Physicians for Human Rights Student Program

A Rights and Voice-Based Approach to Decent Jobs for Youth

Jiwon Park

University of Michigan Medical School

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Addressing Global Human Rights Violations in Rhode Island: The Brown Human Rights Asylum Clinic

Odette Zero, Marga Kempner, Sarah Hsu, Heba Haleem, Elizabeth Toll, Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler

Brown Human Rights Asylum Clinic

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Beating the Odds: The Development of an Asylum Clinic at the Medical University of South Carolina

Brian Elmore, Habiba Fayyaz, Veena Mehta, Jessica Zielinski

Medical University of South Carolina Asylum Clinic

 

Centering Mentorship, Wellness and Community in Human Rights Clinic Models​

Francesco Sergi, Katrin Jaradeh, Triveni Defries, Coleen Kivlahan

University of California, San Francisco Human Rights Clinic

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Comparison of the Lead Water Crises in Flint, MI, and Newark, NJ: Search Trends, Media Reports, & Government Responses

Pooja Saiganesh, Rebecca Joyce, Bishoy Gad, Amgad Ghoprial, Sayeeda Rab, Zahra Bakhtiar, MS, Kristyn Brandi, MD, MPH, Cheryl A. Kennedy, MD

Human Rights Initiative at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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Crisis in Kashmir: An Analysis at the Margins of Psychiatry, Diplomacy, and Anthropology

Pranav Aurora, Clarissa Chandoo

The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University

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Ethical Considerations for Research of Asylum Seekers

Rojine Ariani MS, Margaret English, Alexandra Filkins, Connie Friedman, Tejal Ghadiali, Claire Justin, Ani Misirian MS, Lydia Nelson, Nicole Vestal, and Cynthia Willard MD (all authors contributed equally and are listed in alphabetical order)

USC-Keck Human Rights Clinic

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Evaluation of an Asylum Forensic Examination Training at Harvard Medical School

Sana Batool, Sepideh Ashrafzadeh, Andrew Bartuska, Katherine Ratzan Peeler, MD

Harvard Medical School

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Exploring Telehealth to Reach Immigrant Communities in Rural South Carolina

Jessica Zielinski, Veena Mehta, Anna McCants, Habiba Fayyaz, Gregory Elmore, Sean Haley, Cristin Adams

Medical University of South Carolina Asylum Clinic

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Exploring the Bidirectional Relationship Between Chronic Disease and Depression among Female Syrian Refugees and Jordanians: A Qualitative Analysis

Madison B. Sharp, Janine Kara, Salma Almidani, Mamoun Ahram, Refqi Mahmoud, Kaveh Khoshnood

Yale School of Medicine

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Exposure to Human Rights Issues in Medical Education and the Importance of Educational Symposiums

Zainab Chaudhar*, Maisha Manzoor*, Dana Masand*, Sayeeda Rab, Zahra Bakhtiar, MS, Kristyn Brandi, MD, MPH, Cheryl A. Kennedy, MD (*listed alphabetically)

Human Rights Initiative at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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FGM/C and the Persecution of Women: A Review of Three Cases

Fateen, Dahlia; Sayyed, Adaah; Dawood, Beelet; Mishori, Ranit

Georgetown Asylum Clinic

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Five-Year Assessment: Growth and Evolution a DC-Based Asylum Clinic

Allison Rooney, Adaah Sayyed, Melissa Baker, Ranit Mishori, MD

Georgetown Asylum Clinic

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Gender Differences in Traumatic Experiences and Reasons for Seeking Asylum in Miami Asylum Applicants

Mackenzie T. Jones, Khushali Shah, Stephen Symes MD

Human Rights Clinic of Miami

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Gender Disparities in Physical and Psychological Findings in Asylum Seekers

Arora A, Brooks J, Jones S, Easwaran L, Radhakrishnan R, Skelton A, Davis J, Engle K, Johnson C, Kather J, Nunes A

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

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Giving Birth in South Florida: A Phenomenological Study of the Pregnancy and Birthing Experiences among Black and Afro-Latina Women

Shameka Poetry Thomas

University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences

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Health Care Challenges among Refugees: Lessons from the Moria Refugee Camp in Lesvos

Sepideh Ashrafzadeh, B.S.

Harvard Medical School

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Health Impact of Racial Justice and Equity Centered Programming on Spanish-Speaking Seniors with Diabetes

Katrina Vokt, Sonya Bhatia, Cita Dunn, Yoselin Rodriguez, Maureen Balaguera, RN, CDE, Joya Lonsdale, LICSW, Abigail Ortiz MSW, MPH, Liliana Rosseli-Risal MD

Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center

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Healthcare Access Barriers for FARC Ex-Combatants: Perspectives from Healthcare Providers and FARC Health Promoters in Post-Conflict Colombia

Christopher Reynolds, Dr. Leonar Aguiar, Dr. Christian Arbelaez, Dr. Carlos Gomez, Dr. Andres Duarte

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogota, Colombia)

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Human Agency in the Decision-Making Process: Amputees Pursuing a Prosthesis in Ghana

King Fok

Harvard Medical School

 

Human Rights Clinic of Miami: An Analysis of Patient Population and Overview of Clinic Workflow

Ramya Radhakrishnan, Alex Skelton, Lavanya Easwaran, Arshia Arora, Jordan Brooks, Jenna Davis, Kyrra Engle, Catherine Johnson, Sara Jones, Josefina Kather, Antonio Nunes, Scarlet Benson, M.D., Anjali Saxena, M.D., Stephen Symes, M.D.

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

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Immunization Coverage Among Refugee Children in Berlin

Laila Fozouni, Christoph Weber, Andreas K Lindner, George W Rutherford

Harvard Medical School

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Inconsistencies in Assessing Health-Related Social Needs by Question Type

Henry Ashworth MPH, Gia Ciccolo, MPH, Carlos A Camargo Jr MD DrPH, Margaret Samuels-Kalow MD MPhil MSHP

Harvard Medical School

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Interdisciplinary Refugee Partnership in Health: A Pilot Project

Rebekah Boyd, Angela Chang, Peter Kentros, Kelly Eng, Florence Graham, Emily Honzel, Jane Kim, Stephen Leong, Rachael Mignin, Elizabeth Miller, Nicholas Morley, Sumiyah SyedUddin, Alicia Yeung, Jennifer Werner, and Michael Devlin, MD

Columbia Human Rights Initiative Asylum Clinic

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Justice for Bhopal: Where We Stand 35 Years Later

Kaylin Pennington, MPH

University of Minnesota Medical School

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Learning From Flint Michigan - Proactive steps for the Newark, NJ Lead Water Crisis

Bishoy Gad, Amgad Ghoprial, Pooja Saiganesh, Rebecca Joyce, Sayeeda Rab, Zahra Bakhtiar, MS, Kristyn Brandi, MD, MPH, Cheryl A. Kennedy, MD

Human Rights Initiative at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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Legal Status as a Social Determinant of Health: Healthcare Access Barriers for Undocumented Women Who Experienced Domestic Violence

Odette Zero, BA, MDScM ‘22 Liz Tobin Tyler, JD, MA

Brown Human Rights Asylum Clinic

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LGBTQ+ Human Rights Abuses: A Case Review and Examining the Global Scope

Melissa Baker, Allison Rooney, Adaah Sayyed, Ranit Mishori

Georgetown University School of Medicine

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Making a Global Impact Locally: A Medical Student-Run Organization Supports Asylum Seekers and Educates about Global Health

Ariunzaya Amgalan, Jessica Beer, Melissa Baker, Megan Pogue, Allison Rooney, Ranit Mishori, MD

Georgetown Asylum Clinic

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Mandated Reporting of Child Abuse in the Setting of Forensic Evaluations: A Case Study and Ethical Analysis

Rachel Montoya, MSc Gabrielle Dressler, MBE Haley Bliss, BS Karen Saal, MD

Brown Human Rights Asylum Clinic

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NYITCOM Student-Run Asylum Clinic: From Inspiration to Implementation

Diane Becker DO, Haeinn Woo OMS3, Maria Nomani OMS4, Michelle Chen OMS2, Victoria Lee OMS2, Elisabeth Frankini OMS1, Melanie Orr OMS1, Syifa Djunaedi OMS2, Thomas Lampeter OMS1

NYITCOM Asylum Clinic

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NYU School of Medicine Asylum Clinic: A Model for Providing Care through Collaborations

Elana Kreiger-Benson, Hannah C Karpel, Avani Kolla, Sachi Patil, Shefali Sood, Amanda Zhao, Hawthorne Smith

NYU School of Medicine Asylum Clinic

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Patient Knowledge and Evaluations of Integrated Behavioral Health Services in a Diverse, Urban Community Health Center

Belinda Zhou, BA, Jonathan Kole, MD, MBE

Brown Human Rights Asylum Clinic

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Physical Examination and Diagnosis Textbooks Commonly Used in Medical Education Curricula Lack a Context of Human Rights Abuses

Zahra Bakhtiar, MS, Omar Singer, Mahir Sufian, Adam Rosenstein, Sayeeda Rab, Steve Gad, Reshma Vohra, Kristyn Brandi, MD, MPH, Cheryl A. Kennedy, MD

Human Rights Initiative at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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The Challenge of Retraumatization in Forensic Medical Evaluations: A Case Study from the Brown Human Rights Asylum Clinic

Belinda Zhou, BA, Heba Haleem, BA, Jessica Hoffen, BA, Skenda Jean-Charles, BA, Odette Zero, BA, Andrea Arena, MD

Brown Human Rights Asylum Clinic

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The Establishment and Development of a Free Student-Run Human Rights Clinic at Rutgers NJMS: To Foster Relationships with Local Immigrant and Refugee Communities & To Establish the Foundation for Long-Term Sustainable Clinic Operations

Zahra Bakhtiar, MS, Sayeeda Rab, Mahir Sufian, Steve Gad, Omar Singer, Kristyn Brandi, MD, MPH, Cheryl A. Kennedy, MD

Human Rights Initiative at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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The Impact of Detention on Prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for Asylum Seekers in New York City

Catherine Ha, Stephen Leong, Rebekah Boyd, Jane Kim, Simon Liebling, Stephen Trudeau, Leonard Chiu, and Michael Devlin, MD

Columbia Human Rights Initiative Asylum Clinic

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The Role of Medical Students in Addressing the Newark, NJ Lead Water Crisis

Amgad Ghoprial, Bishoy Gad, Pooja Saiganesh, Rebecca Joyce, Sayeeda Rab, Zahra Bakhtiar, MS, Kristyn Brandi, MD, MPH, Cheryl A. Kennedy, MD

Human Rights Initiative at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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Trends in Asylum Applicants’ Country of Origin at Miami’s Human Rights Clinic as compared to Applicants Locally and Nationally

Khushali Shah, Mackenzie T. Jones, Stephen Symes, M.D.

Human Rights Clinic of Miami

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You4Prevent: Promoting Refugee Health While Mentoring Future Doctors

Reem Al-Atassi and Luke Joseph

Emory University School of Medicine