title: The master in addiction medicine program in the Netherlands.
abstract: Since 2007 there is a full-time, 2-year professional training in addiction medicine in the Netherlands. The aim of this article is to describe in detail the development and present status of the Dutch Master in Addiction Medicine (MiAM) program. In this competency-based professional training, theoretical courses are integrated with learning in clinical practice under guidance of an experienced clinical teacher. The theoretical courses consist of evidence-based medicine, communication and basic psychotherapeutic skills, neurobiology of addiction, addiction medicine, addiction and psychiatry, and public health. The 7 main competencies are made ready for operation in the personal education plan and are evaluated by different styles of examination.
authors.affiliation: Nijmegen Institute for Scientist Practitioners in Addiction (NISPA), Nijmegen, The Netherlands. nispa.dejong@gmail.com
authors.forename: Cornelis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Jong
authors.forename: Lonneke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luycks
authors.forename: Jan-Wilm
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Delicat
mesh_terms: D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000193:education*; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000592:standards*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000191:economics; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D000078329:Workforce