UAB students may apply for 1917 Clinic Internships as part of their necessary program of study.
• Prevention Education Internship - Sexual health education and testing.
Interns help to coordinate and oversee the SHAPE (Sexual Health Awareness through Peer Education) Project working with college students and people living with HIV who serve as educators. Interns are trained to provide OraQuick HIV Testing and provide testing and counseling in the clinic and assist with data entry and current research projects.
Contact: Kelly Ross-Davis, 205-934-9253, krd@uab.edu
• Project CONNECT Internship - Linking new HIV positive individuals to care at 1917 clinic.
Interns with Project CONNECT have the opportunity to be involved in a cutting-edge program for helping HIV patients have quick access to care.
Participants in the program observe new patient orientations, prepare the medical notes from initial interviews, learn how to track patients to make sure they continue in care, document lab results, and enter data for basic research projects.
In addition, interns are trained to do HIV testing for persons who want to know their HIV status and how to educate community members to prevent the spread of HIV disease.
