Mission Statement
The mission of the RUSH Addiction Medicine Fellowship program is to provide a comprehensive and personalized model of addiction medicine that optimizes and provides the best health care for the individuals and diverse communities we serve through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research, and community partnerships.
Program Aims
Consistent with the mission, the RUSH Addiction Medicine Fellowship program provides care that is:
- Safe - avoiding injuries to patients from the care intended to help them.
- Effective - providing services based on scientific knowledge to those who would benefit and refraining from providing services to those not likely to benefit.
- Patient-centered - providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values and ensuring the patient values guide all clinical decisions.
- Equitable - providing care that does not vary in quality because of personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and socioeconomic status.
Learn more about the Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program.
Fellowship Directors
Gail Basch, MD, FASAM
Fellowship Program Director
Ruchi Fitzgerald, MD, FAAFP
Associate Program Director, Rush Addiction Medicine Program
Nicholas Chien, MD
Assistant Program Director
Admissions Contact
Addiction Medicine Fellowship
2150 W. Harrison St. Suite 277
Chicago, IL 60612
Senior Residency Coordinator
Lora Tannehill, BS, CMP-HC
Lora_J_Tannehill@rush.edu