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Michigan State University Launches Training Program to Increase Providers in Underrepresented Areas
A new training program at Michigan State University will aim to increase the number of nurses and medical doctors from underrepresented communities across the state who can treat substance use disorders.
The initiative, known as Increasing Minority Physician and APRN Clinician Scientist Research Training to Equalize Addiction Medicine, is being funded by a 5-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, and it will be led by researchers from MSU’s College of Human Medicine and College of Nursing.
The program is designed with 3 areas of focus:
- Recruit members of underrepresented groups through multiple strategies and existing MSU initiatives to participate in mentored research.
- Refine and deliver an interprofessional, evidence-based, stigma-reducing addiction curriculum.
- Recruit a subset of students who are engaged in training to participate in interprofessional research collaborations.
Cara Poland, an associate professor in the College of Human Medicine and a multi-principal investigator on the study, said in a news release that the program is being developed to create a pipeline of clinician-scientists who are ready to address the addiction crisis.
“By learning the science of addiction early in their careers and coupling this with mentored research projects, my colleague and I hope to expand the substance use disorder and other mental health physician and nursing workforce to more equitably mirror the populations MSU serves across the state of Michigan,” Poland said.
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