Thursday, February 7, 2013

Iran : Clinical HIV Fellowship at IRCHA, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Tehran University of Medical Sciences offers Clinical HIV Fellowship in the field of Medical Sciences at Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA) in Iran. Fellows should be practicing HIV Medicine and educating other medical professionals in the diagnosis, prevention and management of HIV positive persons. Fellows must have a board certification or eligibility in Internal Medicine and infectious diseases specialist. TUMS international students will be given the opportunity to use their international dormitories located close to campus in Tehran. Applications are to be submitted online.
Study Subject(s): The fellowship is provided in Clinical HIV medicine.
Course Level
: This fellowship is for pursuing Postgraduate training fellowship level.
Scholarship Provider
: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Scholarship can be taken at
: Iran
Eligibility: -Interest in practicing HIV Medicine,
-Interest in educating other medical professionals in the diagnosis, prevention and management of HIV positive persons,
-Board certification or eligibility in Internal Medicine and infectious diseases specialist.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: The International students can apply for this fellowship.
Scholarship Description: Clinical HIV/AIDS fellowship program in Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA) is a comprehensive training program in HIV medicine. Every year, this 12-month, post-graduate fellowship trains two physicians in the knowledge and skills necessary to provide expert HIV care according to national HIV guidelines and practice standards. At the completion of a 12-month intensive training program in HIV medicine, the fellow should be able to:
-Demonstrate competency in providing comprehensive HIV primary care to patients in all clinical disease stages,
-Coordinate care when specialty consultation is necessary
-Develop skills to effectively teach other medical professionals about HIV disease management,
-Demonstrate research competency in HIV field,
-Longitudinal Experience The fellow will have the opportunity to manage patients in all stages of HIV infection, working at the main clinic of HIV in Imam Khomeini Hospital, the maternal child, adult and adolescent center of infectious disease and virology, as well as other selected sites,
-Clinical Rotation Outpatient clinic Inpatient clinic Pharmacological clinic.
Number of awards offered: Postgraduate fellowship trains two physicians in the knowledge and skills necessary to provide expert HIV care according to national HIV guidelines and practice standards.
Duration of award(s): It is a 12-month intensive training program in HIV medicine.
What does it cover? Not known
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: Register and complete TUMS online application form.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Applications are accepted: Jan 1- March 1.