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Loma Linda Partnership

The Betty Ford Institute is now in the second year of partnering with Loma Linda University School of Medicine in the two-week Clerkship PIR Program.  The 4^th year medical students attend the family program their first week and spend their second week in the Residential Day Treatment program. Without exception the students have reported that their experiences have enlightened them about the disease in such a way that they understand it is a treatable disease and they have a responsibility to their patient.  In addition to spending the majority of their time with the family members and patients, they also attend an Al-Anon meeting and an AA meeting.  The students also meet with our physicians for the didactic component of their education.  Students report that they will use their prescription pads in the future to prescribe AA and Al-Anon, encourage sponsorship, and monitor patients who are addicts with a sense of partnership in their recovery process.

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