AEGiS-06IAC: Educating the educators: methods to promote HIV content in university health care programs.

6th International AIDS Conference


San Francisco, California, USA — June 20-23, 1990

Print this Article


Educating the educators: methods to promote HIV content in university health care programs.

Int Conf AIDS 1990 Jun 20-23; 6:343 (abstract no. Th.D.868)
Katz S, Freudenberg N, Lee J; Hunter College Center for Community Action to Prevent AIDS, NY, USA

OBJECTIVE: To assess the quantity and quality of HIV/AIDS material in professional health programs in a public urban university; to develop interventions to better prepare these students to meet the needs of people with HIV/AIDS.

METHODS: The School of Health Science, Nursing and Social Work of Hunter College of CUNY were targeted. Over 100 faculty were surveyed regarding current HIV/AIDS curriculum content and teaching resources. An inventory of HIV related field practicums was compiled and indepth interviews with faculty conducted. Several interventions were developed.

RESULTS: Little systemic inclusion of HIV content existed in the curricula of these schools. Faculty responded that a lack of time and resources prevented them from integrating HIV content; they indicated enthusiasm for faculty development programs and HIV teaching modules. These were provided and HIV teaching resources were set up through the library and media center. Students in an AIDS interdisciplinary undergraduate course were evaluated for changes in knowledge and attitudes.

CONCLUSION: Students in a high HIV density area need to learn about HIV/AIDS. Faculty in our study identified obstacles to meeting this need. We identified several strategies for overcoming these obstacles.

Keywords: AEGIS, Universities, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Teaching, Curriculum, Students, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, HIV Infections, Faculty, Health Education, Emotions, Education, Nursing, Graduate, Affect, Health Services, Attitude, Education, Nursing, Faculty, Nursing, Data Collection, Models, Educational, methods, education, nursing, ICA6

900620
ThD868

Copyright © 1990 - International AIDS Society (IAS). Reproduction of this abstract (other than one copy for personal reference) must be cleared through the IAS.