The goal of the fellowship is to train primary care physicians who are:
1. committed to providing high quality HIV care prevention to all patients disproportionately impacted and vulnerable communities,
2. skilled in understanding the importance of health services research that benefits patients and communities affected by HIV/AIDS, and
3. dedicated to being leaders in healthcare, medical education, and patient advocacy.
1. committed to providing high quality HIV care prevention to all patients disproportionately impacted and vulnerable communities,
2. skilled in understanding the importance of health services research that benefits patients and communities affected by HIV/AIDS, and
3. dedicated to being leaders in healthcare, medical education, and patient advocacy.
Basic Overview of the Fellowship
Two-Year Clinician Scholar Track: This is a two-year program that focuses on training physicians to enter leadership positions in HIV healthcare. Year 1 is focused on academic course work in partnership with the UCLA National Clinician Scholars program. Fellows will gain knowledge in health policy, research methods, community-based participatory research, pressing issues in healthcare, and pathways to leadership. Fellows will rotate through various HIV clinics, consult in the emergency department on HIV cases that require specialty care, and begin to build their continuity clinic. Fellows will participate in regular case-based learning other didactic sessions on major HIV medicine topics, including multidrug resistance and opportunistic infections. Year 2: Fellows will be expected to manage patients with more independent decision-making in specialty or elective rotations, as well as maintaining their continuity care clinic panels and precepting first-year fellows, residents, and students. Second-year fellows will spend a significant amount of time implementing their chosen scholarly project which will be presented at a regional/national conference and/or will be submitted to publication in a peer-review journal.
One-Year Clinician Track: A one-year intensive clinical experience that includes rotations in safety net clinics, the jail system, and community-based clinics to gain exposure to all aspects of general and subspecialty HIV care for patients of all ages. Didactic training is weaved into the track and includes treatment of multidrug resistant and opportunistic infections. Fellows are required to complete a focused research and/or quality improvement project related to a topic of interest in HIV care. At the end of the Clinician track, fellows will be fully prepared to provide comprehensive HIV Clinical care to a variety of populations.
Clinical Rotations include:
- HIV Primary Care
- Communicable Disease/ Infectious Disease Clinic
- Inpatient Infectious Disease Service
- Colorectal Clinic
- Community HIV and STD Clinics
- Correctional HIV Clinics
- Dermatology
- Emergency Department
- Hematology/Oncology
- Neuropsychology
- Neurology
- Palliative Care
- Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Women’s Health (including obstetrics)
Academic coursework and seminars include:
- Health Policy
- Research Methods
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- Medical Journal Clubs
- Pressing Issues in Healthcare
- Pathways to Leadership in Health
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Fellowship Partners
The HIV Clinical Leadership Program is managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. The LA County DHS mission is to ensure access to high-quality, patient-centered, cost-effective health care to Los Angeles County residents through direct services at DHS facilities and through collaboration with community and university partners.
The Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 19 health centers and four hospitals -- and expanded network of community partner clinics -- DHS cares for 670,000 unique patients. DHS also provides a range of ambulatory care services from patient-centered medical home care to youth in the juvenile justice system and medical services for specialized populations such as children in the foster care to older adults.
DHS is also part of the LA County’s Health Agency and is integrated with the LA County Departments of Mental Health and Public Health.
Through DHS’s academic affiliations with the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), DHS is also one of the largest training programs in California.
The Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 19 health centers and four hospitals -- and expanded network of community partner clinics -- DHS cares for 670,000 unique patients. DHS also provides a range of ambulatory care services from patient-centered medical home care to youth in the juvenile justice system and medical services for specialized populations such as children in the foster care to older adults.
DHS is also part of the LA County’s Health Agency and is integrated with the LA County Departments of Mental Health and Public Health.
Through DHS’s academic affiliations with the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), DHS is also one of the largest training programs in California.
USC AIDS Education and Training Center In 2000 recognizing an increasing need for well-trained HIV providers, the AIDS Education and Training Center in the Department of Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC developed one of the first HIV fellowships in the United States. This 12-month fellowship accepted recent graduates from family and internal medicine residencies who had a passion for HIV medicine, primary care, and a desire to practice in underserved communities hardest hit by the HIV epidemic.
This LAC+USC Medical Center based HIV clinical fellowship was unique in that it also included experiences in several community and academic settings. In 2010 the only HIV Corrections fellowship in the United States was established. This was in partnership with the LA County Sheriff’s Department which operates the largest jail system in the world.
The USC AETC HIV fellowship graduated its first fellow in 2001 and its 17th in 2016. All former fellows are providing HIV care in underserved communities in California and in other states hard hit by HIV. Many former fellows have advanced into leadership positions including receiving academic appointments.
This LAC+USC Medical Center based HIV clinical fellowship was unique in that it also included experiences in several community and academic settings. In 2010 the only HIV Corrections fellowship in the United States was established. This was in partnership with the LA County Sheriff’s Department which operates the largest jail system in the world.
The USC AETC HIV fellowship graduated its first fellow in 2001 and its 17th in 2016. All former fellows are providing HIV care in underserved communities in California and in other states hard hit by HIV. Many former fellows have advanced into leadership positions including receiving academic appointments.
The vision for this fellowship along with financial underwriting are provided through the generous support of ViiV Healthcare. ViiV is a global specialist HIV company dedicated to delivering advances in treatment and care for people living with HIV.
With its dedicated staff of over 700 people located in 15 countries and three regional hubs, ViiV is able to extend its geographical reach through extensive relationships throughout the pharmaceutical community. ViiV is equipped to move quickly in response to the needs of the HIV community and has launched industry-leading access initiatives to help deliver on World Health Organization (WHO)/UNAIDS goals to reach all those who need treatment.
With its dedicated staff of over 700 people located in 15 countries and three regional hubs, ViiV is able to extend its geographical reach through extensive relationships throughout the pharmaceutical community. ViiV is equipped to move quickly in response to the needs of the HIV community and has launched industry-leading access initiatives to help deliver on World Health Organization (WHO)/UNAIDS goals to reach all those who need treatment.
LA BioMed is the administrative support partner for this fellowship. LA BioMed is a non-profit scientific research organization dedicated to saving lives not only in the greater Los Angeles metro area but throughout the world. The organization is located on the LA DHS Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Campus and affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.