Mass General partners with Matthew Perry Foundation as part of addiction medicine fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital, based in Boston, has partnered with the Matthew Perry Foundation to establish the Matthew Perry Foundation Fellowship in Addiction Medicine. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the inaugural fellow will join other clinicians in MGH’s program for advanced training in addiction medicine.
During the yearlong program, fellows in addiction medicine rotate throughout different departments across MGH and Mass General Brigham’s regional partnerships to gain the skills, insights and experience needed to become clinicians and leaders in addiction medicine, a field of growing need.
In 2022, more than 1 in 6 Americans age 12 or older reported experiencing a substance use disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Affecting people of all races, genders and income levels, SUD includes misusing alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs and prescription medications. SUD is a treatable, chronic disease, but the majority of people with SUD do not receive the care and treatment they need.
The Matthew Perry Foundation was established to honor the late American-Canadian actor Matthew Perry, who was committed to helping people struggling with SUD as he did. Perry died in 2023 due in part to a high dose of ketamine. The foundation works to increase awareness about the nature of addiction and to help eliminate stigma and barriers that prevent people from seeking and receiving care.