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GHTM Mentors:

The GHTM Mentors work with the Fellows

during their ward/department postings,

accompany them in bedside rounds and

discuss new and difficult cases. They provide

immediate feedback, model patient care and

procedural skills. They also evaluate the

Fellows at the end of the rotation and give

feedback.

I- TECH Clinical Trainers:

I-TECH Clinical trainers conduct bedside

sessions with the fellows during the initial

months of the Fellowship and thereafter,

provide regular technical assistance to them. In

doing so, they provide onsite mentoring on

important aspects of clinical care includingwriting Subjective, Objective, Assessment and

Planning (SOAP) notes, working up a new

patient, managing difficult cases, establishing

appropriate follow up of patients, etc.

Chief Fellow:

A Chief Fellow is chosen from the previous

year's graduating Fellows and he/she is

instrumental in ensuring an institutional

memory among the Fellows from year to year.

He/she is a peer mentor to Fellows in their daily

work: including patient care, writing case

studies, preparing for the Clinical Symposium,

afternoon sessions, and debriefing sessions.

The Chief Fellow also sits on the I-TECH

Fellowship Committees, participates as an

I-TECH Faculty and also as a Ward Mentor.

The daily didactic sessions are conducted by more than 60 different Indian and International experts

in the field of HIV from institutions including:

Fellowship Faculty

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit ofcolored ribbon;As a Doctor I had enough courage to wear the"Red Ribbon". Dr.Valan. A.S, Fellow, Year 4

20000 PLHAs registered. 10000 on ART.Exclusive wards for HIV and ART If youcan't learn here, you wont be learninganywhere...! Dr. Laxman Bharathi, Fellow, Year 3

nGHTM

nTamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society(TANSACS)

nTamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University

nGovt. Stanley Medical College, Chennai

nCenters for Disease Control (CDC)

nI-TECH

nTuberculosis Research Centre (TRC)

nY.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Researchand Eductaion (YRG Care)

nSri Ramachandra Medical College,Chennai

nInstitute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

nChristian Medical College, Vellore

nAIDS Prevention and Control Project(APAC)

nTamilnadu AIDS Initiative (TAI)

nSAATHII (Solidarity and Action Againstthe HIV Infection in India)

nINP+ (Indian Network of People Livingwith HIV/AIDS)

nNational Institute of Epidemiology (NIE)

nSankara Nethralaya

nUNICEF

"An excellent launchpad to enter the field ofHIV/AIDS in our country or abroad with theconfidence of being superiorly trained,equipped, sensitized and professionallygroomed" . Dr. Casper, Fellow, Year 4

Fellows with visiting dignitaries

Application to be sent to:

The Superintendent

Government Hospital of Thoracic MedicineTambaram Sanatorium, Chennai - 600 047

Website: http://education.vsnl.com/thoracicwww.tansacsmis.org

E-mail:sunitha@itech-india.org

I-TECH organises a Career and Placement Fair annually, to bring the graduating Fellows in contact

with Potential Employers. Organisations and Government bodies working in HIV treatment, care

and support attend the fair and recruit graduating Fellows.

nNo. of graduated Fellows (3 Batches): 42

n62% of the graduated Fellows are now in HIV Clinical & Management Leadership positions

nOur graduated Fellows are currently working with GHTM, NACO, WHO, TANSACS, I-TECH,

APAIDSCON, Bel-Air Hospital, SAATHII, RDT, CHAI, CARE, and Tamil Nadu Government

Service, among others

nCompletion of MBBS recognized by MCI. Postgraduate degree / diploma in any medical

discipline preferred

nGovernment or private candidates of Indian nationality

nFluency in English is preferred

nA commitment to a career in HIV medical care and / or programme management in India

nUpto 40 Years (Relaxable upto 5 Years for deserving candidates)

All private candidates enrolled on the Programme as Fellows are entitled to a remuneration of Rs.

18,000 per month (subject to revision). The Tamil Nadu Government candidates draw their salary

from concerned institutions as per Government norms.

nCompleted applications are due by the

nShortlisted candidates will be called for an interview at GHTM

nOnline application form is available at http://education.vsnl.com/thoracic

www.tansacsmis.org

Pl acement services

Alumni Profile

Applications are invited for the Fellowship Programme

for the year : 2009 - 2010

Durati on of theProgramme: 12 months (Nov 09 - Nov 10)

Eligibility:

AgeLimit :

Remunerati on

Application details:

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About the Programme

Course Objectives

Institution Profile

The HIV Fellowship is an innovative one-year

clinical and leadership training programme

approved by the Government of Tamil Nadu

(G.O. 581), supported by Tamil Nadu State

AIDS Control Society and Directorate of

Medical Education. The programme, funded

by the United States Centres of Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC-GAP), is

implemented by the International Training

and Education Center on HIV (I-TECH), India

at the Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine (GHTM), Tambaram, Chennai.

The one-year hands-on training programme prepares physicians to be leaders in HIV care and

support, training and management in India.

I-TECH, a center in the University of Washington's Department of Global Health, works in13 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean in partnership with local ministries of

health,universities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), medical facilities, and otherorganizations tosupport the development of a skilled health work force and well-organizednational health deliverysystems. I-TECH's activities are primarily in the following technicalareas:

nHealth Systems Strengthening

nHealth Workforce Development

nOperations Research and Evaluation

nPrevention, Care and Treatment of

Infectious Diseases

In India, I-TECH partners with GHTM in

training health care workers who provide care, support and treatment for people with HIV.

Every year, the Fellowship Programme enrols up to 18 doctors from all over India, who are chosen

for their exceptional educational training andprofessional experience and for their clear

commitment to a leadership career in the field

of HIV. The main objectives of the Programme

are to:

nTrain future HIV clinical leaders in India

nEnhance patient care and treatment at

GHTM

The Fellowship programme is conducted at GHTM, Chennai which is one of Asia's largest

HIV/AIDS care centres with over 30,,000 HIV patients registered in 2008, over 10,000 of them

receiving ART. One of the first NACO (National AIDS Control Organisation) designated Centres of

Excellence (CoE), GHTM is a national HIV

Training Center, training over 120

Specialists and Medical Officers per year.

The hospital houses 5 HIV wards, 3 ART

wards, 1 Paediatric ward, 1 Intensive

R espiratory Care Unit and one

Palliative care ward, as well as a state-of-

the art laboratory, which screens over 125

samples for HIV daily. The ART Out

Patient Ward provides services to about

250 patients per day in a f acility featuring

over 12 exam rooms.

The Fellowship Programme is structured around a comprehensive curriculum that includes didactic

sessions and practicum experiences in inpatient wards and outpatient departments. The HIV

Fellowship curriculum consists of six core components:

nClinical Care & Treatment of HIV

nEpidemiology and Research Methodology

nPublic Health Systems

nPsychosocial and Behavioural Issues

nManagement and Leadership Skills

nTraining and Presentation Skills

The HIV Fellowship is a comprehensive programme with strong emphasis on adult learning

principles and participatory learning approaches used by I-TECH world-wide. The programme

facilitates learning through a variety of experiences such as:

1. Hands-on Patient Care:

Fellows enrolled on the programme get an opportunity to provide direct patient care six days a week.

Along with GHTM doctors, each Fellow manages about 40 inpatients and over 60 outpatients per

day in various departments. Rotational postings in the wards, outpatient departments, laboratory,

counselling centre, operation theatre, and intensive care unit expose the Fellows to a myriad of HIV

cases leading to an unparalleled learning experience. At the end of the 12 months, each Fellow will

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The amount of clinical material, available inthis hospital in terms of patients, is huge andvoluminous. I have seen and gainedexperience in treating OI's, Tuberculosis invarious forms, varied dermatologicmanifestations, and ART, which is reallyoverwhelming

Dr. Vi nod Kumar, Fellow, Year 2

An ordinary doctor turned into a world classresearcher within a year because of thefellowship programme. To feel the realexperience join the fellowship programme

Dr. Ganesh, Chief Fell ow(His recent research project has been accepted for OralPresentation in PEPFAR Implementers Conference inNamibia).

Inauguration of Fellow-led Symposium

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Year 3 Fellow making a Poster Presentation

My best wishes for successful completion of 4years of the Fellowship Programme and wishmany more would get benefited in the futureout of it

Dr. Vijaya Kumar IAS, Project Director, TANSACS .