Addiction Medicine Fellowship
AboutSutter Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program offers a 13-month, 2 fellow Family Medicine Addiction Medicine Fellowship. During this time eligible primary care physicians develop expertise in the de-stigmatized treatment of those experiencing substance use disorders and frequent co-occuring conditions. This junior faculty position emphasizes the fellow’s role as both learner and teacher, providing direct patient care as well as consultation and supervisory services.
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Training takes place in both inpatient and outpatient settings across Sonoma's County's safety-net systems. Particular focus is devoted to the care of patients experiencing homelessness with embedded continuity clinics and street medicine work with this demographic. Fellows spend substantial time caring for patients in the acute hospital setting, both attending on the inpatient adult medicine service and providing addiction medicine consultation for patients in the emergency department and inpatient units. Fellows will leave with a nuanced understanding of the individual and societal risks fueling addiction and empowered with tools to lead system change in underserved settings.
Purpose
In recognition of the escalating epidemic of substance use disorders and their impact on our community wellness, and in recognition of the disproportionate burden on our most underserved communities, and in light of the inadequate specialty resources to address the need of this population, we developed an Addiction Medicine fellowship with goals including:
- To provide an educational environment to develop specialty expertise in community-based addiction medicine and in preparation for Addiction Medicine Board Certification.
- To foster a community of Addiction Medicine providers in Sonoma County with the goal to improve services for those with substance use disorders.
- To contribute to the advancement of the field through research and writing of the fellow and faculty and to scale advancements through presentation and teaching.
- To increase accessibility of evidenced-based treatment for substance use disorders in outpatient clinics, emergency rooms and hospitals in our community.
- To attract and retain a primary care workforce with the knowledge, skills and interest in treating patients with complex substance use disorders in our community.
Current Fellows
Dr. Bianka Aguilar’s bicultural upbringing and relentless curiosity have lent her a special perspective on health and the systems that affect disadvantaged populations. She completed her undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley in Public Health before advancing to USC’s Keck School of Medicine where she was the recipient of multiple endowed scholarships. Throughout her formal education Bianka consistently pursued her academic interests across multiple fields of inquiry accumulating significant research experience in basic science, clinical medicine and system applications, leveraging her expertise for multiple binational health efforts including collaborations with Mexican governmental agencies. Her commitment to underserved populations brought her to Contra Costa Family Medicine Residency where she completed the Global Health track, winning praise for administrative talent as Chief Resident. In every setting Dr. Aguilar has worked to promote diverse representation within the healthcare workforce. Inspired by the great need for improved addiction care for her patients, we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Aguilar to Santa Rosa for Addiction Medicine Fellowship Training.
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Dr. Anna Bowen’s path to Addiction Medicine has been guided by their persistent commitment to marginalized populations. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from UC San Diego with a degree in Sociocultural Anthropology, Anna completed medical training at the University of Rochester School of Medicine where they participated in the Global Health and Latino Health pathways and were recognized by the Gold Humanism Honor Society for their outstanding commitment to research and service. Prior to residency, these passions took Anna around the world, working in Ghana, Malawi and India while simultaneously demonstrating longitudinal commitment to reproductive health justice, anti-human trafficking and migrant health. Anna completed her residency in family medicine, choosing Sutter Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency for its commitment to advanced reproductive health training and longitudinal addiction medicine curriculum. Inspired by her incredible patients managing addiction, we are so pleased Dr. Bowen will be staying on to complete Addiction Medicine Fellowship training.
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How To Apply
We are currently accepting applications for 2 positions for the 2025-2026 academic year. To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter to the fellowship director, Erin Lund, MD at [email protected].
Application Requirements
We accept applications from outside the Sutter Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program. Applicants must have graduated or be about to graduate from an ACGME-approved residency program. A full active California medical license is required before the start of fellowship. Applicants must be board-eligible and complete their residency training by July 15th 2025 at the latest. As a multidisciplinary fellowship, we accept applicants from family medicine, internal medicine, med/peds or emergency medicine backgrounds. We are not currently able to sponsor H1 visas.
Employment Details |
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- 13-month fellowship
- Employer - Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
- Salary: Competitive PGY-4 salary ($96,591/year) + additional annual stipend for inpatient call
- CME Reimbursement: $2,500
- Housing stipend: $12,000
- Relocation reimbursement up to $2,000
- UCSF access to digital library and free faculty development training
- Full Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, Malpractice
- 36 days paid time off including vacation, sick, holiday + CME
- 4 week Orientation: Mid-August to Mid-Sept
Sponsoring Institution
- Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
Participating Sites
- Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital (Inpatient Medicine Attending/Addiction Medicine Consultation Service)
- Santa Rosa Community Health - Vista Campus (New Beginnings, Precepting)
- Santa Rosa Community Health - Caritas Campus (Primary Care, homeless outreach and MAT clinics)
- Santa Rosa Community Health - Lombardi Campus (MAT clinic)
- West County Health Center - Third Street House (Healthcare for the Homeless)
- West County Health Center - Russian River Health Center (Psychiatry)
- Drug Abuse Alternative Center - DAAC REAP (Community-based MAT/methadone treatment)
Faculty |
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Position | Name | Affiliation | Specialty |
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Fellowship Program Director | Erin Lund, MD, MPH* | SSRFM/SRCH | Family Medicine, MAT, OB, homeless health care |
Associate Program Director | Jared Garrison-Jakel, MD, MPH* | WCHC | Family Medicine, MAT, homeless health care |
Core Faculty | Michael Kozart, MD, PhD | WCHC | Psychiatry |
Faculty | Lynea Seiberlich-Wheeler, MSW | WCHC | Behavioral Health |
Core Faculty | Hannah Watson, MD, MPH* | SRCH | Family Medicine, MAT/OB |
Core Faculty | Stephen Krumland, MD* | SRCH | Family Medicine, MAT |
Faculty | Natalie Hogan, RN | SRCH | Homeless Health Care Case Management |
Faculty | Karl Greer, MD* | PHC | Family Med/MAT |
Faculty | Marie Mulligan, MD* | SRCH | Family Med/MAT |
Faculty | Tiff Strickland, MD* | Sutter Lakeside | Family Med/MAT |
Faculty | Barbara Vall-Spinosa, MD | SRCH | Family Med/MAT |
Faculty | Veronica Jordan, MD | SSRRH | Inpatient Family Medicine |
Faculty | Cherie Green, MD | SSRRH | Inpatient Family Medicine |
*Denotes faculty currently board certified in Addiction Medicine
Schedules |
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- Fellows will begin in mid-August with 4 weeks of orientation and onboarding.
- Fellows will be expected to attend the California Society of Addiction Medicine conference during their first month and will also have the opportunity to attend other relevant conferences throughout the year which may include the National Healthcare for the Homeless Conference, the American Society of Addiction Medicine Conference, and Harm Reduction International Conference.
- Fellows rotate in two-week blocks between primarily outpatient and inpatient settings. The two fellows share a practice, allowing for continuous provision of outpatient care.
- Outpatient weeks will consist of a variety of ambulatory addiction medicine experiences including administrative time to participate in faculty meetings, faculty development, faculty DEIA training and leadership sessions and weekly dedicated fellows teaching and case conferencing time.
- During inpatient blocks fellows provide addiction medicine consultative services throughout Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital.
- For up to a maximum of 8 weeks per year, fellows serve as attending on the adult medicine inpatient service, supervising family medicine residents.
Outpatient Weekly Schedule
(2 Week Blocks x 13 per year per fellow)
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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SRCH Homeless Services (Sam Jones) *8:30 - 12:30 @ Sam Jones Hall (weeks 1,3) SRCH Primary Care Addiction Med (Caritas) Weeks 2,4 8:15-12:15 MAT team meetings 12:45 - 1:30 Zoom (biweekly) |
Methadone Clinic (DAAC REAP) 7am - 11am |
Methadone Clinic (DAAC REAP) 7am - 11am 11am-1pm ACAAM weekly didactic series "online modules" |
8:30-10:30 Faculty Meetings/Activities 10:30-12:30 Case Conf 12:30-1:30 Didactics "Fellow Teaching Time 10:30 - 1:30" Add to Erin and Jared’s weekly schedule |
WCHC Homeless Health Care (@3rd Street House) 8:30 - 12:30 |
WCHC Psychiatry w Kozart (@RRHC) 1:15 - 5:15 | SRCH MAT Clinic (@Vista) 3:30 - 8p | SRCH Primary Care homeless outreach clinic (Caritas) 1:15 - 5:15 | Admin/Project Time 1:30 - 5:30 | WCHC Teen Clinic (Gravenstein Office) 1:15 - 5:15 |
Inpatient Weekly Schedule*
(2 Week Blocks x 13 per year per fellow)
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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Hospital Addiction Consults 8am-5pm (Sutter) + 1hr DAAC Residential MAT team meetings 12:45 - 1:30 Zoom (biweekly) |
Hospital Addiction Consults 8am-5pm (Sutter) + 1hr DAAC Residential |
Hospital Addiction Consults 8am - 5pm (Sutter) + 1hr DAAC Residential 11am-1pm ACAAM weekly didactic series "online modules" |
8:30-10:30 Faculty Meetings/Activities 10:30-12:30 Case Conf (Fellowship + DAAC) 12:30-1:30 Didactics "Fellow Teaching Time 10:30 - 1:30" Add to Erin and Jared’s weekly schedule |
Hospital Addiction Consults 8am - 5pm (Sutter) + 1hr DAAC Residential |
SRCH Primary Care Addiction Med (Caritas) 1:15 - 5:15 | SRCH New Beginnings Clinic 1:30 - 5:30 (Vista) vs Admin | Primary Care Addiction Precepting (Vista) 1:15 - 5:15 vs Admin | Hospital Addiction Consults 8am - 5pm (Sutter) + 1hr DAAC Residential | SRCH MAT Clinic (@Dutton) 1:30pm - 5:30pm |
Scholarly Activity
Fellows are expected to engage in scholarly work throughout their 13 month fellowship. Fellows select a quality improvement project in either the outpatient or inpatient settings and submit a poster or presentation to a regional or national conference such as STFM, ASAM or CSAM. Fellows will also be expected to provide education to residents, faculty and the broader community through a number of didactic presentations. Fellows may collaborate on these presentations together or divide them equally. At the conclusion of fellowship, fellows should plan to submit a journal article for scholarly publication. After completion of fellowship, fellows will be eligible to sit for the American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine Certification Examination.
Deliverable |
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Due Date |
Quarterly Journal Club |
Community |
Oct/Jan/April/Aug |
Residency Didactic |
Vista |
Nov/Feb/May/Sept |
STFM or ASAM or CSAM Presentation |
TBD |
TBD |
Sutter Grand Rounds |
Zoom |
Minimum 2 per year |
CSAM Report Back |
Zoom |
Oct |
ASAM Report Back |
Zoom |
May |
Scholarly Paper Submission |
Journal |
August |