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| About the HIV Training Program |
| The International HIV/AIDS Clinical
Training Program is an annual short course designed to educate
infectious disease clinicians and other health care providers from
developing and transitional countries in clinical, therapeutic, epidemiological,
and public health issues relevant to the field of HIV/AIDS clinical
care. Since 1998, ISID has trained approximately 100 clinicians from
almost 47 different countries. Program curricula include formal lectures, case discussions and practical experience in caring for HIV-infected adults and children. Emphasis is on the various presentations of HIV infection, differential diagnosis, patient management and new and experimental protocols for the diagnosis and treatment of HIV-infected individuals with opportunistic infections and HIV-associated neoplasms. The program also covers practical laboratory experience in procedures used to diagnose HIV infection and AIDS-associated infections. In addition, participants are also given the opportunity to spend time at the public health departments associated with the respective training institutions to learn about AIDS- related public health issues in the U.S. Participants are expected to play an active role in discussions on pressing HIV/AIDS public health issues as well as community and global responses to the epidemic. A modest stipend of $2,500 to help defray travel costs and living expenses is given to individuals accepted into the program. There are no course fees or tuition expenses.  return to top
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| Training Sites |
| Participants in the program spend
two weeks of intensive involvement in one of two sites. The training
sites, program directors and coordinators, and phone contacts are: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York Director: Dr. Kent Sepkowitz Contact: Melanie Carrow Tel: (212) 639-7809 National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland Emphasizing AIDS in infants, children and adolescents, as well as in adults Director: Dr. Henry Masur Contact: Missy Harris Tel: (301) 402-0586 return to top
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| Application |
| Community- and academic-based health
care providers actively involved in the care of HIV-infected adults
and/or children at their home institution may apply. Past participants
have included community doctors; clinical microbiologists and virologists;
infectious disease fellows; associate and assistant professors of
pediatrics, infectious diseases, and internal medicine; and chairs
of infection control committees in major hospitals. Applications are reviewed by the Society in collaboration with the directors of the training sites. Selection is based on geographic considerations and the applicant's actual or planned role in caring for people with HIV disease in his or her community. To be considered for the training program, applicants must submit the following documents:
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ISID - HIV Training Program 1330 Beacon Street, Suite 228 Brookline, MA 02446 USA |
| The annual deadline is October
15. (Note change from Dec. 1) All applications must be received
by this date. Applicants will be notified of acceptance status by
December 31. For an application form or more information, please contact ISID at info@isid.org. return to top
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