MED - 848 HIV Primary Outpatient Care

In this course students learn about HIV primary care, including HIV counseling and testing; prevention, diagnosis and treatment of opportunistic infections; and antiretroviral therapy. Experiences will include adult, adolescent and pediatric HIV clinics and brief exposure to a walk-in sexually transmitted disease clinic, and specialists in HIV dental, renal, cancer, hematology and neurology specialty care, as well as mental health, social work and chemical dependency support services. Didactic sessions include a one-hour weekly Infectious Diseases conference at the CORE Center and a 2-hour clinical conference at RUSH. The CORE Center provides comprehensive outpatient Infectious Disease services. Founded by RUSH and the County of Cook, the Center is operated by the Cook County Bureau of Health Services. Prerequisite: MED-703. Offered: fall, spring and summer. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Pass/No Pass Grading Allowed: No. Credit(s): 2-4