For Medical School Faculty
Join COPE at the Addiction Education Curriculum Leader / Point of Contact - aka “SUD Champion” - in your medical school.
Lead addiction education at your medical school. As a COPE Addiction Education Leader, you’ll connect with a national network of faculty champions, access proven curriculum resources, and help ensure every future physician is prepared to address substance use disorders.
What You'll Do
- Connect your school to national addiction education resources and networks
- Share strategies and learn from faculty leaders at quarterly collaborative meetings
- Advance comprehensive addiction medicine education across your curriculum
- Build training capacity for students, faculty, and staff
Benefits
- Lead in one of medicine's most critical and evolving fields
- Access a national community sharing strategies, resources, and support
- Prepare the next generation of physicians for a major public health challenge
- Receive evidence-based curriculum frameworks and teaching tools
- Make measurable impact on stigma reduction and patient outcomes
For Medical Students
Join COPE by becoming a Founding Member of the COPE Addiction Education Medical Student Leadership Advisory Board (Addiction Education LAB).
Help build a national student movement for addiction education. The Addiction Education LAB is student-designed and student-led. Shape how medical schools teach future physicians to prevent, diagnose, and treat substance use disorders.
Is This For You?
- You're a great fit if you want to:
- Build a national student organization focused on addiction education from the ground up
- Design and implement SUD education programs for medical students nationwide
- Connect with passionate peers and share knowledge across schools
- Participate in quarterly strategy sessions to coordinate national efforts
Benefits
- Work with educators to embed SUD education into medical school curricula
- Organize workshops and campaigns that reduce stigma and promote intervention
- Create practical resources supporting better SUD education and patient care
- Advocate for policy changes strengthening addiction education requirements