The HIV Care and Prevention Concentration provides students with a comprehensive education in the clinical care of people living with and at risk of HIV. The concentration combines didactic content with an HIV-focused clinical placement. The first year is comprised of three quarters of didactic learning and completion of the federally-funded National HIV Curriculum online modules to solidify the student’s foundational HIV primary care and pharmacology knowledge. In the second year, students continue with interactive complex HIV management clinical seminars as well as attend the UCSF Division of HIV, Infectious Disease and Global Medicine HIV Grand Rounds series for the most up-to-date research findings. This second-year content will complement a 40-hour clinical placement in one of the identified HIV sites. The goal of the concentration is to prepare advanced practices nurses to competently care for people living with and at risk of HIV in order to reduce disparities in HIV infection rates and health outcomes.
Residency and clinical rotations may include: UCSF Positive Health Program/Ward 86; 360: Positive Care Center and Women’s HIV Program at UCSF; various San Francisco Department of Public Health sites; East Bay AIDS Center; Veterans Health Administration; San Mateo County Department of Public Health Edison HIV Clinic; Marin County DPH; LifeLong Medical Care; and Clinica Esperanza at Mission Neighborhood Health.
Courses
| Course | Schedule | Units |
| N242A Foundations of HIV Clinical Care | First year: fall, winter quarters | 2 units |
| N242B HIV Clinical Pharmacology | First year: spring quarter | 1 unit |
| N242D HIV Complex Clinical Management Seminar | Second year: fall, winter, spring quarters | 1.5 units |
| N242E HIV Grand Rounds | Second year: fall, winter, spring quarters | 1.5 units |
| Clinical Rotation | Second year, course number and quarter per specialty and student schedule | 1 unit |
Process for Applying to the Concentration
Students must meet the following criteria to apply: 1) verification of good academic standing by concentration Faculty of Record/staff contact 2) approval from academic advisor 3) agreement to complete the HIV courses and clinical requirements.
To apply, students should complete this interest form by the priority deadline of Oct. 12, 2023. The rolling deadline is Dec. 1, 2023 and students who are interested in applying by this date should contact staff member Emily Huang.
Contact
The faculty leads are Carol Dawson-Rose, PhD, RN, FAAN; Roland Zepf, PhD, RN, ACRN; and Janessa Broussard, MS, AGNP-C, AAHIVS.
The staff contact is Emily Huang.