The National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (PTCs) is a CDC-funded group of regional centers created in partnership with health departments and universities. The PTCs are dedicated to increasing the knowledge and skills of health professionals in the areas of sexual and reproductive health. The National Network provides health professionals with a spectrum of state-of-the-art educational opportunities, including experiential learning with an emphasis on prevention.

Within the National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers, 10 centers provide STD clinical training, four centers provide behavioral and social intervention training and four centers provide partner services and program support training. The Alabama / North Carolina STD/HIV Prevention and Training Center (PTC) is a regional collaboration between a group of nationally respected experts in STD training and research. The center is comprised of faculty and staff from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), the University of North Carolina (UNC), the Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH) and the North Carolina Department of Health (NCDOH). Utilizing faculty from each collaborating institution we propose to provide regional STD/HIV prevention training for the Southern Region of the United States at two state of the art STD Clinics strategically located between university and health department facilities. Additionally, faculty and staff will travel to other locations for further educational activities within the region to improve STD/HIV care. The AL-NC PTC will partner with the Southeast AIDS Training and Education Center (SEATEC), the Delta Region AIDS Training and Education Center, the Texas/Oklahoma AIDS Education and Training Center, state and local health departments in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, North and South Carolina, Region IV and VI Infertility Prevention Programs and local community health organizations.