How prepared are our future doctors for HIV/AIDS?
Lee, S.S.; Lam, A.; Lee, K.C.K.
Public Health 126(2): 165-167
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 1476-5616 PMID: 22119136 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.09.030Document Number: 561054
Three cohorts (n = 391) of final-year medical students in Hong Kong were evaluated on their preparedness to provide HIV care. Through a self-administered questionnaire, half (53%) were assessed to be better prepared and had a lower perceived risk of infection at work, though unwillingness to manage HIV patients was reported in a minority (4.6%). For a majority of medical students (72.8%), a specially-designed clinic attachment offered the only opportunity to come face-to-face with HIV patients for the first time. With continued improvement in treatment effectiveness, HIV/AIDS is evolving to become a new chronic disease in most societies. Curriculum development in HIV medicine remains a challenge in this HAART era.
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