The HIV Center for Women and Children at SUNY Downstate Medical Center has two postdoctoral fellowship programs. Applicants must have completed doctoral training in behavioral psychology, health economics, or epidemiology and have completed their Ph.D. by the beginning of the fellowship period. Applicants with a background in substance abuse will be particularly competitive. Applicants must be NYS licensed MDs who have completed training in internal medicine, family practice or pediatrics. Experienced nurse practitioners and physicians' assistants are also encouraged to apply.
Fellows receive two years of stipend support, including travel for conferences.
Minority Issues in HIV Care Funding for this program is provided by the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute. This program is funded by the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health. Training takes place on both sides of the Atlantic with conferences in HIV disease held in these countries for health care practitioners, nurses, and social workers by experts from both the U.S. and Europe. Health care fellowships in the U.S. have been developed to provide broad based exposure to clinical and psychosocial issues. Fellows have also been brought to the U.S. for clinical training at SUNY Downstate.