The Cornerstone of Independent, Evidence-Based Addiction MedicineACAAM has been working tirelessly for more than a decade to formally establish addiction medicine within the U.S. medical landscape by advocating for the nation’s first accredited addiction medicine fellowship programs. ACAAM’s leadership was critical to addiction medicine obtaining American Board of Medical Specialties recognition and achieving ACGME accreditation for addiction medicine fellowship programs. Today, ACAAM is the proud academic home for addiction medicine faculty and trainees. ACAAM is dedicated to training and supporting the next generation of academic addiction medicine leaders needed to meet the ubiquitous health challenges from substance use. Central to this mission is committed action to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion of the academic addiction medicine workforce. More About ACAAMBecome an ACAAM Founding MemberACAAM is now accepting fellowship program and individual membership applications! ACAAM membership not only unlocks access to a long list of valuable benefits and resources, it also helps ensure that ACAAM is well-positioned to continue its essential work directed at closing the treatment gap that exists between the millions of Americans suffering from substance use disorders and a sufficiently trained addiction medicine workforce. Join by Sept. 30, 2021 and immediately become an ACAAM Founding Member. Learn More & JoinACAAM Annual Meeting Went VirtualOn June 9, 2021 ACAAM held its first-ever fully virtual annual meeting. This full-day event included educational and technical programming for academic addiction medicine faculty members, as well as current fellows. We celebrated those fellows who complete their training this year during a special graduation ceremony. The graduation recording is available now. Learn More |