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Section on Tobacco, Alcohol & Drug Use Education Substance Use Research Education & Training Program

Substance Use Research Education & Training Program

NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Substance Use Research Education and Training (SARET) program in the Department of Population Health’s Section on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use offers trainees from diverse health disciplines the opportunity to learn about core concepts of clinical research and work on a substance use research project with a faculty mentor.

Anyone can access the program’s free, modular, web-based curriculum. The full training program, however, which includes a mentored research project, is only open to students at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU College of Dentistry, NYU Rory Myers College of Nursing, NYU Silver School of Social Work, and NYU College of Global Public Health. This program is supported by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Training Experiences

Trainees take SARET modules while completing their other graduate work at NYU and have the option of working on a mentored research project over a summer.

Modules

Our free, web-based modules provide a dynamic introduction to core concepts of clinical research and address a variety of substance use-related topics, including epidemiology, neurobiology, screening, treatment, global public health, and personal impact of substance use disorders. This modular curriculum, designed by an interdisciplinary team of educators and researchers, has been successfully used by more than 20,000 students and educators at institutions both nationally and internationally.

Mentored Research

Students are paired with a faculty mentor to complete a research project in the field of substance use disorders and supported by a stipend for the project. NYU and NYU Langone faculty are national leaders in addiction-related research.

Past research projects include evaluating the efficacy of medications for opioid use disorder among those leaving the criminal justice system, implementation and effectiveness research on addiction consult services, behavioral economic interventions for low-income smokers, and polysubstance use patterns among formerly justice-involved individuals.

We also offer mentoring opportunities for visiting faculty. Learn more about our Visiting Mentor Development Program.

Past SARET research mentors include: Noa Krawczyk, PhD; Kelly M. Doran, MD; Charles J. Neighbors, MBA, PhD; Joshua D. Lee, MD, MSc; Marya Gwadz, PhD; and Amanda M. Bunting, PhD. For a list of current participating mentors, please contact Mia Malone, Mia.Malone@NYULangone.org.

How to Apply

There are two separate application processes:

Faculty and Staff

Our faculty are experts in substance use disorder science and represent a variety of disciplines.

Marc N. Gourevitch, MD, MPH
Principal Investigator
The Muriel G. and George W. Singer Professor of Population Health, Department of Population Health
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry

Kathleen Hanley, MD
Curriculum Director
Associate Director, Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Jennifer McNeely, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Departments of Population Health and Medicine

Selena A. Gilles, DNP, MS
Clinical Associate Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Program

Lance Keene, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor of Social Work, NYU Silver School of Social Work

Danielle C. Ompad, PhD, MHS
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, NYU College of Global Public Health

Mia Malone, MS
Project Manager

Visiting Mentor Development Program

The SARET Visiting Mentor Development Program aims to foster the development of mentored research in substance use disorders, supporting the integration of the SARET online modules into the curricula of additional health professions schools. Each year, we invite up to 10 interdisciplinary faculty mentors from institutions across the United States to participate in a four-day intensive program at our campus in Manhattan.

Visiting mentors observe selected seminars for the students, providing them with the opportunity to further understand how the SARET program is structured and how the core curriculum is implemented. Additional sessions are tailored to visiting mentors’ roles as faculty at their home institutions, including the following:

  • a SARET program overview
  • tips for integrating a SARET-like program at home institutions
  • identifying local substance use disorder resources, mentors, and potential sites to visit
  • identifying and pursuing educational grant funding resources

Visiting mentors also have the opportunity to network with our faculty, as well as prior program cohorts.

Mentors are provided ongoing support via individual meetings at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months following participation and as needed thereafter. These meetings provide one-on-one advice in response to the challenges and questions program alumni are encountering, including approaches to recruiting mentors and students, seeking funding sources, and structuring a research program.

Contact Us

We are located in Manhattan at 180 Madison Avenue on the 17th floor. For more information about the program, please contact Mia Malone at Mia.Malone@NYULangone.org.