Addiction Medicine Fellowship
Geisinger’s Addiction Medicine Fellowship program gives you the advantage of training that’s tailored to your interests in a multidisciplinary setting that broadens your scope of knowledge.
About us
Program highlights
- One of the oldest continuing addiction medicine fellowship programs in the country (est. 2008)
- Comprehensive inpatient and outpatient training across northeastern and central Pennsylvania, serving diverse rural, suburban and urban communities
- Systemwide Virtual Inpatient Addiction Consultation (“Ask A Doc”) Service, delivering expert addiction medicine consults across 6 Geisinger hospital campuses
- Innovative training at Geisinger Marworth, a nationally recognized treatment center featuring specialized programs for healthcare professionals and law enforcement/first responders
- Robust scholarly and research opportunities through the Center for Substance Use Research and Education (SURE)
- Cutting-edge education in behavioral addictions, telehealth, psychiatry, methadone maintenance and outpatient addiction treatment
- Highly customizable electives, allowing fellows to tailor training to career goals including academic medicine, clinical leadership, systems innovation and mid-career practice integration.
- HRSA funded Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, one of only 44 national awardees, supporting training in rural and medically underserved communities.
About Geisinger
Geisinger serves more than 1 million people in central and northeastern Pennsylvania. We’ve been nationally recognized for innovative practices in quality, delivery models such as ProvenCare® and the use of an award-winning electronic medical record, Epic®. Our physician-led system has approximately 24,000 employees, including nearly 1,700 physicians, 10 hospital campuses, 2 research centers and a health plan with more than half a million members, all of which boost our hometown economies by $7.1 billion annually.
Our home: northeast Pennsylvania
Northeastern and central Pennsylvania are great places to live, work and play with cozy suburban neighborhoods, mid-sized cities and vast rural areas. NEPA offers an affordable cost of living, an abundance of recreational activities and easy access to Philadelphia and New York City.
Welcome from the program director
Welcome, and thank you for your interest in the Geisinger Addiction Medicine Fellowship.
Our mission is to provide comprehensive, high quality education in addiction medicine that prepares fellows to become leaders in whatever professional path they choose, whether it’s inpatient consultation, residential treatment, outpatient care, methadone maintenance, research, education or administrative and systems level leadership.
With nearly 2 decades of experience training addiction medicine physicians, our fellowship is grounded in programmatic stability, a strong departmental home and a diverse group of experienced faculty with deep expertise in clinical care, education, research and leadership. This foundation allows us to deliver a curriculum that is comprehensive and adaptable to the evolving field of addiction.
We believe outstanding training must be firmly grounded in evidence based care, while remaining responsive to advances in science and clinical practice. Equally important is our commitment to continual improvement. Ongoing evaluation, innovation and learner feedback are integral to how we grow and maintain excellence.
At the center of our fellowship are our learners. We prioritize fellows’ interests, well-being, professional goals and individual development through personalized mentorship, flexible training pathways and exposure to diverse clinical environments. We are also committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful learning environment, with a clear focus on reducing stigma and supporting professional well being.
If you’re seeking a fellowship that emphasizes clinical excellence, thoughtful leadership and individualized growth in a supportive academic environment, we invite you to explore the Geisinger Addiction Medicine Fellowship. We would be honored to partner with you as you take the next step in your professional journey and help shape the future of addiction medicine
Warm regards,
Joseph M. Valdez, MD, MPH
Program Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship
Geisinger
Joseph M. Valdez, MD, MPH
Program Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship
Program overview
Situated in the heart of northeastern and central Pennsylvania, the Geisinger Addition Medicine Fellowship provides a unique training opportunity across a diverse mix of urban, suburban and rural settings.
Our curriculum encompasses inpatient and outpatient experiences along with customized elective options. Fellows participate in journal club, methadone journal club, didactics and teaching residents and medical students, along with cutting-edge research opportunities through the Center for Substance Use Research and Education (SURE).
Our program offers a niche option for mid-career applicants and people in recovery working directly with our Healthcare Providers program and the ability to incorporate addiction medicine into current fields of practice.
The Geisinger Addiction Medicine Fellowship provides an enhanced stipend above the initial level established by Geisinger Graduate Medical Education for PGY4 level learners. The enhanced stipend is made possible through an HRSA Addiction Medicine Fellowship Grant.
Annual wellness, reflection and graduation event
