Program Description

This is an intensive mini-residency, preceptorship type of training featuring clinical instruction in the context of hands-on direct patient care.

Target Audience

This is an advanced level training program that targets physicians, senior-level residents in training, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. This program is geared toward both general primary care practitioners wishing to gain additional experience in the area of HIV management, as well as advanced clinicians planning to work directly in the area of HIV medical care. Because of direct patient interaction, California State medical licensure is required. Out of state and international applicants without licenses can usually be accommodated on an observational basis.

Program Goals

The goals of this program are 1) to increase general clinical competency in assessing and managing patients with HIV disease; and 2) to help advanced HIV clinicians remain up-to-date with current practice guidelines and standards of care.

Dates Offered

The USC mini-residency is offered weekly year-round, with the exceptions of some holiday weeks. Additional training opportunities, as listed below, are offered on an as-requested basis.

Schedule, Locations and Parking Instructions

	Monday: Note: this is the first Monday of the month only. Subsequent Mondays are unscheduled.
	8am-4pm:		Complete HIV Overview (Dr's Khalsa, Gates and Lemme) Norris Medical Library (NML on map) 2003 Zonal Avenue Basement Conference Room Tel: (AETC Office) or (Library) Parking: Biggy Street Parking Structure (P6 on map) - $6 for all day
	Tuesday:
	9am-noon:		Women's Primary Care Clinic (Dr. Khalsa) Health Research Association (HRA on map) 1640 Marengo Street 2nd Floor, Office 1, ask for Nurse Martha Tel: (clinic receptionist) Parking: Health Research Association Parking Lot (HRA on map) Free; no permit needed; Entrance on Marengo Street: Say you're a "visitor"
	1pm-5pm:		Primary Care Clinic (Dr. Khalsa) LAC+USC Rand Schrader HIV/AIDS Clinic (5P21 on map) 1300 North Mission Road 2nd Floor, Rm. 228, ask for Nurse Howard Tel: (clinic receptionist) Parking: Biggy Street Parking Structure (P6 on map) - $6 all day or in lot behind 5P21 with no charge (if there's available space)
	6pm-8:30pm:		OPTIONAL: Primary Care Clinic (Dr. Katsufrakis) 5P21 (as per Tuesday afternoon) 2nd Floor, ask for Nurse Howard
	Wednesday:
	9am-noon:		Fungal Clinic (Dr. Leal) 5P21 (as per Tuesday afternoon) 2nd Floor, ask for Nurse Debbie
	1:30pm-5pm:		Standardized Patient Exercise on Medication Adherence (Dr. Gates) Keith Administration Building (KAM on map) 1975 Zonal Avenue Basement room B45 Tel: (AETC office) Parking: Biggy Street Parking Structure (P6 on map) - $6 for all day
	Thursday:
	8:30am-5:30pm:		Primary Care Clinic (Dr. Carmichael) AIDS Healthcare Foundation
	Friday:
	8am-9am:		OPTIONAL: Los Angeles Intercity HIV Rounds (AIDS Healthcare Faculty) Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Academy Conference Room, Mezzanine Floor 7000 Hollywood Boulevard (Hollywood 101 Fwy, exit Hollywood Blvd West) Tel: Parking: Validated valet parking
	9am-noon:		Primary Care Clinic (Dr. Khalsa) 5P21 (as per Tuesday afternoon) 2nd Floor, ask for Nurse Howard
	Noon-1pm:		Infectious Disease Grand Rounds Conference (ID Faculty) County General Hospital (GNH on map) Room 6441 (lunch provided, walk from 5P21)
	1pm-5pm:		Primary Care Clinic (Dr. Khalsa) 5P21 (as per Tuesday afternoon) 2nd Floor, ask for Nurse Howard

Additional Training Opportunities

• Focused Experiences:
  Opportunities are available for additional training in both specialty-focussed clinics and community HIV clinics. The specialty-focused clinics include pulmonary disease, neurology, hematology-oncology, dermatology, obstetrics and gynecology, metabolic disorders, and research, all based at the LAC-USC HIV clinic 5P21. The community clinic opportunities are primary care experiences based at various outlying HIV clinics, such as the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Pediatric and adolescent HIV medicine training is available both at the LAC-USC Maternal Child HIV Clinic, as well as through Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA). All focussed experiences are arranged on an individual, as-requested basis.

• Extended Training Schedules:
  Two to four week extended training programs are available for clinicians planning to provide on-going HIV clinical care. Focussed experiences are integrated into this program, along with the core schedule.

• Flexible Training Schedules:
  The core rotation may also be completed through an intermittent schedule, such as one day per week. This is arranged on a case-by-case basis.

Training Sites

Training occurs primarily at the Los-Angeles County-USC Medical Center outpatient HIV-AIDS Rand Schrader Clinic 5P21 on the USC Health Sciences Campus northeast of downtown Los Angeles. For specific locations, and driving and parking directions please click here.

Faculty

• Ann M. Khalsa, M.D.
  Director of Clinical Training and Chief Clinical Trainer, PAETC & 5P21

• Kathleen Jacobson, M.D.
  Clinical Trainer, PAETC

• Peter J. Katsufrakis, M.D.
  Principal Investigator, PAETC Southern California Division

• Sue A. Lemme
  Co-Director, PAETC-USC

• Jerry D. Gates, Ph.D.
  Director, PAETC-USC

• Lesley Carmichael, D.O.
  Clinical Trainer, AIDS Healthcare Foundation

• Mary Ann Leal, M.D.
  Clinical Trainer, 5P21

Registration

• For additional information and registration materials please contact our administrative offices

• For on-line registration, please refer back to this site in the future when this feature becomes available.

Costs

• Training and educational materials are supported through a Federal grant, and thus there is no cost to U.S. trainees. International trainees are not supported by the Federal grant, and should contact the administrative offices regarding cost.

• Housing and incidental costs are not covered by the grant, and thus are the responsibility of the trainee. Assistance can be provided in making housing and transportation arrangements.

For information, contact us:

PAETC-USC
1420 San Pablo Street, B-201
Los Angeles, California
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