Robert Thomas Dodge, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, AACRN, FAANP, FAAN Robert Dodge is a nurse practitioner- HIV/Infectious Diseases Specialist Advance Community Health Center in Raleigh, NC. He was a Professor Emeritus of Medicine at The University of North Carolina School of Medicine-Division of Infectious Diseases. Also, he is an Adjunct Associate Professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy-Division of Pharmacy Practice and Experiential Education; and Adjunct Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. He was the HIV/AIDS Senior Clinical Advisor at IntraHealth International in Chapel Hill, NC. He is a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) and Fellow of American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). Dr. Dodge holds a diploma in nursing from St. Joseph’s College of Nursing in Syracuse, NY; Bachelor of Nursing Science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Master of Nursing Science/Adult Nurse Practitioner in HIV/Oncology from Duke University; and a doctoral degree from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Dr. Dodge has been working to some degree in the field of HIV/AIDS since 1992 through clinical care, education, research, and administration. His clinical experiences range from public health to private institutions. He has participated in the educational training of nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians, and pharmacists alike as well as guided new formed research ideas and clinical trials that have created ways of practice. He is currently on the editorial board for the Journal of Prevention & Treatment of HIV/AIDS and Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC). Dr. Dodge has received numerous accolades, honors and awards for his commitment in the field of HIV/AIDS. He was awarded the Certified HIV/AIDS Nurse of the Year Award- 2009; Joanne Ruiz Achievement Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice in HIV Care-2010; Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the Year-Infectious Disease Medicine-2010; Frank Lamendola Achievement Award for Nursing Leadership in HIV Care-2011; UNC School of Nursing’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award-2013; and Wake Region Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year in an Outpatient Setting-University of North Carolina Eschelman School of Pharmacy- 2014 & 2016; St. Joseph’s College of Nursing’s Alumni Award Excellence in Nursing – Clinical Setting- 2015; Distinguished Alumnus Award-Duke University School of Nursing-April 2017. His scholarship as an HIV/AIDS clinician has led him through multiple publications and presentations. He recently serviced (2009-2013) as a member of the DHHS Antiretroviral Guidelines Panel. He currently serviced (2015-2017) as the President for the HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board. He was inducted (2023) into the Fellows of American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) and (2024) into the Fellows of American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).