ETSU Mentored Substance Use Research Training Program
The Central Appalachia region has been heavily burdened with substance use problems, opioid related overdoses, and mortality. There is a short and long term need to train substance use researchers across multiple disciplines to improve health outcomes. To facilitate this research, the inaugural ETSU Mentored Substance Use Research (EMSUR) training program, a collaboration between the NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Substance Abuse Research Education and Training (SARET), ETSU College of Public Health, and the ETSU Addiction Science Center (ASC) will launch in Spring 2021. Applications are now open to graduate students in the Colleges of Pharmacy, Medicine, Education, Nursing, Arts and Sciences, Public Health, and Health Sciences. Five students will be selected for the inaugural EMSUR cohort, and each student will be awarded a $500 stipend upon completion of the program. Ideal candidates will be new to substance use disorder research, early in their research training and seeking mentorship in substance use disorder research.
Each selected student will be assigned an interdisciplinary EMSUR faculty team researching
substance use across multiple disciplines at ETSU. Students will work with the team
on a project that could lead to dissemination of their work in the form of presentation
at a national conference or publication. Selected students will also be expected participate
and complete six mentored web-based modules that address a variety of addiction-related
topics: epidemiology of substance use disorders, exploring substance use research,
neurobiology, screening, personal impact of substance use disorders, and treatment
modalities. If not selected as one of the five mentored students, the web-based modules
will be available for completion.
Application materials include:
- Cover letter that includes your statement of interest in the substance use research and how it relates to your professional goals (no more than two pages)
- A copy of your CV or resume
- Optional: For those without a track record of work in substance use disorder research they may wish to submit one professional letter of recommendation (e.g. supervisor, faculty member) speaking to their potential fit with this opportunity.
Please send application materials to Dr. Manik Ahuja at ahujam@etsu.edu no later than 5PM on January 31, 2021. If you have any questions about eligibility please contact Dr. Ahuja at the same address.