Dean Vincent Guilamo-Ramos was featured in the September 2021 issue of "Ob. Gyn. News" in the story "STI Care: Achieving a 'new sexual health paradigm' means expanding care" by Tara Haelle.

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A vital aspect of expanding access and care for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States is broadening responsibility for this care across the health care system and other community resources, according to an article published online in Clinical Infectious Diseases. (2021 Jul 6. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab609). This expansion and decentralization of care are central to adopting the “new sexual health paradigm” recommended by a National Academies report that was published in March.

“STIs represent a sizable, longstanding, and growing public health challenge,” write Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, dean at the Duke University School of Nursing and director of the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health (CLAFH) at Duke University, both in Durham, N.C., and his colleagues. Yet the limitations on the current STI workforce and limited federal funding and support for STI prevention and care mean it will take clinicians of all types from across the health care spectrum to meet the challenge, they explain.