OpportunityTitle: AETC Education for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible nurse practitioner training program applicants are collegiate schools of nursing centers, academic health centers, State or local governments, and other public or private nonprofit entities accredited by a national nurse education accrediting age
Description: T h i s   f u n d i n g   o p p o r t u n i t y   a n n o u n c e m e n t   ( F O A )   s o l i c i t s   a p p l i c a t i o n s   f o r   t h e   A I D S   E d u c a t i o n   a n d   T r a i n i n g   C e n t e r s   ( A E T C )   E d u c a t i o n   f o r   N u r s e   P r a c t i t i o n e r s   ( N P )   a n d   P h y s i c i a n   A s s i s t a n t s   ( P A )   p r o g r a m .   &#65533; T h e   i n t e n t i o n   o f   t h i s   f u n d i n g   o p p o r t u n i t y   i s   t o   e s t a b l i s h   n u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r   a n d   p h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t   H I V / A I D S   p r i m a r y   c a r e   e d u c a t i o n   p r o g r a m s   d e s i g n e d   t o   t r a i n   n u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r s   a n d   p h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t s   i n   H I V / A I D S   c a r e   a n d   t r e a t m e n t .   &#65533; S e v e r a l   i m p o r t a n t   c h a n g e s   i n   t h e   U . S .   p o p u l a t i o n   w i l l   b o t h   i n c r e a s e   f u t u r e   d e m a n d   f o r   h e a l t h   c a r e   a n d   a f f e c t   t h e   a d e q u a c y   o f   t h e   f u t u r e   h e a l t h   c a r e   w o r k f o r c e   t o   m e e t   t h a t   d e m a n d . &#65533;   T h e s e   d e m o g r a p h i c   c h a n g e s   i n c l u d e : &#65533;   ( 1 )   g r o w t h   i n   t h e   g e n e r a l   p o p u l a t i o n ,   ( 2 )   i n c r e a s e s   i n   t h e   r a c i a l / e t h n i c   d i v e r s i t y   o f   t h e   p o p u l a t i o n ,   ( 3 )   c h a n g e s   i n   t h e   a g e   d i s t r i b u t i o n   o f   t h e   p o p u l a t i o n   t h r o u g h   t h e   a g i n g   o f   t h e   &#65533; b a b y   b o o m e r &#65533;   g e n e r a t i o n ,   a n d   ( 4 )   c h a n g e s   i n   t h e   g e n d e r   d i s t r i b u t i o n   o f   h e a l t h   c a r e   p r o v i d e r s   ( D i l l   a n d   S a l s b u r g   2 0 0 8 ;   S a l s b e r g   a n d   G r o v e r   2 0 0 6 ;   S m a l a r z   e t   a l .   2 0 0 7 ;   C e n t e r   f o r   W o r k f o r c e   S t u d i e s   2 0 0 5 )   T h e   g r e a t e s t   g r o w t h   i n   d e m a n d   f o r &#65533;   n u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r s   a n d   p h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t s   h a s   b e e n   i n   p r i m a r y   c a r e . &#65533;         T h e   d e m a n d   f o r   n u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r s   a n d   p h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t s   i s   l i k e l y   t o   c o n t i n u e   t o   i n c r e a s e   a s   c l i n i c a l   t a s k s   a r e   s h i f t e d   f r o m   p h y s i c i a n s   t o   n u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r s   a n d   p h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t s . .   T h e   n u m b e r   o f   n u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r s   a n d   p h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t s   i s   l i k e l y   t o   g r o w   i n   f u t u r e   y e a r s   ( M a t h e m a t i c a   P o l i c y   R e s e a r c h ,   2 0 0 9 ) &#65533;   I t   i s   c r i t i c a l l y   i m p o r t a n t   t h a t   n u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r   a n d   p h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t   s t u d e n t s   h a v e   t h e   m e a n s   a n d   o p p o r t u n i t y   t o   r e c e i v e   H I V / A I D S   t r a i n i n g   i n   o r d e r   t o   g r a d u a t e   r e a d y   t o   p r o v i d e   H I V / A I D S   p r i m a r y   c a r e . &#65533;   &#65533; T h e r e   a r e   s e v e r a l   s t u d i e s   w h i c h   s u g g e s t   t h a t   t h e   q u a l i t y   o f   H I V - r e l a t e d   p r i m a r y   c a r e   p r o v i d e d   b y   n u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r s   a n d   p h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t s   i s   s i m i l a r   t o   t h a t   p r o v i d e d   b y   p h y s i c i a n s .   O n e   s t u d y   ( W i l s o n   e t   a l .   2 0 0 5 )   s u g g e s t e d   t h a t ,   u n d e r   a p p r o p r i a t e   c o n d i t i o n s ,   n u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r s   a n d   p h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t s   w h o   f o c u s   o n   H I V   c a r e   a n d   h a v e   h i g h   H I V   c a s e l o a d s   c a n   f u n c t i o n   a s   l e a d   H I V   c l i n i c i a n s   a n d   p r o v i d e   c a r e   e q u a l   t o   o r   b e t t e r   t h a n   c a r e   p r o v i d e d   b y   p h y s i c i a n s .   N O T E : &#65533;   P h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t s   a l w a y s   w o r k   i n   c o n j u n c t i o n   w i t h   a n d   a r e   s u p e r v i s e d   b y   a   p h y s i c i a n . &#65533;   &#65533; C o m b i n e d   w i t h   t h e   s a l a r y   d i f f e r e n t i a l   a n d   s h o r t e r   p e r i o d   o f   e d u c a t i o n   a n d   t r a i n i n g   f o r &#65533;   c l i n i c i a n s   s u c h   a s   n u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r s   a n d   p h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t s ,   i n c r e a s i n g   t h e i r   r o l e   i n   t h e   d e l i v e r y   o f   h e a l t h   c a r e   s e r v i c e s   h a s   t h e   p o t e n t i a l   t o   r e d u c e   b o t h   p h y s i c i a n   w o r k l o a d s   a n d   c o s t s   w i t h o u t   s a c r i f i c i n g   o u t c o m e s .   N u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r s   a n d   p h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t s   w i l l   b e   n e e d e d   t o   f i l l   g a p s   i n   g e o g r a p h i c   a r e a s   t h a t   e x p e r i e n c e   d i f f i c u l t y   r e c r u i t i n g   a n d   r e t a i n i n g   p h y s i c i a n s ,   s u c h   a s   r u r a l   a r e a s   a n d   i n n e r - c i t y   c l i n i c s   s e r v i n g   p r e d o m i n a n t l y   u n d e r i n s u r e d   a n d   u n i n s u r e d   p a t i e n t   p o p u l a t i o n s .         A d d i t i o n a l l y ,   h e a l t h   c a r e   w o r k f o r c e   a n a l y s e s   p r o j e c t   i n a d e q u a t e   n u m b e r s   o f   p r i m a r y   c a r e   p r o v i d e r s   t o   s a t i s f y   t h e   n a t i o n &#65533; s   n e e d   f o r   s e r v i c e s .   B e t w e e n   2 0 0 6   a n d   2 0 2 5 ,   t h e   d e m a n d   f o r   p h y s i c i a n s   i s   p r o j e c t e d   t o   r i s e   b y   8 % ,   f r o m   2 2 8   t o   2 4 6   p h y s i c i a n s   p e r   1 0 0 , 0 0 0   p e o p l e ,   a n d   t h e   s u p p l y   i s   p r o j e c t e d   t o   d e c l i n e   b y   8 % ,   f r o m   2 2 8   t o   2 1 0   f u l l   t i m e   p h y s i c i a n   e q u i v a l e n t s   p e r   1 0 0 , 0 0 0   p e o p l e   ( D a l l , S a l s b e r g .   &#65533; T h e   C o m p l e x i t i e s   o f   P h y s i c a n   S u p p l y   a n d   D e m a n d . &#65533;   A s s o c i a t i o n   o f   A m e r i c a n   M e d i c a l   C o l l e g e s : &#65533;   C e n t e r   f o r   W o r k f o r c e   S t u d i e s .   N o v e m b e r   2 0 0 8 ;   2 5 - 2 6 ) .       T h e   p u r p o s e   o f   t h i s   F O A ,   w h i c h   t i e s   d i r e c t l y   t o   t h e   s h o r t a g e   o f   p r i m a r y   h e a l t h   c a r e   p r o v i d e r s   i n   H I V / A I D S   c a r e   i n   t h e   U . S . ,   i s   t o   f u n d   a c c r e d i t e d   s c h o o l s / p r o g r a m s   t o   t r a i n   &#65533; f a c u l t y   &#65533; t h a t   t e a c h   H I V / A I D S   a n d   p r i m a r y   c a r e   s e r v i c e s   f o r   p a t i e n t s   w i t h   H I V / A I D S   t o   n u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r   a n d   p h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t   s t u d e n t s .   &#65533; &#65533; S e c t i o n   2 6 9 2   ( 4 2   U . S . C .   &#65533; 3 0 0 f f - 1 1 1 ,   1 - B )   o f   t h e   P u b l i c   H e a l t h   S e r v i c e   A c t   g i v e s   t h e   a u t h o r i t y   f o r   t h i s   f u n d i n g   o p p o r t u n i t y . &#65533;   T h e   f u n d s   w i l l   s u p p o r t   d e v e l o p m e n t a l   w o r k   t o w a r d   e x p a n d i n g   e x i s t i n g   a c c r e d i t e d   p r i m a r y   c a r e   n u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r   a n d   p h y s i c i a n   a s s i s t a n t   p r o g r a m s   t o   i n c l u d e   H I V   c o u r s e s   i n   t h e   c u r r i c u l u m . &#65533;   N u r s e   p r a c t i t i o n e r   s t u d
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