HIVMA has compiled HIV training and education opportunities for medical students and clinical fellows. Some may require fees, including registration, travel and/or housing costs.
Training resources
Training & education resources
AIDS Education and Training Centers National Coordinating Resource Center
The AETC program is a national network of leading HIV experts who provide locally based, tailored education, clinical consultation and technical assistance to health care professionals and health care organizations to integrate high-quality, comprehensive care for those with or affected by HIV. (Targeted audience: Medical Students & Clinical Fellows)
Fellow Immersion Training Program in Addiction Medicine
FIT is a four-day intensive, immersion training that equips incoming and current clinical subspecialty fellows with state-of-the-art skills and content to integrate addiction medicine into clinical research. Upon completion of the training, fellows will develop and carry out a research project that accounts for substance use. (Targeted audience: Clinical Fellows)
2017 HIVMA/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Chronic Pain in Patients Living With HIV
Please email us if you know of other HIV clinical training opportunities that are not listed here.
IDWeek
IDWeek is the combined annual meeting of IDSA, SHEA, HIVMA, PIDS and SIDP, where infectious diseases professionals can meet, share experiences and develop collaborations for the improvement of patient care and public health. (Targeted audience: Medical Students & Clinical Fellows)
Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
CROI brings together top basic, translational and clinical researchers from around the world to share the latest studies, important developments and best research methods in the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS and related infectious diseases. (Targeted audience: Medical Students & Clinical Fellows)
The American Conference for the Treatment of HIV
This science conference is specifically targeted toward U.S. front-line providers of care to persons at risk of, or with, HIV infection. (Targeted audience: Medical Students & Clinical Fellows)
Please email us if you know of other HIV conferences that are not listed here.
HIV Online Provider Education
The HIV Online Provider Education program is a twice-monthly conference involving several hundred doctors and nurses in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and other parts of the world. It uses an internet conferencing platform for these live conferences. Each conference is also archived for later viewing. (Targeted audience: Clinical Fellows)
International Antiviral Society-USA
Continuing medical education live courses are the core activities of the International Antiviral Society–USA. Courses include annual one-day CME courses and half-day intensive workshops. The CME programs provide advanced-level courses that present balanced, timely, scientifically rigorous and clinically relevant information about HIV and other viral diseases. The activities are designed for physicians who are actively involved in viral diseases management. In these programs, didactic lectures provide state-of-the-art reviews of a particular topic. Case or “caselette” (case vignette) presentations use clinical models to explore selected topics and controversial or confusing issues in viral medicine. (Targeted audience: Clinical Fellows)
National HIV Curriculum
The National HIV Curriculum is a free, up-to-date educational resource for novice to expert clinicians to learn about HIV prevention, screening, diagnosis and ongoing treatment and care. Up to 83 free CME credits are available through lessons and board-review style questions. The site also offers a medications section, 18 clinical calculators and tools and a clinical challenges section. The curriculum is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration and developed by the University of Washington.
HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing and Treating Hepatitis C
To provide health care professionals with timely guidance as new therapies become available and are integrated into HCV regimens, IDSA and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases developed a web-based process for the rapid formulation and dissemination of evidence-based, expert-developed recommendations for hepatitis C management. (Target audience: Clinical Fellows)
Stanford HIV Drug Resistance Database
This curated database represents, stores and analyzes HIV drug resistance data. HIV care providers use HIVDB to help interpret genetically based HIV drug resistance tests to choose the most appropriate treatment for their patients. (Target audience: Clinical Fellows)
Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
The mission of the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health is to increase access to comprehensive, effective and affirming health care services for trans communities. The center combines the unique strengths and resources of a nationally renowned training and capacity-building institution, the Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center, and an internationally recognized leader in HIV prevention research, the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, both of which are housed at the University of California San Francisco. (Target audience: Clinical Fellows)
Please PrEP Me
This online directory for PrEP providers also serves as a resource for physicians to register as PrEP providers. (Target audience: Clinical Fellows)
Please email us if you know of other HIV online resources that are not listed here.
Opportunities for medical students
Child Family Health International
Inter-Community Development Involvement
Project HOPE
United Planet: Guatemala Healthcare Quest
Vital International Foundation
Child Family Health International offers volunteer and internship opportunities working side by side with staff in San Francisco. The program provides a great opportunity to learn about all aspects of running an international nonprofit.
Inter-Community Development Involvement has been implementing community development programs in the rural villages of Western Kenya, where large international aid programs have never been.
Project HOPE offers an opportunity to employees, volunteers and interns to gain a global perspective through clinical and/or academic teaching experience, exposure to health issues and needs in developing countries, development of health care systems and research, and experience in program planning and evaluation.
United Planet currently offers volunteering opportunities in partnership with local organizations in and around Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
The Vital International Foundation is seeking physicians, nurses, teachers, college students and other medical personnel to help improve the sexual/reproductive health of people living in Africa by providing accessible HIV/AIDS/STD education, services and support programs.
International HIV training opportunities for physicians
