AIDS Education Program
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Funded through a five-year contract (No. HHSS280-2009-00003C) with the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the AIDS Education Project provides training and education to psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, psychologists, social workers, and other health and mental health clinicians. Trainings vary in length and content and are conducted at no cost to the requesting site.
Each training activity is designed to present the most current, cutting edge information on the management of HIV-infected patients and interventions to prevent high-risk behavior. Training topics include, but are not limited to, central nervous system (CNS) impairment, neuropsychiatric disorders and/or psychiatric complications, HIV-1 associated dementia complex, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment, CNS opportunistic infections, HIV-associated mania, delirium, depression, anxiety, sexual disorders, psychosis, pain, sleep disorders, neuroinflammation, psychopharmacology, and comorbidity. Faculty are recognized clinical care experts and include psychiatrists and other medical specialties. To date the AIDS Education Program has trained over 36,000 clinicians.
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12 City Project
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Funded through a supplemental award from the CMHS, the 12 Cities Project focuses on expanding community-based training on HIV and behavioral health by targeting those areas with the highest incidence of HIV—New York, Philadelphia, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Puerto Rico, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Baltimore, and Washington, DC. Pursuant to the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, it is critical that providers working in settings that orchestrate HIV treatment and/or implement HIV prevention efforts be aware of the close association between mental health and HIV disease. A failure to address these conditions together with HIV may result in a missed opportunity for effective disease management and prevention.
Working in close collaboration with the American Psychological Association, the National Association of Social Workers, and the Minority AIDS Initiative-Targeted Capacity Expansion projects, the APA will implement and/or support mental health training activities in the 12 cities over three years. Training length and topics will vary with the needs of individual communities and the clinicians who serve them. All trainings are provided at no cost.
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Medical Student Electives
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The Medical Student Elective in HIV Psychiatry was established in 2004 by APIRE (a 501C3 subsidiary of the American Psychiatric Association) to provide an opportunity for 4th year medical students to participate in a month-long clinical or research elective in HIV psychiatry at one of several prominent universities across the country. This program was created to foster the participation of medical students (particularly from racial and ethnic minorities) in HIV-related care and research, and provide them with a means of obtaining essential HIV-related mental health training through an integrated approach to patient care.
The elective begins with an intense, two-day training in Washington, DC. Topics range from neuropsychiatric complications of HIV, somatic complaints, and mood disorders to special patient populations including people with substance use disorders and/or those suffering from severe mental health. Training modalities include a combination of lectures, role playing, case vignettes and simulations, open discussion and first-person accounts through interviews with HIV positive people. Students then travel to their assigned sites and begin a month-long clinical and/or research experience. The typical clinical program includes clinical supervision; a minimum of 12 hours of clinical experience per week (inpatient and outpatient); community-based outreach; time with a non-psychiatric provider; and an independent study project. Participating sites include the following academic centers: Harvard University; Columbia University; Cornell University; Stanford University; Howard University; Beth-Israel Medical Center; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Vanderbilt University; and, The University of California, San Francisco.
The heart of the program is in establishing a mentor relationship at one of several training sites, becoming involved with a cohort of medical students interested in HIV medicine/psychiatry, participating in an interactive didactic/experiential learning program, and moving students towards high achievement in the area of HIV-related mental health research or psychiatric services. Mentors stay in touch with students over time, offering guidance as they progress in their careers. Students are selected through a competitive process and receive a stipend. Application and all materials must be received by March 31, 2013. If you are unable to view the application, you may download a Word version of the application here.
For a listing of other Minority Fellowships Program (MFP)programs, visit the MFP website /practice/professional-interests/diversityomna/awards-and-fellowships/minority-fellowships/minority-fellowships
Ryan white part b mental health services (New York)
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Funded through subcontractor agreement with the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, issued in part by the Ryan White Part B Mental Services award, the project provides training to clinicians throughout the state of New York,
including but not limited to, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Binghamton, Albany, Mid-Hudson, Lower-Hudson, Nassau-Suffolk, and New York City. Trainings provided under this initiative include HIV psychiatric consultation (e.g., in-person, video/telephone, or telemedicine assistance to providers) for agencies and individual practitioners; training and professional development, including HIV-related mental health update, interactive skills-building, and case-based workshops; and community education, including trainings and technical assistance for community-based agencies and/or consumer forums.
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Locate a trainer in your area
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The Office of HIV Psychiatry works with a network of qualified trainers located in 25 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Our faculty includes experts in a variety of psychiatric specialties who are well-versed on a number of topics, including HIV-1 associated dementia complex, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders, asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment, mood disorders, severely mentally ill, sexual dysfunction, pain syndromes, psychopharmacology, dysmorphic syndrome, HIV–HCV co-infection, and triple diagnosis. Our staff will assist you in identifying the most appropriate trainer for your training needs.
If you wish to locate a trainer please contact our staff by sending an email to aids@psych.org
Join Our Training Network
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To participate in our training community of over 200 faculty throughout the country and around the world, we invite you to join us in our mission to educate psychiatrists and other health and mental health clinicians on the management and prevention of AIDS and HIV disease. Not a trainer? We welcome your participation as a consultant as we work to develop curriculum, state-the-science resources, and policy recommendations.
If you are interested in contacting our staff about joining us in our efforts please send an email to aids@psych.org