Exploring Current Trends and Barriers in Integrating Substance Use Disorder Education Into the Physician Assistant/Associate Curriculum.

Introduction: The state of substance use disorder (SUD) training among US physician assistant/associate (PA) programs was last published in 2001. The purpose of this study was to provide an updated evaluation of the SUD training curriculum among Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)-accredited PA programs. In addition, we will identify any potential barriers to implementing SUD education in either the didactic or clerkship curriculum.