TALES FROM THE TRENCHES Innovation and Implementation of Health and Human Rights Education Alexandra Coria, MS3, Dartmouth Medical School Fiona Somers,

TALES FROM THE TRENCHES

Innovation and Implementation of Health and Human Rights

Education

Alexandra Coria, MS3, Dartmouth Medical SchoolFiona Somers, MS3, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Physicians for Human Rights Student Advisory Board

Why HHRE Matters

WHO. “25 Questions & Answers on Health & Human Rights.” Health and Human Rights Publication Series. 2002;1:1-34.

In Sujal’s Own Words

Role of Health Professionals

Health professionals have an obligation:

To provide comprehensive and culturally competent care.

To promote and protect human rights.

To avoid violating human rights.

Role of Health Professionals

Health professionals have an obligation:

To provide comprehensive and culturally competent care.

To promote and protect human rights.

To avoid violating human rights.

Students must be trained:

To understand the relationship between human rights and health.

To identify and respond to human rights violations.

HHR Education in the US

Gaining momentum over the last two decades, due in part to student advocacy.

Schools with HHR education are a minority. 32% of medical schools 54% of public health schools 22% of schools have a full HHR course

Significant variability in length, depth, size, and quality.

Cotter LE, et al. PLoS One. 2009;4(3):e4916

Dartmouth

AlexandraKatie

Health, human rights and humanitarian assistance elective

Health and Human Rights Mentorship Program

Mike

Kate

Dr. Johansen Dr. Lahey

Dean Nierenberg

Elizabeth

HHR Session during first-year

orientation

Social Justice Vertical

Integration Group

Maija

DIHG

Med Ed Committee

Laura

GregPaul

Amy

Dr. O’Donnell

Dr. Mangianello

Dr. Young

That fourth-year whose

name I don’t know

Dr. Bayona

HHRE at Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Student-run, 10-week-long HHR elective

MSSM HHR Curriculum

Evidence-Based Advocacy

Strongly AgreeStrongly Disagree

MSSM Human Rights Clinic

Bowen A. “Proving Torture, to Help Win Asylum.” The New York Times. March 4, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/nyregion/06asylum.html?scp=1&sq=ramin%20asgary&st=cse

Students Advocating for Survivors

Bowen A. “Proving Torture, to Help Win Asylum.” The New York Times. March 4, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/nyregion/06asylum.html?scp=1&sq=ramin%20asgary&st=cse

Considering a HHR Course at YOUR School?

http://phrtoolkits.org/toolkits/hhre/

Alexandra Coria:acoria@dartmouth.edu

Fiona Somers:Fiona.Somers@gmail.com

Questions?

Our thanks to the rest of PHR’s Student Advisory Board: Jacob Imber, MS4, University of Kansas Medical Center Lakshmi Krishnan, MS2, Johns Hopkins University

School of Medicine Aliza Norwood, MS4, University of Texas School of

Medicine at San Antonio Mona Singh, MS3, Virginia Commonwealth School of

Medicine Shaheja Sitafalwalla, MS2, Rush Medical College

And of course, to our dear friend and SAB member, Sujal Parikh.