Re: Qualified HIV physicians

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Dear All

If I am not mistaken there is a diploma course for

Tuberculosis and Chest diseases in India. I remeber

hearing this when I was attempting to get thru the PG

entrance exams as recently as 1995.

Since TB and HIV coexist and have many similarities

both clinical and behavioral its worth considering to

integrate HIV into the above course. May be, call it

" Diploma in Epidemic Infectious diseases " ?.

But, in the long run, the most efficient thing is to

include HIV into the medical cirriculum. There should

be enough questions on HIV so that students and Post

Graduates will be encouraged to read about the

disease.

In the immediate future Continuing medical education

sessions and training workshops will help. We could

have doctors in India with HIV experience conduct

these sessions. If the number in India is less there

are many Non resident Indian Docotrs (especially in

USA) who have been treating HIV and are experienced.

They may be able to make time for these training

sessions.

Presently, I am specializing in HIV and I am willing

to contribute in this endevaour.

Vijayabhaskar Reddy Kandula MD MPH

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