Howard University College of Nursing graduate studies subspecialty in HIV/AIDS: the first year.

Howard University traditionally has educated leaders to focus on underserved minorities in the inner city. The magnitude of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which disproportionately affects poor and disenfranchised minority groups in the United States, underscores the need for specially prepared nurse educators, administrators, and clinicians who will serve high-risk populations. In response to this need, a three-course subspecialty, which follows the paradigm of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention, was initiated within the existing master's program at Howard University College of Nursing. The subspecialty is open to all graduate students and, with faculty permission, qualified undergraduate students. Enrollment patterns indicate an unmet need for the subspecialty.