CMU Seeks Clinical Educators and Partnerships in MAT to Treat Opioid Use Disorders Opioids (including prescription opioids, heroin and fentanyl) killed 46,802 people in 2018, and nearly 70 percent of all opioid overdose deaths involved a prescription opioid. The opioid epidemic is hitting close to home – Michigan has experienced a 16 percent increase in synthetic opioid related deaths in 2018. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased opioid use and overdoses, which emphasizes the need for clinicians to become MAT prescribers. CMU College of Medicine and the CMU PA Program have worked to implement a MAT training program into the curriculum for medical and PA students. Phase 1 of the curriculum is to combat the opioid epidemic by training medical and PA students with 8-hours of mandatory classroom learning (and additional 16-hours online for PA students) using the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s (ASAM)-accredited curriculum with medicationassisted treatment (MAT) Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) waiver training requirements. Phase 2 of the curriculum is providing these students with an opportunity in a clinical setting working with patients receiving MAT for opioid use disorder at certified Opioid Treatment Facilities or at primary care offices offering MAT for opioid use disorder in the form of office-based outpatient treatment. We are seeking partnerships with clinical educators at certified opioid treatment facilities or primary care offices that offer MAT to host our students for this clinical experience. If you are interested in hosting students please contact, Alyson McClintock at hill1am@cmich.edu or at (989) 746-7506. Thank you. Juliette Perzhinsky, MD, MSc and Alyson McClintock, Project Coordinator SAVE THE DATE: Free 8-hour MAT DATA Waiver Training Through ASAM – Saturday, April 17, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
College of Medicine Announces First Endowed Chair Congratulations to Kathleen L. Meert, MD, the newly named Schotanus Family Chair of Pediatrics at the CMU College of Medicine. Dr. Meert is president of University Pediatricians and pediatric specialist-in-chief at Detroit Medical Center Children’s Hospital 12 The Bulletin | Year End 2020
of Michigan. "A clinician and avid researcher, Dr. Meert is nationally recognized for conducting multicenter clinical trials," said George E. Kikano, MD, CMU Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the CMU College of Medicine. Read more.
ICYMI: Stories from CMU News and Social Media College of Medicine faculty and staff have been prominently featured in CMU news and on our social media channels for their research and expertise in public health. Here are some of the stories you may have missed. Don't take COVID-19 with you Advice for travel to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the holiday break. "We must be vigilant to prevent taking this virus home to our families and spreading it further into other communities," said Dean George E. Kikano, MD. "Also, we all must continue to wear masks, socially distance and wash our hands." Learning on medicine’s front lines Equipped with a passion for research, Asim Kichloo, MD, CMU Health Academic Hospitalist, is paving the way for understanding COVID-19 and how to manage the disease in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Dr. Kichloo treats patients and trains medical residents at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital, and is one of the first to describe cases of the illness in combination with other conditions such as kidney disease, Epstein-Barr virus, lupus pneumonitis, heart arrhythmia and more. CDC grants will equip CMU to fight suicide, childhood trauma The CMU College of Medicine and the CMU Interdisciplinary Center for Community Health and Wellness (ICCHW) are key partners to the state of Michigan in receiving $5 million-plus in CDC grants for statewide public health initiatives. The CDC granted the awards for suicide death prevention in men and to address adverse childhood experiences. Alison Arnold is director of CMU's ICCHW, which will administer the grant funds for CMU. "We expect numerous community mental health partners to become involved in these efforts," Arnold said. "CMU is honored to coordinate and support our community in addressing a broad range of risk factors including isolation, stress, substance abuse, and relationship and financial issues." continued on page 13
