SEPTC is conveniently located near Kennedy Blvd. and Jackson St. on the Second Floor of the Hillsborough Co. Health Department. If you have any questions related to our location, please call us at 813-307-8013 and we will be glad to assist you.
Southeast STD/HIV Prevention
Training Center
Hours 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST Monday - Friday
location 1105 E Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33602
Phone (813) 307-8013
FAX (813) 272-7165
SEPTC - Over 20 Years of STD Training 1988 - 2010
The Southeast STD/HIV Prevention Training Center (SEPTC) - formerly the Florida STD/HIV PTC - is a joint project of the Florida Department of Health Bureau of STD Prevention and Control, University of South Florida College of Medicine Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center was created in 1988 in response to Florida's significant STD morbidity with initial funding from the CDC. The Center was funded solely by the state of Florida beginning in 1992 and, at that time, was the only state-supported STD/HIV PTC in the nation. In May 2000 the Florida PTC received funding again from the CDC to become part of the National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers, and was refunded again by the CDC in April 2006. SEPTC offers training for healthcare providers in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV.
Logos over the years
1990 logo - included tuberculosis education
Initial logo - 1988
1994 logo
2005 logo
Current logo
John F. Toney, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Director
SE Region STD/HIV PTC
Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine
USF College of Medicine
Karla Schmitt, PhD, MPH, ARNP
Chief
Bureau of STD Prevention and Control
Division of Disease Control
Florida Department of Health
Todd Wills, MD
Associate Director
SE Region STD/HIV PTC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine
USF College of Medicine
Beata Casanas, DO
Assistant Director
SE Region STD/HIV PTC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine
USF College of Medicine
Calvin Doss, MPA
Coordinator
SE Region STD/HIV PTC
Lisa Almeda, AAI
Administrative Staff Assistant
SE Region STD/HIV PTC
