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Teaching the next generation of physicians: Evaluating addiction medicine curriculum interventions across two U.S. Medical schools

Journal: Journal of Addictive Diseases Date: 2026/04, (online 2026/04/10):. doi: Subito , type of study: pretest posttest design

Free full text   (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10550887.2025.2597858)

Keywords:

addiction [17]
attitudes [56]
curriculum [296]
educational intervention [3]
medical schools [195]
medical students [666]
osteopathic medicine [2064]
pretest posttest design [224]
substance abuse [11]
USA [1717]

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Over 48 million Americans were diagnosed with a substance use disorder in 2023. However, only 4.5% of individuals with addiction received treatment. To effectively treat people with substance use disorders, comprehensive addiction medicine education should be required in all medical schools. OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the effectiveness of an addiction medicine curriculum intervention across two universities. METHODS: Students at Michigan State University (College of Human Medicine and College of Osteopathic Medicine) (MSU) and Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) of University of Southern California (USC), were surveyed before and after taking two- and four- week addiction medicine electives. The ten-question Likert scale survey assessed attitudes toward addiction and addiction treatment. In both MSU AND USC cohorts, pre and post scores were matched for analysis. The paired t-test and sign rank tests were used to compare pre- vs. post-test scores within schools and combined. The Wilcoxon rank sum test was employed to compare pre-post change in scores between universities. Significance was determined at p < 0.05. RESULTS: There were 251 respondents. Significant within-group improvements were observed in seven of the ten questions. MSU showed significant change in seven questions, while USC showed significant change in four questions. Between-group comparisons showed that MSU and USC significantly differed on both pretest responses and post-test responses. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that the addiction medicine curriculum did have an impact at both schools, but the differences need to be further studied.


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