Brighton Center for Recovery Addiction Medicine Training Program

• Providing post-graduate medical education and training in addiction medicine to qualified physicians.
• Expanding the pool of chemical dependency trained physicians in Michigan.
• Supporting the vision of Brighton Center for Recovery as an innovator in substance abuse treatment and addiction medicine education.

The training program provides experiential learning at Brighton Center for Recovery and through the St. John Providence Health System. Students will have training in all levels of drug and alcohol treatment including outpatient, detoxification, rehabilitation and consultation.  Brighton’s addition training increases the quality and quantity of clinical staff at Brighton Center for Recovery and support our vision as a national center of excellence, and an innovator in drug and alcohol treatment and addiction education.

In the past, Dr. Nalini Velayudhan, the first fellow at Brighton Center for Recovery, began the nationally recognized fellowship program under the direction of Dr. John Hopper.  “This has been a great opportunity for me to learn, to teach others and to help de-stigmatize the disease of chemical dependency,” says Dr. Velayudhan.  “Most medical schools do not study addiction, despite the fact that it is a disease that affects all ages and economic groups.”

The Addiction Training Program is open to physicians who hold an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Michigan and are board certified in a specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Applications for training programs are reviewed on a rolling basis. For further information contact the Medical Department Assistant at medstaff@brightonhospital.org.