level 4
Want to transform how future doctors treat addiction? This dynamic, hands-on workshop will show you how two medical schools are leading the charge to embed stigma-reducing, evidence-based SUD education into the core of medical training. Learn how to implement the MI CARES modular curriculum, engage stakeholders, and walk away with a process map to launch change at your own institution.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to analyze the impact of stigma on clinical care for patients with substance use disorders and identify strategies to address it through early medical education.
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to demonstrate how to implement a modular, evidence-based SUD curriculum, such as MI CARES, across varied academic settings using real-world examples from two institutions.
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to create a customized process map for curriculum adoption at participants’ home institutions, incorporating stakeholder engagement, curriculum design, and sustainability planning.
Disclosure(s):
Rohit Chaparala, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose
Daryn Papenfuse, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose
Li Li, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose
Cara A. Poland, MD, MEd, DFASAM: No financial relationships to disclose
Madison Walsh, MS: No financial relationships to disclose