Addiction Medicine Fellowship at UPMC in Central Pa.

The UPMC Medical Education Harrisburg Addiction Medicine Fellowship is a 12 month ACGME program in Harrisburg, Pa. The program is committed to providing its fellows with an enriching academic and clinical learning experience with the ultimate goal of developing physicians who lead in providing care to patients with substance use disorders. The fellow will learn to work as an effective member of a healthcare team, in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. Faculty members will teach the fellow how to service both the immediate and unique needs of the community.

Program Requirements

• Completion of an ACGME Accredited residency program.
• Training without the need of Visa sponsorship.
• Eligibility for Pennsylvania licensure.
• Eligibility for Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) licensure.
• ACLS/BLS certified.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in a primary medical specialty that is recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).

Application Information

• We accept one position a year for a 12 month fellowship with applications opening every July through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service).
• UPMC ME Harrisburg participates in the Medicine and Pediatric Specialties MATCH through NRMP (National Resident Matching Program). Learn more about the matching process.

Benefits

Resident & Fellow Salary and Benefits.

Training

Fellows will train at a variety of locations in Central PA, to include:

• UPMC Harrisburg
• UPMC West Shore
• UPMC Community Osteopathic
• Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center
• Pinnacle Health Center for Addiction Recovery and Mobile Unit
• Elective at Tadiso Inc.
• Elective at The STRENGTH Program at UPMC
• Addiction Recovery Services
• Arkview Recovery Center

Faculty

Greg Swartzentruber, MD
Fellowship Program Director
Emergency Room Physician, UPMC
Addiction Medicine Physician/Medical Director, UPMC Pinnacle Center for Addiction Recovery

Adam Barnathan, DO
Associate Program Director
Fellowship Rotation Director

Bethany Franklin, MD
Psychiatry

Chelsea Thompson, CRNP
Faculty

Need more information?

If you would like to come visit our program, or need more information, please contact:

Kim Miller
UPMC in Central Pa.
Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program Manager
Phone: 717-231-8429
millerka18@upmc.edu

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