Matthew Perry Foundation Launches Addiction Medicine Fellowship at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital

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Abigail Lee The Matthew Perry Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have created an addiction medicine training fellowship in Matthew Perry’s name and selected its inaugural fellow, the organizations announced Tuesday.

The Matthew Perry Foundation Fellowship in Addiction Medicine allows a residency-trained physician to join MGH’s Addiction Medicine Fellowship to study addiction treatment and work toward providing addiction care in their future practice.

Dr. Sarah “SK” Kler is the first candidate to be selected for the new fellowship, which is set for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Dr. Kler is currently Chief Medical Resident in Internal Medicine at MGH and will begin the fellowship training in June. The MGH fellowship program, which is also funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, includes three total participants who will rotate through different departments and regional partners of Mass General Brigham, the healthcare system of which MGH is a founding member. “The Matthew Perry Foundation is honored to be in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital’s Addiction Medicine Fellowship program.