REQUIREMENTS FOR COURSE COMPLETION:
- Completion of requirements of the contact and distance courses;
- Implementation of a Operational project; and
- Satisfactory performance in theory and practical assessments at the end of the course.
Time commitments
Participants are required to attend CC-I, CC-II, CC-III and CC-IV at the centre. The total time requirement for contact is a total of 6 weeks. In addition they will need to spend about 6 hours every week for course related work during the entire period of the course. During the last month of the course they may require additional time at their local institutions to prepare their final project report and prepare for the theory and clinical examinations.
Outcomes
- The participants who fulfill the requirements of course completion will be awarded the Fellowship in HIV Medicine from the regional training centre certifying their proficiency in HIV care.
- They will have the knowledge and skills to develop a comprehensive clinical care service.
- The HIV clinical care service of the participant’s hospital would have been significantly enriched through the project implemented as part of the course.
- They would become part of a mutually supportive HIV care network through the contacts developed.
Important Dates
- Applications must reach the center by 15th February 2010
- Interviews at MAMC, New Delhi: First Week of March 2010
- Commencement of course : March 2010
