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Building an effective partnership for innovative nursing education and research to advance public health India has a severe shortage of nurses and nursing faculty, especially those with knowledge and skills in HIV prevention, treatment and care. To address this need Bel-Air College of Nursing (Bel-Air) and the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing (UIC) collaborated to develop India’s first nursing master's program specializing in HIV/AIDS, now approved by the Indian Nursing Council and scheduled to begin in 2014. The project will expand on an existing 10-year collaboration between UIC and Bel-Air by developing, implementing and evaluating a collaborative education project to support this new masters (MSc) program. Primary objectives are to: 1) incorporate innovative teaching/learning strategies and evidence-based practices into the MSc curriculum; and 2) initiate and sustain collaborative mentored research and career development of Bel-Air/UIC faculty and graduate students. Project participants include more than 20 faculty and staff from UIC and Bel-Air. The project addresses the urgent need for qualified health professionals to serve the growing number of persons living with HIV and aims to mitigate stigma that serves as a major barrier to HIV prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment.
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