The purpose of the Northwest AETC is to increase providers¹ capacity to provide high quality HIV/AIDS care within the region¹s health care systems.

THE NW AETC offers a variety of educational opportunities for health care providers and organizations to meet their specific HIV/AIDS education needs through:

• didactic lectures and seminars
• interactive workshops
• case-based presentations
• clinical preceptorships
• email, phone, and on-site clinical consultations
• capacity-building
• web-based learning modules
• educational video series
• technical assistance regarding clinical systems of care

Our target audience includes doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dental professionals, clinical pharmacists, and other members of the health care team. We train providers from Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act funded agencies, federally funded community and migrant health centers, tribal health clinics, state and local health departments, corrections facilities and private practice settings serving persons with HIV and AIDS.

As the epidemic disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minorities in the region, the Northwest AETC offers Minority AIDS Initiative programming specifically targeting minority providers, providers serving HIV-infected persons of color, and minority-specific community based organizations.

The Northwest AETC is part of a network of regional AETCs that serve all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the 6 US Pacific Jurisdictions. Funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration, the national AETC network is the professional training arm of the HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act.