Alëna A. Balasanova ,MD, Alexis D. Ritvo, MD, MPH, and Joel Yager, MD share their thoughts around their commentary published in in SAj last spring. In this commentary, the authors review skill sets, specialty training, and career outcomes for physicians specializing in the assessment and management of substance use disorders.
“This paper explores similarities and differences between the fields of addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry, discussing specialty training, board certification processes, and professional pathways. When considering consultation or referral to an addiction specialist, these descriptions may help clarify health professionals’ expectations and inform questions they might ask concerning physicians’ primary certification and scope of practice.”
You can read this commentary in SAj Volume 42, Issue 2 or online.
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