REACH Finishes NIMH Grant Studying Pediatricians

The National Institute of Health awarded REACH a 2-year grant to study the impact of our innovative child psychopharmacology training program on the knowledge, attitudes, skills, self-efficacy, and clinical practices of primary care clinicians who treat ADHD. The project is taking place in North Carolina in collaboration with AccessCare and the University of North Carolina.

Initial analyses after 12 months reveal sizable changes in attitudes, beliefs, and clinical practices in managing ADHD.  Importantly, this study also shows that typical CME courses are misguided when they focus on teaching facts instead of the approach REACH used in this study, i.e., helping health care providers actually practice and apply new behavioral skills within their day-to-day practices.  Initial findings indicate that REACH's novel interactive training and clinical support methods are much more likely lead to improvements in children’s ADHD outcomes, compared to the typically ineffectiveness of typical CME courses. This study is likely to have important implications for designing effective educational interventions that close the science-to-service gap.  Forthcoming papers are in progress.  For additional details, please contact the REACH Institute program director of the REACH Institute's PPP training program,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .