How To Apply

Eligibility

We seek applicants with a demonstrated interest in Addiction Medicine careers serving medically, economically, and educationally disadvantaged populations.   We strive to foster a culture that promotes and values treating every person with equal dignity and respect, as well as advancing and sustaining opportunity for all through community, education, training, and scientific inquiry.  If you believe that you can benefit from this training program, please consider applying.  We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, or other protected identities.  We also welcome applications from individuals who have shown resilience in overcoming personal adversity.  All applications are evaluated by a comprehensive review process, which means that we consider all aspects of an applicant’s record and experience, including academic performance, extracurricular activities, service activities, leadership, lived experience, and ways that individuals enhance our field, institution, and program.

Per ACGME program requirements, applicants must meet the required clinical education for entry into ACGME-accredited fellowship programs.  Therefore, applicants currently must be graduates of, or in the final year of, an ACGME-accredited residency program, an AOA-approved residency program, a program with ACGME International (ACGME-I) Advanced Specialty Accreditation, or a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)-accredited or College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)-accredited residency program located in Canada.  A full California medical license and completion of the educational requirements to receive your DEA certification are required before starting the fellowship.

How to Apply

We accept applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).  Applicants may begin submitting their applications on ERAS in July each year.  Instructions for completing and submitting your application materials may be found on the ERAS website.  Our ERAS Accreditation ID is 4040540002. 

Please make sure to upload the following items:

• ERAS Application
• Curriculum vitae
• Personal statement
• Three letters of recommendation, including one from your current or former program director.

The deadline to apply to our program for the 2026-27 academic year is August 15th, 2025.  We highly recommend that you request your letters of recommendation well in advance of this deadline.

Interview offers are extended to qualified selected applicants via email.  All interviews are conducted virtually in accordance with University of California policy, as well as recommendations by the American College of Academic Addiction Medicine and the Association of American Medical Colleges. UCSF does not use race, gender, sex, or other protected categories or proxies for protected categories in the selection process. 

We participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match. Our NRMP program code is 1062404F0.  Please see the NRMP Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match calendar for important dates in the July 2026 Recruitment Season.

In keeping with NRMP guidelines and ACGME requirements, you may locate information about appointment eligibility, salary scales, resident and fellow benefits, GME policies, and sites that have healthcare policy restrictions on the UCSF GME Prospective Residents & Fellows website. 

Contact Information

Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine
San Francisco General Hospital
University of California, San Francisco

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