HIV WORKFORCE CAPACITY CAPACITY BUILDING BUILDING INITIATIVE INITIATIVE
The TheHIV HIVWorkforce WorkforceCapacity CapacityBuilding BuildingInitiative Initiativeprovides providesHIV HIVexpert expertmentoring mentoringto toclinicians cliniciansinincomcommunity munityhealth healthcenters centers(CHCs). (CHCs).This Thisfree freementoring mentoringinitiative initiativematches matchesphysicians, physicians,nurse nursepractitioners, practitioners, and andphysician physicianassistants assistantsto toHIV HIVclinical clinicalexperts expertswho whowill willprovide provideone-on-one one-on-onecoaching, coaching,education, education, and andtraining. training.
Why Why IsIs This This Initiative Initiative Needed? Needed? HIV HIVhas hasevolved evolvedinto intoaachronic chronicdisease diseasethat thatcan canbe bemanaged managedininthe theprimary primarycare caresetting. setting.With Withmore more people peopleliving livingwith withHIV HIVaccessing accessingintegrated integratedcare carethrough throughCHCs, CHCs,this thisinitiative initiativebuilds buildsthe theclinician’s clinician’s capacity capacityto toprovide providequality qualityHIV HIVcare. care. Demand Demandfor forHIV HIVcare carecontinues continuesto toincrease increaseas asthe thenumber numberof ofHIV HIVspecialists specialistsdecrease. decrease.The Theshortage shortage ininthe theHIV HIVworkforce workforceand andthe therising risingHIV HIVcases, cases,building buildingthe thecapacity capacityof ofclinicians cliniciansininCHCs CHCsisiscritical. critical.This This initiative initiativeaddresses addressesthe theshortage shortageof ofHIV HIVspecialists. specialists.
What What Do Do Mentors Mentors Provide? Provide? The Theprogram programmakes makesHIV HIVexpert expertcoaching, coaching,education educationand andtraining trainingavailable availableto toclinicians cliniciansinincommunity community health healthcenter centersettings. settings.ItItfeatures: features:
HIV HIVWorkforce Workforce Capacity Capacity Building Building Initiative Initiative For Formore moreinformation information contact contact workforce@healthhiv.org workforce@healthhiv.org
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■■ Personalized Personalizedone-on-one one-on-onementorship mentorship
■■ Access Accessto toan anHIV HIVexpert expertclinician clinician
■■ Customized Customizedlearning learningto tointerests interests
■■ Flexibility Flexibilitywith withtime timeavailability availability
Who Who IsIs Mentored? Mentored? Participants Participants can can be be physicians, physicians,nurse nurse practitioners, practitioners,and/or and/or physician physician assistants. assistants.Clinicians Clinicians at at all all levels levels of ofHIV HIVmedical medicalmanagement managementknowledge knowledgecan canbenefit. benefit.
How How Often Often Are Are They They Mentored? Mentored? Participants Participantscan canchoose chooseto tomeet meetwith withtheir theirmentor mentoreither eitherat attheir theirhealth healthcenter, center,or orat atthe thementor’s mentor’spracpractice/clinic. tice/clinic.After Afteran aninitial initialface-to-face face-to-facemeeting, meeting,participants participantsdecide decidehow howoften oftenthey theywill willmeet meetwith withtheir their mentor, mentor,as aswell wellas ashow howthose thosemeetings meetingswill willtake takeplace place(examples (examplesinclude: include:face-to-face, face-to-face,telephone, telephone, on-line on-linevideo videoconferencing). conferencing).