About
The HIV Workforce Capacity Building Initiative provides HIV expert mentoring to clinicians in various settings including primary care practices, community health centers, health clinics, and residency programs. This free mentoring initiative matches physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants to HIV clinical experts who will provide one-on-one coaching, education, and training.
Why Is This Initiative Needed?
HIV has evolved into a chronic disease that can be managed in the primary care setting. With more people living with HIV accessing integrated care through primary care, this initiative builds the clinician's capacity to provide quality HIV care.
Demand for HIV care continues to increase as the number of HIV specialists decreases. The shortage in the HIV workforce and rising HIV cases make building the capacity of clinicians in primary care critical. This initiative addresses the shortage of HIV specialists.
Learn more the Expanding the HIV Workforce: Trends and Innovative Approaches: CME Certified Webinar.
What Do Mentors Provide?
Participants can choose to meet with their mentor either at their practice site, or at the mentor's site. After an initial face-to-face meeting, participants decide how often they will meet with their mentor, as well as how those meetings will take place (examples include: face-to-face, telephone, on-line video conferencing).
Who is Mentored?
Participants can be physicians, nurse practitioners, and/or physician assistants. Clinicians at all levels of HIV medical management knowledge can benefit.
How Often Are They Mentored?
The program makes HIV expert coaching, education and training available to clinicians in community health center settings. It features:
- Personalized one-on-one mentorship
- Access to an HIV expert clinician
- Customized learning to interests
- Flexibility with time availability
Educational Components & Resources
Educational resources are offered to complement mentorship. Participants will have access to a variety of peer-reviewed articles, literature, tools, and an on-line network of mentors and mentees.
How to Participate
To be paired with an HIV expert mentor, please complete and submit the HIV Workforce Capacity Building Self-Assessment/Mentee Preferences form and your CV to
To become an HIV mentor, please submit your CV to
National Steering Committee
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Donna E. Sweet, MD, MACP |
Jonathan S. Appelbaum, MD, FACP |
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Dawn Averitt Bridge |
Susan LeLacheur, DrPH, PA-C |
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Laura Cheever, MD, ScM, FACP |
Patrick Clay, PharmD, FCCP, CCTI |
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Marshall Glesby, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College
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Kenneth H. Mayer, MD, FACP |
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Brian Hujdich |
George Rust, MD |
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Wilbert Jordan, MD, MPH |
Lyn Stevens, MS, NP, ACRN |
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Sharon Valenti, MSN, SCNP-BC, AAHIVS, AACRN |
Valerie Stone, MD, MPH, FACP |
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Donald L. Weaver, MD |
Contact
For more information, contact or call 202-232-6749.
Funding provided through an unrestricted grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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