Curriculum
About the Program Curriculum
The curriculum outlines the extensive learning opportunities that will ensure a complete understanding of the disease of addiction and its effects on overall health of the patient, loved ones and the community. Our curriculum focuses on neuroscience, psychopharmacology, neuroanatomy correlating with an array of evidence-based behavioral treatments patterned to each unique individual patient encompassing all of the population in the Coachella Valley.
Seminar and Course Listing
- Annual Addiction Medicine Conferences (CSAM and ASAM)
- Motivational Interview/Enhancement seminars
- Behavioral Therapies
- Addiction Medicine Journal and Book presentation
- Psychopharmacology, Neuroscience and Neuroanatomy lectures
- Core Addiction medicine didactics through ACAAM weekly National Didactics
- Clinical Case presentation, Grand Rounds and M&M
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion lectures and seminars
- Quality Improvement and Root Cause Analysis participation
Fellowship Evaluation
A formal assessment of clinical skill of all fellow will be completed biannually during the year of their training. The process and evaluation forms were developed to satisfy ACGME Addiction Medicine requirements.
Multisource assessment (Medhub assessment form, faculty evaluation, resident self-assessment form, peer evaluation)
Direct observation, formative and summative evaluation, formal and informal discussions.
Fellowship Scholarly Activities
The fellow will be expected to participate in scholarly activities, including academic journal club, and will additionally have the opportunity to present at departmental grand rounds.
The fellow will be encouraged to pursue research and QI projects and will have attendance at national conferences for presentations supported by the department.
Core Competencies
Patient Care
Comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with substance-related health problems and SUDs along a continuum of care, including inpatient/residential, outpatient treatments, early intervention, harm reduction, and prevention. Providing care to patients in different settings, such as inpatient medically managed withdrawal programs, SUD treatment programs, consultation services, and integrated clinics.
Working with an interdisciplinary team that includes other medical specialists, counselors, psychologists, family members, and/or other stakeholders involved in the patient’s care
Medical Knowledge
The medical model of addiction, including a basic knowledge of neurobiology and changes in brain structures associated with addiction.
Pharmacology of common psychoactive substances, including alcohol, nicotine, stimulants, sedative-hypnotics, depressants, opioids, inhalants, hallucinogens, and cannabinoids.
The impact of substance use, including psychosocial and medicolegal implications, in diverse populations and cultures, such as in women, neonates, children, adolescents, families, the elderly, sexual and gender minorities, patients with physical or mental trauma or other injuries, military personnel and dependents, health care professionals, employees, and persons involved in the criminal justice system.
Screening, brief intervention strategies appropriate to substance use risk level, and referral to treatment.
Identification and treatment of common co-occurring conditions, such as medical, psychiatric, and pain conditions.
Dulce Maria S Oandasan, MD
Khashayar Nemovi, MD
Helen Li Mitchell, MD
Tyler Mitchell, MD
Elika Shahkamrani, MD
Maryam Shahamfar, MD
Marrey Ruby Quizon, MD
Sina Mirbagheri, MD
Saniya Malik, MD
Shaheen Lashani, MD
Arya Khoshniyati, MD
Robert Cacdac, MD
Catherine Goff, MD
Paige Dubin, MD
Dona Therese El-Khoury, MD
Raphi Hambartzhumian, MD
Arsia Jamali, MD
Caleb Bonds, MD
John Amerhom, MD
Mohammed Alani, MD
Roux Abubakar, MD
Bashar Oudah, MD
Ramanpreet Brar, MD
Rajdeep S. Brar, MD
Melissa Burman, MD
Dave Patel, MD
Xolani P. Mdluli, MD
Aarash Habibi, MD
Solomon Sebt, MD
Jonatan Rojas, MD
Iman Rasheed, MD
Arek Touloumdjian, MD
Dillonjit Singh, MD
Arta Shirkhodai, MD
Enrique Seamanduras-Navarro, MD
Nasrin Saleh Jouneghani, MD
Carlos Ramirez, MD
Bahar Parsa, MD
Junko Ohara, MD
Nami Moradi, MD
Michael Manious, MD
Jaspreet Kaur, MD
Naila Javaid, MD
Justin Ireifej, MD
Youssef Ghobrial, MD
Joline De Castro, MD
Maryam Barangi, MD
Kathreen Al Ramo, MD
Betul Bayraktutar, MD
Camellia Shoapour, MD
Amylie Rojas, MD
Daniel Lee, MD
Mary Krendel, MD
Gregory (Reid) Lancaster, DO
Neel Kotrappa, MD
Amir Jourabchi, DO
Tania Choudhary
Paris Christodoulides, MD
Pallavi Bhat, MD
Iris Baccam, MD
Nancy Armanious
Anas Aljammal, MD
Massoud G. Dezfuli, DO
K. D. Thrasher, DO
Mary Jo Groves, MD
Kulwinder K. Fayssoux, MD
Marcel Fraix, DO
Scott E. Nass, MD
Patrick St. Pierre, MD
Eduardo P. Javier, MD
Matthew V. Diltz, MD
Xingzi Shangguan, MD
Stephen R. Steele, DO
Justin M. Thomas, MD
Anil Perumbeti, MD
Joan K. Dabu, MD
Shahriyar Tavakoli, MD
Raul Mercado Garcia, MD
Henry Tung-Yun Tsai, MD
Ann Stapleton, MD
Joseph Max Sanchez, MD
Kam A Newman, MD
Keyan Matinpour, MD
Russell J. Grant, MD
Massoud G. Dezfuli, DO
Maritza D. De la Pena, MD
Rodolfo R. Batarse, MD
Robert B. Waterbor, MD
Andrew Michael Rubin, MD
Adewale B Ajumobi, MD
Samir P Macwan, MD
Camellia Kani, MD
Seymour Mehr Young, MD
Elisa M. Lindley, MD
Steve March, MD
Puri Lorena Arellano Pascual, MD
Charles Ukpong, MD
Anil Perumbeti, MD
Hamidreza Khessali, MD
Naeem Nidal Abu-Shehab, MD
Wendy Ellisse White, MD