Interprofessional Substance Use Disorder Education in Health Professions Education Programs: A Scoping Review

Andrew Muzyk1, Zachary P W Smothers, Kathryn M Andolsek

  • 1A. Muzyk is associate professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Buies Creek, North Carolina, and associate professor of the practice of medical education, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6904-2466. Z.P.W. Smothers is a third-year medical student, Doctor of Medicine Program, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina. K.M. Andolsek is professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina. M. Bradner is associate professor, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Virginia. J.P. Bratberg is clinical professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, Kingston, Rhode Island. S.A. Clark is a Brown University Addiction Medicine Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island. K. Collins is a third-year pharmacy student, Doctor of Pharmacy Program, Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Buies Creek, North Carolina. G.A. Greskovic is system director, Ambulatory Disease Management Programs, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania. L. Gruppen is professor, Department of Learning Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2107-0126. M. MacEachern is an informationist, Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8872-1181. S.E. Ramsey is associate professor (research), Departments of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7169-727X. J. Ruiz Veve is a fourth-year pharmacy student, Doctor of Pharmacy Program, Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Buies Creek, North Carolina. J.M. Tetrault is associate professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

Summary

Interprofessional substance use disorder (SUD) education enhances health professions students' knowledge and attitudes. Future curricula should focus on behavioral and patient outcomes to address this public health threat.

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