
A Typical Day As A High Watch Fellow:
8a: Morning detox rounds.
9a: Evaluate the detox patients and complete your notes.
1130a: Interdepartmental rounds with Psychiatry & Nursing.
12p: Lunch with faculty, co-fellow, and students.
1p: Acute care visits for the residential patients.
2p: Admissions & Fellow education.
5p: Driving home!
A Typical 40hr Work Week As A High Watch Fellow:
9hr shifts x 4 per week = 36hrs
4hrs of education per week (via Teams)
Weekly Educational Conference:
2hrs of ACAAM's weekly national lecture series
2hrs of a rotating collection of faculty lectures, journal club, board review, SIM, podcast review, and more!
A Typical Year As A High Watch Fellow:
The program is a mix of longitudinal and block scheduling.
While at High Watch your longitudinal experience will allow growth in all aspects of Addiction Medicine from day 1.
However, when rotating outside of High Watch the experience is of a more classic block schedule which includes: Various in-hospital Addiction Medicine rotations through UConn's affiliated training hospitals.
The Liberation Program: Addiction care and recovery for pregnant women and new mothers.
A robust Pain Management rotation.
Research opportunities & more!