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Ambulatory Care Network

Sexual Health

Duration: 10 weeks (Summer)

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The NewYork-Presbyterian Sexual Health Mobile Medical Unit, launched in May 2024, is a safe, inclusive space for people to receive high-quality sexual health services. Staffed by a team of NewYork-Presbyterian healthcare providers, the mobile unit includes an exam room and a consultation room, and offers routine laboratory testing, vaccinations, and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) medications that lower the risk of HIV infection. Patients can also be connected to social services, benefits enrollment, and local healthcare providers. Additional services include STI testing, family planning, hepatitis C screening, health education, and more.

Through this internship, the intern will gain experience in:

  • Community Health and Outreach
  • Sexual Health and HIV Prevention
  • Clinical Operations and Health Administration
  • Data Analytics and Program Evaluation
  • Quality Improvement and Performance Management
  • Public Health Research
  • Leadership and Cross-Functional Collaboration

Interns will do so by doing the following:

  • Community Outreach & Engagement
    • Support community outreach activities in priority neighborhoods and partner organization sites.
    • Assist with health education and sexual health awareness initiatives.
    • Engage community members respectfully and provide accurate information regarding available services.
    • Help distribute educational materials and connect individuals to health and social service resources.
    • Participate in relationship-building activities with community-based organizations (CBOs).
  • Sexual Health & Patient Services
    • Observe and support sexual health intake processes under staff supervision.
    • Assist with patient navigation and linkage-to-care activities as appropriate.
    • Help create a welcoming and affirming environment for all patients.
    • Learn the fundamentals of HIV prevention, STI prevention, PrEP, PEP, and status-neutral care.
    • Support patient education and resource dissemination activities.
  • Data, Quality Improvement & Program Evaluation
    • Assist with data entry, validation, and quality assurance activities.
    • Support monitoring of program performance indicators and service utilization trends.
    • Participate in quality improvement projects that support enhanced patient outcomes and operational efficiency.
    • Analyze outreach, testing, and linkage-to-care data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
    • Contribute to program evaluation activities and development of recommendations for program enhancement.

Since 2021, NewYork-Presbyterian supports New York City’s End the HIV Epidemic (ETE) initiative by offering compassionate and accessible sexual health care services to all New Yorkers in need. By focusing on individuals who are at risk for HIV, unaware of their HIV status, or living with HIV but have fallen out of care, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital aims to engage and connect people to care. One in six people living with HIV in NYC and surrounding communities visits an NYP facility during a calendar year.

To eliminate barriers to sexual health care, NewYork-Presbyterian delivers culturally competent, patient-centered services to everyone we engage within the community and our hospital system. HIV and STI rates in NYC remain disproportionately high among LGBTQIA+ individuals, people experiencing homelessness, and communities of color. The need to provide spaces where all people feel welcome to receive care continues to be of critical importance.