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Newborn Diagnosed With HIV in Papua New Guinea
| QUALIFICATIONS |
Application for the INMED International HIV Medicine Certificate is open to healthcare professionals and healthcare profession students in the fields that routinely diagnose and treat disease, including physicians, dentists, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, resident physicians, and students of medicine, dentistry, advanced practice nursing, physician assistants, and pharmacy.
| COMPETENCY OBJECTIVES |
At the completion of the International HIV Medicine Certificate, within the context of a low-resource community, students will be able to:
- Accurately assess HIV disease status
- Communicate effective HIV prevention
- Lead effective prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission
- Manage appropriate treatment of HIV infection
- Manage common HIV-associated opportunistic infections
- Care for children affected by HIV
| EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS |
International HIV Medicine Certificate students will achieve the above learning objectives through the following educational components:
International HIV Medicine Self-Paced Course
This online course covers the topics of HIV epidemiology, prevention, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), treatment and AntiRetroviral Therapy (ART), treatment of opportunistic infections, and childhood HIV management. Participants can also receive continuing medical education (CME) and continuing education units (CEUs) for completing the course.
International HIV Medicine Service Learning
Students and residents serve four to eight weeks at an INMED training site where they are supervised by experienced INMED faculty. Student responsibilities usually include HIV prevention and primary care activities, as well as management of HIV complications. This service learning opportunity is also available to practicing healthcare professionals, who must participate for a minimum of two continuous weeks.
International HIV Medicine Presentation
Students will select a topic on HIV management relevant to their training site and make a 30-minute educational presentation to the staff. The student's supervisor will advise in selecting the topic and developing content of this presentation.
International HIV Medicine Essay
The Essay is designed to help students clarify their understanding of issues surrounding the HIV epidemic. It requires thoughtful responses to several questions, is submitted via e-mail, and requires about two hours to complete.
| EVALUATION |
Assessment of student's attainment of the learning objectives will be based upon:
International HIV Medicine Self-Paced Course Examination
The on-line examination includes a variety of interactive questions and responses.
Training Site Faculty Evaluation
Supervising faculty at the Training Site will submit a written evaluation of student's performance with attention to the above learning objectives.
Essay Evaluation
HIV Leadership students will receive a written evaluation of their essays, provided by a faculty appropriate to the student's particular professional field.
| CERTIFICATION |
Students who successfully complete the above course of study will receive the INMED International HIV Medicine Certificate. Verification of the educational experience will be provided to the student's affiliated school or residency program. Graduates are entitled to include initials C.I.H.M. (Certificate in International HIV Medicine) following their names.
| PROGRAM DIRECTORS |
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Brad Gautney, PNP, MPH
President, Global Health Innovations |
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Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine President, Institute for International Medicine - INMED |