- October 14, 2019
YSM Team Studies Advocacy Curricula in Graduate Medical Education
- October 08, 2019
The power of collaboration in mental health care
- September 25, 2019
Asylum Medicine Conference on Oct. 5: "Medical Forensic Evaluations of Asylum Seekers: The Role of the Clinician in Documenting Human Rights Abuses"
- September 16, 2019
2019 Department of Internal Medicine Faculty Appointments and Promotions
- July 29, 2019
Yale Refugee Health Program Provides Medical Home for Refugees
Yale Center for Asylum Medicine
Torture is condemned by most governments, yet it continues to be carried out in over 100 countries worldwide. Thousands of victims of torture and persecution enter the United States each year to seek refuge. To remain in this country legally, they must apply for political asylum. If they have physical scars or mental illness related to the torture, a medical or psychological evaluation can provide powerful evidence in support of their application.
Since 2003, asylum seekers requiring a medical evaluation have been referred to the Yale Center for Asylum Medicine by attorneys from Yale Law School and the University of Connecticut Law School as well as the advocacy groups Physicians for Human Rights and HealthRight International.
Internal Medicine residents at Yale participate in evaluations of asylum applicants with one of the physicians during a medical examination. Residents can then be referred for formal training with one of our advocacy partners at Physicians for Human Rights or HealthRight International.
Faculty and students present several projects at the SGIM meeting in Boston, March 2017
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An important thread about Tania Romero and her family @MajeMojado who need our help ASAP. @ICEgov has refused her follow up care for Stage IV head/neck cancer & is actively working to deport her. Read our letter 👇and pls retweet https://t.co/3PeRWUdlQg6 DAYS AGO
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