# Substance Abuse Research Education and Training (SARET)

> **NIH NIH R25** · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 2020 · $319,441

## Abstract

The New York University School of Medicine (NYU SoM) and its collaborating partners propose to evolve and
disseminate the impact of a substance use disorder (SUD) research training program for physicians, nurses,
dentists and social workers. The purpose of this program, currently entering its tenth year, is to stimulate
participants' interest in pursuing careers in SUD research. Using an interactive web-based educational design,
we have developed a flexible and content-rich Substance Abuse Research Education and Training (SARET)
program to educate medical, nursing dental and social work students about addiction and the fundamentals of
clinical research. A subset of learners, often motivated by exposure to this curriculum, participate in a
summer-long intensive SUD research experience with a seasoned mentor, aimed at stimulating enduring
interest in this field. The SARET program is an interprofessional collaboration between the NYU School of
Medicine, NYU College of Nursing, NYU College of Dentistry and NYU Silver School of Social Work. Our
collaboration has built successfully on our extensive experience in developing and evaluating innovative
approaches to health professional education, and in addiction research and training. Working closely with our
research, education and clinical partners, we have developed, implemented and evaluated the innovative and
engaging SARET educational platform, integrated it into our participating schools' curricula (reaching nearly
7,000 students) and created rich individual mentored research experiences for over 90 participants. Our
evaluation data suggest substantive positive impact on attitudes towards SUD research, and significant
influence on subsequent research engagement. By continually refreshing the content of the curriculum, and
facilitating its adoption at other health professional schools, we have disseminated SARET to learners around
the country. We are now poised to enter the third “phase” of the SARET initiative which has four specific aims.
Aim 1 is to optimize integration of the digital curriculum and mentored research into the education of NYU
health professions students, continuously adapting content to integrate feedback and new developments in the
field. Aim 2 is to expand the interprofessional target audience of SARET to include the discipline of public
health, fostered through partnership with NYU's College of Global Public Health. Aim 3 is to disseminate the
SARET curriculum and research career focus to other health professional schools, broadening its reach and
impact, by fostering the development of research mentors and propagating programs of mentored research at
other schools. Aim 4 is to evaluate the impact these aims on our primary outcome of attracting health
professional students to careers that include substance use research. By exposing learners to fascinating and
challenging unanswered questions in the field of addiction, and linking exposure to opportunities to participate
in res...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9920113
- **Project number:** 5R25DA022461-14
- **Recipient organization:** NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** MARC N GOUREVITCH
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $319,441
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2007-09-01 → 2022-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9920113

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9920113, Substance Abuse Research Education and Training (SARET) (5R25DA022461-14). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9920113. Licensed CC0.

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