Impacts of longitudinal mentorship to strengthen the HIV workforce: Qualitative evidence of changes in clinicians ’ knowledge, attitudes, and practice

The Clinician Scholars Program at the Midwest AIDS Education and Training Center strengthens the workforce by increasing knowledge and skills related to HIV prevention and care. The 1-year individualized training program for minority-serving clinicians includes intensive mentoring and networking. Qualitative exit interviews (N = 50) conducted over 4 years demonstrate the effectiveness of the training, including changes at the individual and systems levels. Findings show that almost all graduates reported improvements in knowledge, two thirds reported changes in empathic capacity and cultural competence, and nearly three quarters reported changes in clinical practice.

Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - June 26, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Cornelia M.J. Wagner, Suzanne Carlberg-Racich, Nathan L. Linsk, Renslow Sherer, Salma A. Alabduljabbar, Memoona Hasnain, Ricardo Rivero Source Type: research