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Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse

Mission statement:

AMERSA is an association of multidisciplinary health care professionals in the field of substance abuse dedicated to improving education about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. The goals of the organization are 1) to expand academic preparation in substance abuse so that it is a requirement in the training of all health care professionals 2) to initiate rigorous scientific research into substance abuse that fosters a multidisciplinary and multicultural approach to prevention, intervention, and treatment 3) to promote and disseminate a body of knowledge and literature about substance abuse which emphasizes technology transfer, medical education, and research through conferences and publication in Substance Abuse and other journals and 4) to support faculty development programs and to provide mentorship for health professionals interested in becoming teachers, clinicians, and researchers in the field.

Contact Information:

Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse
125 Whipple Street Third Floor, Suite 300
Providence RI 02908

Internet address: http://www.amersa.org/

Phone number(s):

(401) 243-8460

Fax number:

(877) 418-8769

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• CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
• DRUG USE, ABUSE, AND ADDICTION
• EDUCATION/TRAINING
• RESEARCH
• SUBSTANCE ABUSE

NWHIC record number O-1891