Emory Atlanta Adolescent Consortium

Serving the largest pediatric and adolescent population affected by HIV/AIDS in the US/North America, the Grady Ponce Center (GPC) in Atlanta, GA has adopted a chronic illness model of healthcare to promote patients’ long-term health. Providing HIV and primary care for over 400 youth ages 13-24, with dedicated youth-focused medical, psychological, nutritional, and social work services.  The Ponce Family and Youth Clinic (PFYC) was established at Grady Memorial Hospital in 1986 and moved to its current location in 1993 to accommodate a growing population of children, adolescents and young adults affected by HIV/AIDS. Staffed by Emory University physicians and Grady nurses, and social workers, the clinic is one of the largest and most comprehensive outpatient HIV treatment facilities (medical home) in the US and is continually recognized for excellence in clinical care, educational initiatives, community engagement and implementation of research, through federal, investigator initiated, and pharmaceutical-sponsored protocols. GPC also has a new, rapidly expanding PrEP clinic that provides both oral and long-acting PrEP.