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 Medicine Clinic; Stanford Adolescent Recovery Clinic; Santa Clara Valley Health Valley Homeless Health Program, Addiction Medicine Clinics, O’Connor Family Medicine Clinic and Custody Health Services clinics; Santa Clara County Substance Use Treatment Services Clinics; 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.
How to Apply
Positions Awarded Through the NRMP Match
For the 2027-28 academic year, the Addiction Medicine Fellowship has five remaining available fellowship positions. All five remaining 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
Stipends, Bonuses, and Benefits
Important Dates
July 1: Fellowship applicants may begin applying in ERAS
July 15: Our program begins receiving and reviewing applications submitted to ERAS
Interview Invitation Dates: Invitations to interview are sent on a rolling basis through October 8, 2026
Interview Dates: Applicants eligible for interviews will be invited to interview during our interview days, which will be: September 10, September 17, September 24, October 1, October 8, and October 17, 2026
Sept 30: NRMP Match Ranking Opens
Oct 8: All invitations to interview will have been sent by October 8, 2026
Nov 18: Rank Order List Certification Deadline
Dec 2: Match Day!
July 1, 2027: Fellowship Start Date
Contact Us
Romola L. Breckenridge
Administrative Program Coordinator
romola@stanford.edu
Liz Kortenkamp
Administrative Program Coordinator
ekortenk@stanford.edu
If you have any questions, please contact Stanford Adult Fellowship Administrators at: psychiatryafp@lists.stanford.edu
