Training internal medicine residents in outpatient HIV care: a survey of program Directors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The care of patients with HIV is increasingly focused on outpatient chronic disease management. It is not known to what extent internal medicine residents in the US are currently being trained in or encouraged to provide primary care for this population of patients.

Objective

To survey internal medicine residency program directors about their attitudes regarding training in outpatient HIV care and current program practices.

Design

Program directors were surveyed first by email. Non-responding programs were mailed up to two copies of the survey.

Subjects

All internal medicine residency program directors in the US.

Main measures

Program director attitudes and residency descriptions.

Key results

Of the 372 program directors surveyed, 230 r

SUBMITTER: Adams J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2917660 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature