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AIDS education programme in Colombian medical schools: training the teachers.

An HIV/AIDS Training Project for medical school teachers throughout Colombia was implemented in 1985. Over an 8-month period 115 medical faculty members participated in 5-day workshops that aimed to increase understanding of AIDS-related issues. Workshop facilitators used 5 training modules to implement the information education and communication (IEC) skills program. The modules addressed sex education; ethical issues and human rights; clinical and epidemiological aspects; IEC techniques social marketing and counseling; and implementation of preventive educational projects. Some education/training technics were group exercises addressing personal feelings and attitudes and case studies of human rights violations. Pre- and post-workshop surveys were conducted. The pre-workshop survey revealed that medical teachers held stereotypes that lead to various forms of discrimination and that are barriers to effective management of HIV/AIDS-related issues. The post-workshop survey found that the medical teachers had an increase in knowledge and improved attitudes towards HIV/AIDS patients. The proportion of correct answers had increased considerably between the 2 surveys (14% vs. 68%; p < 0.001). Further more participants achieved a passing score in the post-workshop survey than in the pre-workshop survey (97% vs. 60%). The improved knowledge of and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS-related issues should improve physicians behavior and attitudes towards AIDS patients. More focus is needed to promote open attitudes towards different sexual preferences and to clarify legal and ethical issues.