Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an important tool for reducing HIV incidence in the United States, but barriers to access, including race, sex, socioeconomic status, and geography, continue to persist. Sarah E. Rutstein, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Christopher Hurt, MD, FIDSA, Professor of Medicine, and Brian Wells Pence, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology are conducting a study to address the barriers to PrEP use in rural North Carolina, and periurban areas of the Southeastern United States. The results will inform policy and programming that can expand PrEP access and promote use in underserved communities. Read more.