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Office
68 Franklin St
Framingham, MA 01701- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Phoebe Cushman is board certified in both Addiction Medicine and General Internal Medicine; she has completed a M.S. in Health Services Research as well as fellowships in Medical Education and Addiction Medicine. Her 20 years of Primary Care experience have informed her expertise in substance use disorders, opioids, and chronic pain. She currently works as Physician Lead for the Opioid Treatment Program and new Hub-and-Spoke Office Based Addiction Treatment at Spectrum Health Systems in Framingham, MA. She also serves on the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. In addition to her clinical background, her training in public health and medical education have allowed her to dedicate her career toward serving vulnerable individuals, transforming healthcare systems to improve access to addiction services, and teaching trainees, colleagues, and the public about substance use disorders.
Education & Training
- Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2017
- Boston University School of Public HealthMS, Health Services Research , 2014 - 2017
- Mount Auburn HospitalMedical Education, 2013 - 2014
- Oregon Health & Science UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2002
- Harvard UniversityA.B., Biological Anthropology & Women’s Studies, Summa Cum Laude, 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
- OR State Medical License 2004 - 2008
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
- DEAX-waiver (to prescribe buprenorphine)
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Workshop at 2015 AMERSA Conference: "Teaching Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing" (Washington, DC) Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse, 2015
- Best Workshop Award Association for Medical Education and Research on Substance Abuse (AMERSA, 2016
- Fellowship ACP, 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsEvidence-Based Interventions to Improve Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care: a Qualitative Assessment of Implementation in Two Studies.Jennifer J Carroll, Phoebe A Cushman, Marlene C Lira, Jonathan A Colasanti, Carlos Del Rio, Karen E Lasser, Victoria Parker, Payel J Roy, Jeffrey H Samet, Jane M Liebs...> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2023 Jun 1
- 4 citationsCommunication between nurse care managers and patients who take opioids for chronic pain: Strategies for exploring aberrant behaviorJane M. Liebschutz, Allison Lange, Orlaith Heymann, Karen E. Lasser, Pamela Corey, Christopher W. Shanahan, Hannah S Kopinski, Jawad M Husain, Phoebe A. Cushman, Victo...> ;Journal of Opioid Management. 2018 Jul 2
- 89 citationsImproving Adherence to Long-term Opioid Therapy Guidelines to Reduce Opioid Misuse in Primary Care: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical TrialJane M. Liebschutz, Ziming Xuan, Christopher W. Shanahan, Marc R. Larochelle, Julia Keosaian, Donna Beers, George Guara, Kristen O’Connor, Daniel P. Alford, Victoria A...> ;JAMA Internal Medicine. 2017 Sep 1
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Journal Articles
- Buprenorphine Initiation and Linkage to Outpatient Buprenorphine Do Not Reduce Frequency of Injection Drug Use Following Hospitalization• Cushman P, Anderson B, Moreau M, Stein M, Liebschutz J, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
- The hormone replacement therapy decisionCushman, P, Radcliffe Quarterly, 1/1/1996
Abstracts/Posters
- A National Study of Buprenorphine and Smoking CessationCushman, P, Society of General internal Medicine (SGIM) Conference, New Haven, CT, 2015; Hollywood, FL, 2016, 1/11/2016
- Buprenorphine Initiation and Linkage to Outpatient Buprenorphine Do Not Reduce Frequency of Injection Drug Use for Hospitalized Patients Who Inject Opioids: Results of...Cushman, P, Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Conference, Toronto, Canada, 1/22/2015
- Does Communicating About Opioids Need to be Painful?Cushman, P, Harvard’s Medical Education Fellows and Directors, Boston, MA, 1/6/2014
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Lectures
- What Do Physicians Want to Know about Opioid Prescribing? A Qualitative Analysis of their QuestionsHollywood, FL - 1/12/2016
- Does Talking About Opioids Need to Be Painful? Improving Communication Between Health Care Providers and Chronic Pain PatientsFramingham, MA - 1/30/2015
- Teaching Safe and Competent Opioid PrescribingToronto, Canada - 1/24/2015
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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