Georgia AIDS Education and Training Center (GA AETC)

Serving the Educational Needs of HIV/AIDS Healthcare Providers in Georgia 

Mission

The Georgia AIDS Education and Training Center (GA AETC) provides custom-designed training and technical assistance to support, motivate, and educate healthcare clinicians, enabling them to provide quality HIV care.

We inspire providers to:

  • Improve the HIV Care Continuum
  • Increase patient retention in care
  • Produce positive patient outcomes
  • Promote networking and capacity

Program Team

Mesfin Fransua, M.D.
Co-Principal Investigator

Harold G. Stringer, Jr., M.D.
Co-Investigator

Sean J. McIntosh, M.P.H.
Program Manager

Target Audience

The AETC’s goal is to build the capacity of clinicians throughout their careers to care for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Skill-building opportunities are available for pre-novice, novice and experienced providers. By increasing the HIV clinical competency of providers, outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum will improve with a greater number of patients diagnosed, engaged in care, on antiretroviral medications and virally suppressed.

  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Advanced Practice Nurses
  • Medical Assistants
  • Physician Assistants
  • Pharmacists
  • Oral Health Professionals
  • Nutritionists
  • Mental Health Counselors
  • Ryan White Funded Providers
  • Social Service Providers and Case Managers
  • Medical Students

Services Offered

  • Preceptorships and Clinical Observation with HIV Specialists
  • Clinical Skill-Building Workshops
  • Individual and Group Case Discussions
  • Clinical Consultations
  • Journal Clubs
  • Webinars and Video Conferences
  • Small Group Interactive Sessions
  • Customized Programs

Training Request

Please fill out the training request form to request capacity building and technical assistance support from Georgia AIDS Education & Training Center. A representative from GA AETC will contact you ASAP to discuss availability and details regarding your request.

Contact Information

Tel: (404) 756-1395
Fax: (404) 756-1328
Email: smcIntosh@msm.edu

Mailing Address

Georgia AIDS Education & Training Center
Attn: Sean J. McIntosh
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
720 Westview Drive
Atlanta, GA 30310