Interprofessional Education: An Innovative Approach to Increase the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Workforce

Anna K Person; Sadie J Harris; Jennifer Burdge; Amy V Blue; Nicole E Leedy; Evelyn Villacorta; Julie Ann Justo; Erik Black; Jennifer Janelle; Divya Ahuja; Cody A Chastain

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofad560

Interprofessional Education: An Innovative Approach to Increase the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Workforce

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 7;10(11):ofad560. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad560. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
² Office of Interprofessional Education and College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
⁴ College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina,Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
⁵ Office of Interprofessional Education, University of Florida Health Science Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
⁶ Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
⁷ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

Abstract

Ending the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic relies on a robust clinical workforce. The Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center's interprofessional education program is a novel approach to increasing the interest and ability of early health professional learners to provide high-quality, comprehensive, person-first care for people with HIV. Key Points: Interprofessional education (IPE) focusing on multidisciplinary care for people with HIV can serve as a novel way to increase the HIV workforce. This brief report describes the IPE program of the Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center.

Keywords: Southeast AIDS Education and Training Center; interprofessional education; medical education; people with HIV; workforce shortage.