| Literature DB >> 34457900 |
Samuel R Bunting1, Sarah K Calabrese2, Sarah S Garber3, Timothy D Ritchie4, Tamzin J Batteson5.
Abstract
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is critical for ending the HIV epidemic, and a necessary part of health professions education. We present data from a US survey study (N = 2085) about educational experiences (coursework and extracurricular), in which medical, physician assistant, nursing, and pharmacy students received training about HIV risk factors and PrEP. We found a discrepancy between the percentage of courses covering HIV risk factors (84.7%) compared to PrEP (54.6%) for all students (P < .001), and specifically among final-year students (92.0% vs. 59.7%; P < .001). Pharmacology courses were the most common exposure to PrEP (46.0%), and 61.3% of students were introduced to PrEP through an extracurricular experience. Health professions education must present HIV risk factors in conjunction with PrEP. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-021-01265-3. © International Association of Medical Science Educators 2021.Entities:
Keywords: HIV; Health professions education; Medical students; Pre-exposure prophylaxis; Risk-factors
Year: 2021 PMID: 34457900 PMCID: PMC8368481 DOI: 10.1007/s40670-021-01265-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Sci Educ ISSN: 2156-8650