Open AccessThe National Network of Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinical Prevention Training Centers Turns 40—A Look Back, a Look Ahead
Author(s) -
Bradley P. Stoner,
Jami Fraze,
Cornelis A. Rietmeijer,
Janine Dyer,
Alice Gandelman,
Edward W. Hook,
Christine Johnston,
Natalie Neu,
Anne Rompalo,
Gail Bolan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001018
Subject(s) - medicine , workforce , sexually transmitted disease , training (meteorology) , epidemiology , family medicine , private sector , medical education , gerontology , economic growth , pathology , physics , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , meteorology , economics
Since 1979, the National Network of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Clinical Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) has provided state-of-the-art clinical and laboratory training for STD prevention across the United States. This article provides an overview of the history and activities of the NNPTC from its inception to present day, and emphasizes the important role the network continues to play in maintaining a high-quality STD clinical workforce. Over time, the NNPTC has responded to changing STD epidemiological patterns, technological advances, and increasing private-sector care-seeking for STDs. Its current structure of integrated regional and national training centers allows NNPTC members to provide dynamic, tailored responses to STD training needs across the country.