title: Access to treatment for opioid use disorders: Medical student preparation.
abstract: The current opioid epidemic requires new approaches to increasing access to treatment for patients with opioid use disorders and to improve availability of medication assisted treatment. We propose a model where medical students complete the necessary training to be eligible for the waiver to prescribe opioid medications to treat these disorders by the time of medical school graduation. This plan would increase the number of Drug Abuse Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000) waivered physicians who could gain additional experience in treating substance use disorders during residency and provide the access to clinical care needed for individuals suffering with opioid use disorder. (Am J Addict 2017;26:316-318).
authors.affiliation: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.|Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, Cranston, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Elinore F
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4296-7012
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: McCance-Katz
authors.affiliation: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.|Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Nicole Alexander
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dollase
authors.affiliation: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: Allan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Tunkel
authors.affiliation: Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004501:Education, Medical; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013337:Students, Medical
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D002047:Buprenorphine