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Reflections After 9 Years of Working With Patients With Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeWhat I Have Learned
Kay A. Bauman, MD, MPH
Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(1):55-58.
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MUCH OF my professional life has been associated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, both as a medical educator and as a provider of health care to persons infected with HIV. This report describes my experiences and what I have learned and sorts out some challenges for dealing with this epidemic. I have selected five areas about which I would like to comment: privilege, the primary care model, the next waves, fear and discrimination, and death and loss.
PRIVILEGE
I want to begin with a story of Rick. Rick had chosen to make his journey through the disease of AIDS in his own way and in his own home. He kept his relationship with the medical community at a minimum but did allow care by a nurse practitioner at the end of his life. Rick was a member of my church so I knew about
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Author Affiliations
Wahiawa, Hawaii
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