HIV Workforce Capacity Building Initiative A Mentoring Program for HIV-Treating Clinicians Working In Community Health Centers The HIV Workforce Capacity Building Initiative provides HIV expert mentoring to clinicians in community health centers (CHCs). This free mentoring program matches physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants to HIV clinical experts who will provide one-on-one coaching, education, and training. HIV has evolved into a chronic disease that can be managed in primary care. With more people with HIV accessing integrated care through CHCs, this program builds the clinician’s capacity to provide quality HIV care.
Why Is There The Need For This Initiative? Demand for HIV care continues to increase as the number of HIV specialists decrease. The shortage in the HIV workforce and the rising HIV cases, building the capacity of clinicians in CHCs is critical. This initiative addresses the shortage of HIV specialists.
What Will the Mentor Provide Me? The program makes HIV expert coaching, education and training available to clinicians in community health center settings. It features: • Personalized one-on-one mentorship • Customized learning to interests • Access to an HIV expert clinician • Flexibility with time availability
Who Can Be Mentored? Participants can be physicians, nurse practitioners, and/or physician assistants. Clinicians at all levels of HIV medical management knowledge can benefit.
Where and How Often Do I Get Mentoring? Participants can choose to meet with their mentor either at their health center, or at the mentor’s practice/clinic. 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).
Are There Other Components? 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 Do I Get Started? Contact HealthHIV Workforce & Training Senior Manager Richard Liu at richard@healthhiv.org or 215.519.0874.