University of connecticut comprehensive SUD education and clinical readiness program for health professional students - the university of connecticut comprehensive SUD education and clinical readiness…

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the University of Connecticut Health Center $300,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490) to develop a comprehensive substance use disorder education and clinical readiness program for health professional students.

The University of Connecticut Comprehensive SUD Education and Clinical Readiness Program will prepare future physicians and clinical psychologists to recognize and respectfully intervene with patients with substance use, misuse, and SUD through a required core curriculum covering evidence-based practices from screening and identification through treatment and recovery. The program, a partnership between the UConn School of Medicine and Clinical Psychology PhD program, will deliver flexible advanced training through modules, emerging-topic sessions, panels, experiential opportunities, and practice simulations. Medical and PhD students will participate in core training, with related coursework also reaching dental students. Program goals include improving familiarity with the full SUD continuum, recovery supports, and whole-person care while reducing provider stigma.

The award runs through September 29, 2029, with place of performance at Farmington, Connecticut.

University of connecticut comprehensive SUD education and clinical readiness program for health professional students - the university of connecticut comprehensive SUD education and clinical readiness program will prepare future physicians and clinical psychologists to recognize and respectfully intervene with patients with substance use, misuse, and SUD. The program is a partnership between the uconn school of medicine and clinical psychology PHD program. IT will use a required core curriculum covering evidence-based practices from screening and identification through treatment and recovery, plus flexible advanced training through modules, emerging-topic sessions, panels, experiential opportunities, and practice simulations. The project expects to train medical and PHD students, with related coursework also reaching dental students. Goals include improving familiarity with the full SUD continuum, recovery supports, and whole-person care while reducing provider stigma.