Future Needs for the HIV Workforce in the U.S.

Data confirm that growth in HIV care providers will not keep pace with expected needs.

Concern about a declining HIV workforce has been raised; however, rigorous data have been unavailable. Now, investigators at the CDC have used a large HIV care surveillance system to perform a national probability sample of U.S. HIV care providers.

Among 2023 eligible physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners (NPs) surveyed, 1234 responded. Of these, 58.5% are aged ≥50 or over; 24% are aged 40 to 49, and only 17.5% are younger than 40. Only 21% are black or Hispanic, despite the disproportionate number of HIV cases in these populations. Most providers are physicians trained in infectious disease (ID), followed by internal medicine and family medicine physicians, and NPs. Only 37% of providers are satisfied or very satisfied w…

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Wendy S. Armstrong, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardNIH Therapeutics and Prevention Data Safety Monitoring Board

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases Subspecialty Board (member), Infectious Diseases Society of America (Vice President)

Wendy S. Armstrong, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardNIH Therapeutics and Prevention Data Safety Monitoring Board

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases Subspecialty Board (member), Infectious Diseases Society of America (Vice President)

Future Needs for the HIV Workforce in the U.S.

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