Samantha Hill, M.D., MPH, Adolescent Medicine, was awarded grant funding from the UAB Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Developmental Core: CFAR Ending HIV in Alabama Scientific Working Group for her pilot study “Evaluating Parental Support as a Strategy to Increase PrEP Adherence among Adolescents and Young Adults.” Dr. Hill's project seeks to understand the perspectives of adolescents and young adults regarding the use of parents and caregivers to assist with adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This project is a follow up to her Dixon Fellowship research project that sought to understand parent and caregiver perspectives about adolescents and young adults using PrEP.

Congratulations Dr. Hill!