Scaife Student Program
Summer program for medical and psychology students
The assistantship contributed to my future. In addition, it opened my eyes to addiction and life . . . I liked both how the program was organized and how well it was organized. I would highly recommend it to any medical student. -Former Scaife Fellow
Medical students are more eager than ever to learn how to recognize and treat chemical dependency. They know they cannot practice medicine today without these skills. For this reason, they are demanding more from this assistantship, asking better questions, and, as a result, have increased the value of this training. -Michael T. Flaherty, Ph.D.
Scaife Advanced Medical Student Assistantship in Alcohol and Other Drug Dependency
Thank you to all who applied for this program. The registration deadline is past and we will be reviewing the applications soon.
2012 Scaife Assistantship Information
Session 1: June 4, 2012-June 22, 2012
Session 2: July 9, 2012-July 27, 2012
What is the Advanced Medical Student Assistantship?
With generous funding from the Scaife Family Foundation, IRETA is able to conduct this specialized program. The program offers students training in the field of addiction treatment and recovery incomparable to any they may have encountered in their prior medical school education or residency experience.
Is there any financial compensation for participation in the program?
Participants will receive a $150 per week stipend and a $200 transportation allowance (for those traveling from outside the Pittsburgh area) for a total of $650 for the three weeks. Rooms and meals are also provided.
What do the students do in the program?
Students who are accepted into the program participate in an intense learning experience. Their schedules include:
• Lectures
• Patient contact
• Group sessions with clients
• Rounds with resident physicians
• Opportunities to present what the students have learned
What are the benefits of participating in the Scaife Assistantship?
This program will provide participants with a clinical experience to increase awareness and knowledge in the following areas:
• Screening and diagnosing substance use disorders
• Research in substance use disorders
• Brief motivational interviewing skills
• Adult and adolescent substance use disorders
• Neonatal treatment of chemically dependent infants
• Maternal addiction
• Special population issues in addictions treatment
• Professional impairment
• Residential/inpatient and outpatient treatment modalities
• Family issues in treatment
• Psychiatric co-morbidity
• Methadone maintenance
• Systems issues in addictions treatment
• Providing referrals to addictions treatment
Who conducts the program?
The Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA).
Who is eligible to apply?
Only medical students attending U.S. medical schools will be eligible to participate in this program.
How many students will be accepted?
In order to optimize the clinical experience of the participants, six students will be accepted for each session.
When is the program?
The Scaife program is offered in two three-week sessions. Students are permitted to attend only one session. Dates for 2012 are:
Session 1: June 4, 2012 through June 22, 2012
Session 2: July 9, 2012 through July 27, 2012
