title: How prepared are our future doctors for HIV/AIDS?
abstract: 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.
authors: Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2/F School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
authors: S S
authors: SS
authors: Lee
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Lam
authors: K C K
authors: KC
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013337:Students, Medical