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The Yale Primary Care HIV training track (HIVTT) has a separate NRMP code from the Yale Primary Care (YPC) and Traditional Internal Medicine Programs. To apply, you can click HIV track on your ERAS application and then use the following code on your NRMP match list:

NRMP Match Code for HIV Training track 1089140M1

Certainly! If you are interested in both tracks, please do so! After all you will be part of the same program. However, if you want to gain extra training in HIV and LBGTQ, The HIV Training Track will provide you with this additional expertise.

This track offers a uniquely robust and immersive experience into the primary care of an HIV patient. Because your continuity clinic, some clinical rotations, and advisor would be through the HIVTT (outlined below in FAQ#6), we feel it is important to have a separate match. In addition, If you want to guarantee that you will be enrolled in an HIV Training program, you will have the opportunity to choose upfront to match in this Yale HIV Track.

There are 2 residents per year in the HIV training track each year with a total cohort of 6. Though the HIV training track has a separate match code and continuity clinics, they are considered part of the overall Yale Primary Care Resident community of 18 residents per year and a compliment of total 54 residents. In this way, the program has both the personalization of a small program with the community of a medium/large program.

Yale primary care residents rotate on a 6+2 schedule. This, however does not mean 6 weeks inpatient, 2 weeks outpatient. All YPC residents including the HIVTT have approximately 6 months inpatient and 6 month outpatient each year.

During their +2 (ambulatory) blocks, residents in the HIVTT will either be entirely at Nathan Smith Clinic (3 blocks per year) to focus on HIV primary care, PreP and LGBTQ training, or at the New Haven Primary Care Consortium (NHPCC) (3 blocks per year), though interns will always have a half day of "intern curriculum" on every block.

During NHPCC blocks, residents will have at least 2 half days at Nathan Smith Clinic. The distribution of other subspecialty clinics varies from block to block (and is different for residents vs. interns). Interns will rotate through addiction, psychiatry neurology, women's clinic, dermatology, diabetes, and urgent care clinics. Residents will rotate through rheumatology, hypertension, diabetes, addiction, dermatology, urgent care, and preop clinics. The distribution of subspecialty clinics is somewhat tailored to each resident.

• Template Schedule
• Immersion Block Schedule

The major difference between the programs is their continuity clinic site. Both programs expose residents to the wide range of general Internal Medicine pathology, though the HIVTT has the added experience of HIV management and prevention. In reality, the programs are more similar than different. All YPC residents (including the HIVTT) rotate through all program-affiliated medical centers for inpatient rotations (Yale-New Haven York Street Campus, Yale-New Haven St. Raphael's Campus, West Haven VA).

HIV Training Track/Nathan Smith Continuity Clinics:

• The HIVTT residents have their panel of continuity patients at the Nathan Smith Yale HIV ambulatory Clinic, which is located across the street from the Yale-New Haven York Street Campus. Though Residents do not only treat HIV, however. They provide comprehensive primary care to people living with HIV, provide PrEP, STI and LGBTQ care. Nathan Smith has an array of comprehensive services, such as 2 full-time social workers, wrap-around behavioral health services and psychiatry. Residents have Nathan Smith "immersion blocks" in which though their continuity patients panel is at Nathan Smith, HIVTT residents will also rotate at the New Haven Primary Care Consortium (described below) with their YPC co-residents in diabetes, addiction medicine, urgent care, and internal medicine subspecialty clinics (rheumatology, dermatology, etc.).
• During the immersion Block, HIVTT resident work on extra-curricular activities, such as community engagement projects, educational program to the community, research, and QI projects.
• Additionally, HIVTT residents rotate on the Inpatient Donaldson service each year and have a faculty advisor through the HIVTT Faculty.

Yale Primary Care/New Haven Primary Care Consortium (NHPCC) Continuity Clinics:

• o YPC residents will have their panel of continuity patients at the NHPCC and an advisor in the YPC core faculty. The NHPCC is a newly formed consortium between the three organizations who care for the vast majority of the medically underserved population of New Haven: Yale Primary Care and two FQHC’s: the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center and Fair Haven Community Health Center. It is opening in fall of 2020 at a newly renovated facility at 150 Sargent Drive, separate from the hospital in the Long Warf area of New Haven.

The Donaldson Service is in inpatient service at the Yale-New Haven York Street Campus. Patients have an array of internal medicine and infectious disease presentations, though many have underlying HIV. HIVTT residents rotate on this service at least one two-week block per year and work closely with Infectious Disease specialist thus gaining more experience in this field

In addition to being eligible for the American Board of Internal Medicine Certification Exam, HIVTT residents will be eligible for the American Academy of HIV Medicine Certification Exam. The end of residency medical diploma will include Training in HIV Primary Care

Yes! This is optional, but encouraged! HIVTT residents can and typically do participate in one of the offered pathways at YPC: Clinician Educator, Investigator, Global Health and Equity, Quality Improvement and Physician Leadership pathway, or in development Diversity and Inclusion Pathway.

https://medicine.yale.edu/intmed/residency/pathways/

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All YPC and HIVTT residents have 2 two week elective blocks and 2 two week vacation blocks annually.

In short, no. All students in the YPC program, whether HIVTT or not, will have a great deal of exposure to the breadth of internal medicine disease presentations. Most of the rotations are the same, though we view the HIVTT as a “bonus” because you are also given a firm foundation in antiretroviral and opportunistic infection management.

Our alumni also have a wide range of post-residency career paths. Though many alumni enter primary care (with and without an HIV focus), we have had recent alumni enter infectious disease and even critical care fellowships. The options are limitless and most of the time, graduates of the HIVTT get their top choice in their career path weather fellowship or job offerings.

If you have additional questions, feel free to email the program director Dr. Lydia Aoun Barakat at Lydia.barakat@yale.edu or program coordinator Amber Lenihan at amber.lenihan@yale.edu.

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Favorite Restaurant

• Want to dine on the waterfront? Shell and Bones has a beautiful deck on the ocean. Try their steak skewers! The oysters are also an absolute treat.
• Want French Cuisine? Visit one of the historical restaurant in New Haven Union league Café or Roia
• If you want fine spanish cuisine at Olea
• Wow about some Tapas? Visit Barcelona or Pacifico
• America dining? Zinc or Harvest
• Don’t forget Italian! How about Tarry Lodge, Consiglio, or Tre Scalini to name few!
• Asian? There is an amazing variety of Asian such as Thai, Chinese, Indian, Middle Eastern restaurants and takeout that it is almost impossible to name a favorite!

Favorite Bar

• Geronimo
• Bar
• Ordinary
• 116 Crown

Favorite Pizza:

• Frank Pepe
• Bar
• Sally’s
• Zeneli
• Don’t forget Stony Creek Pizza on the beach while watching the sunset: https://stonycreekmarket.business.site/

Favorite Hike

There are numerous gorgeous state parks for hikes with family to enjoy the 4 seasons specially the Fall foliage around New Haven but our favorites are