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Changes affecting both healthcare professionals and pharmaceutical companies have impacted the way medical education is constructed and consumed. In the rapidly transforming disease area of HIV, a physician-led programme, HIV and the Body, has created a model for independent medical education that, on a global scale, successfully engages healthcare professionals and patient educators.

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HIV medical education HIV and the Body Weber Shandwick Gilead Sciences faculty

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HIV and the Body : A Model of Independent Medical Education

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