Addiction Medicine Fellowship
Program Description
The Stanford University Addiction Medicine Fellowship is a one-year, advanced fellowship opportunity in addiction medicine, open to physicians who have completed any ACGME-accredited residency. The Fellowship is accredited by the ACGME. Physicians who complete the fellowship are eligible to apply for board certification in Addiction Medicine through the American Board of Preventive Medicine or the American Osteopathic Association.
We provide state-of-the-art training in the treatment of patients with addiction, including detoxification, pharmacotherapy for addiction, abstinence-based recovery models, harm-reduction recovery models, motivational interviewing, 12-Step facilitation, consultation for medical and psychiatric hospital services, and psychosocial approaches to the treatment of patients with addiction and pain. The program is tailored to the individual background and interests of the applicant, and includes but is not limited to experiences in the following settings: Stanford Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consult Service, Stanford Outpatient Dual Diagnosis/Addiction Clinic, Stanford Adolescent Recovery Clinic, Stanford Family Medicine Clinic, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Valley Homeless Health Program, Veterans Administration Addiction Treatment Services, Kaiser Santa Clara Addiction Medicine Recovery Services, and scholarly/research collaborations. Our goal is to train physicians in all aspects of treating patients with substance use disorders, behavioral addictions, and co-occurring psychiatric and medical disorders. We also hope to promote future leaders in the field of Addiction Medicine.
Applying to the Program
Positions Awarded Through the NRMP Match
For the 2026-27 academic year, the Addiction Medicine Fellowship has six available fellowship positions. All six positions will be awarded through the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) through the Specialties Matching Service® (SMS®).
Apply to the Program through ERAS and Match through NRMP Specialties Matching Service
We use:
- Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) for applications
- NRMP Specialties Matching Service® to award fellowship positions
Applicants should register for both ERAS and the NRMP Specialties Matching Service.
The Match calendar used for Addiction Medicine is “Medicine and Pediatrics Subspecialties”. While our program is in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, note that the “Psychiatry” Match calendar is only for the residency program and other participating psychiatry fellowship programs. Our program is Addiction MEDICINE, different from Addiction PSYCHIATRY.
See the Medicine and Pediatrics Subspecialties Match Calendar dates under “Important Dates”
Program Eligibility Criteria and Application Requirements
- Before entry into the program, applicants must complete or have completed an ACGME accredited residency program.
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or possess the appropriate documentation to allow them to legally train at the Stanford University School of Medicine according to School of Medicine Department of Graduate Medical Education policy.
- Please note that Stanford Health Care does not sponsor H-1B Visas; only J-1 Visas can be sponsored for this fellowship.
- The applicants must have or be eligible to obtain an unrestricted license to practice clinical medicine in the state of California.
Applications to the Stanford Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program Must Include
- Curriculum vitae (entered into ERAS)
- Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE, aka “Dean’s Letter”)
- Medical school transcripts
- Three (3) professional letters of recommendation, one must be from your residency program training director
- USMLE transcript
- Personal statement of approximately 500 words outlining the development and current direction of your interest in addiction medicine and your reasons for applying to the Stanford program
Important Dates
July 2: Fellowship applicants may begin applying in ERAS
July 16: Our program begins receiving and reviewing applications submitted to ERAS
Interview Invitation Dates:
- For ERAS applications received by Friday Aug 8, interview invitations will be sent on Mon Aug 11 or Tues Aug 12
- For ERAS applications received between Aug 9 and Fri Sept 5, interview invitations will be sent on Tues Sept 9
- For ERAS applications received between Sept 6 and Mon Oct 6, interview invitations will be sent on Tues Oct 7
Interview Dates: Applicants eligible for interviews will be invited to interview during our interview days, which will be Thursday 8/21; Thursday 8/28; Thursday 9/4; Thursday 9/18; Thursday 10/2; Thursday 10/9
Oct 1: NRMP Match Ranking Opens
Oct 7: All invitations to interview will have been sent
Nov 19: Rank Order List Certification Deadline
Dec 3: Match Day!
July 1, 2026: Fellowship Start Date
For more information, please contact:
Romola L. Breckenridge
Administrative Program Coordinator
romola@stanford.edu
Liz Kortenkamp
Administrative Program Coordinator
ekortenk@stanford.edu
Stipends and Bonuses
Stipends 2025-26
| Job Title | Annual |
| PGY I CIR/SEIU | $96,948.80 |
| PGY II CIR/SEIU | $101,192.00 |
| PGY III CIR/SEIU | $107,868.80 |
| PGY IV CIR/SEIU | $113,276.80 |
| PGY V CIR/SEIU | $119,558.40 |
| PGY VI CIR/SEIU | $124,280.00 |
| PGY VII CIR/SEIU | $130,540.80 |
| PGY VIII CIR/SEIU | $135,865.60 |
For full information on benefits and allowances, please visit the GME Office.
Contact Information
Patient & Clinic Appointment Contact
Ph: (650) 498-9111
Training Program Contact
Romola L. Breckenridge
Administrative Program Coordinator
romola@stanford.edu
Liz Kortenkamp
Administrative Program Coordinator
ekortenkamp@stanford.edu
If you have any questions, please contact Stanford Adult Fellowshop Administrators at: psychiatryafp@lists.stanford.edu
Anna Lembke, MD
c/o Romola L. Breckenridge
Stanford University Addiction Medicine Fellowship
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
401 Quarry Road, Room 2208
Stanford, CA 94305-5723
Related Links
- Stanford Lane Library
- Stanford GME Office
- Stanford Department of Medicine
- American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
- American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
- California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM)
- Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars (RAMS)
- Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA)