Transforming Primary Care
Breaking the Cycle of Addiction
Through a moving story of a child crushing Tylenol to mimic her mother's drug use, Nurse Practitioner Ana Perdomo reveals why TNT's addiction medicine fellowship program is so vital. During the program, Perdomo gained not just clinical expertise but a deeper understanding of how to treat patients with dignity, ultimately helping restore the family bonds that addiction threatens to destroy. Her journey demonstrates why more providers should seek out TNT's comprehensive training, especially with scholarships making it accessible to those who need it most.

The UCI School of Medicine Train New Trainers (TNT) Primary Care – Training and Education in Addiction Medicine (PC-TEAM) Fellowship is a one-year training program designed for primary care providers working in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Neurology or Pharmacy. The target audiences for the program are MDs, DOs, NPs, PAs and PharmDs.
We train primary care providers to:
- Complete an evidence-informed substance use screening in busy primary care or other general medical settings.
- Effectively prevent, diagnose, and treat commonly encountered substance use and pain-related disorders (e.g., opioids, alcohol, stimulants, and benzodiazepines).
- Teach these principles to their primary care colleagues
TNT PC-TEAM Fellowship Meets MATE Act Requirement
We are excited to announce that the Train New Trainers (TNT) Primary Care Training and Education in Addiction Medicine (PC-TEAM) Fellowship curriculum meets the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act 8-hour training requirement on opioid or other substance use disorders and the appropriate treatment plan. Certification of this training requirement is due upon your next DEA renewal after June 2023.
At the end of the fellowship, the fellow will receive a final CME certificate with all the CME credits listed and indicating that these activities “satisfy the 8-hour training as required by the MATE Act”.
Substance Use Disorder1
In 2022, 46.5 million adults were diagnosed with a substance use disorder
Of the 46.5 million, only 4.6 million receive SUD treatment (10%)
Fatalities2
~178,000 alcohol-related deaths
~109,000 overdose deaths
~50,000 deaths are due to suicide
