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The RAMS Program has opened up recruitment for our 15^th cohort of Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry fellows interested in pursuing research! If you know of anyone who would benefit from our program, we welcome your sharing of this information and/or sharing with us their email for follow up.

Research in Addiction Medicine (RAMS) is a two-year supplemental program to one’s Addiction Medicine or Addiction Psychiatry fellowship and open to fellows who are considering a future academic research dimension in their career. For those enrolled in a one-year fellowship, we are looking for individuals who plan to enter into an academic position. RAMS is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Co-Directors are Drs. Patrick O’Connor (Yale School of Medicine) and Jeffrey Samet (Boston University Schools of Medicine & Public Health), and the Associate Director is Dr. E. Jennifer Edelman (Yale School of Medicine).

• RAM Scholars are eligible to receive up to $8,000 to develop their research
• RAM Scholars learn how to conduct impactful addiction research through leadership development and harm reduction frameworks
• RAMS provides mentorship by NIDA-funded experts in addiction research, including the opportunity for Scholars to visit their National Advisory Committee (NAC) mentor on-site at their institution
• RAM Scholars and their institutional mentors attend an annual retreat in late fall, alternating between Boston and Vancouver
• RAM Scholars are supported to attend the annual meeting of The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD)

The next Fall Retreat will be held December 1 – 3, 2026 in Vancouver and program applications are due Friday, September 4th. 

Emails of intent to apply are appreciated by Friday, August 7th. Please contact Jules Canfield, RAMS Program Manager, with your intention to apply and if you have any questions. More information, including Scholar & mentor applications, are available on the RAMS Program website.

Thank you for helping us bring together another wonderful cohort of RAM Scholars!

Best regards,

Jeffrey Samet, MD, MA, MPH
Patrick O’Connor, MD, MPH
Co-Program Directors

E. Jennifer Edelman, MD, MHS
Associate Program Director

Hi all - thanks everyone for meeting together at SGIM national!  I really enjoyed our conversation.  

After our conversation, I think our first task is to develop a database of programs that have FQHC collaborations on a GME level so we can learn from each other and people that are interested in doing this can reach out to those that have done it.   For those that have relationships in this group, could you kindly update this google document:  

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Iql4wM0QoyCOOk6Be2MoZyuB8geGw8qF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109975010528496964393&rtpof=true&sd=true 

My goal is to eventually get this posted/published somewhere for each access.  If anyone has any ideas on how/where to do this, my ears are open!  

Take care all!

Brian