Human Rights Initiative at the University at Buffalo: Forensic Evaluation Training
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 10:57 am
The Human Rights Initiative at the University at Buffalo is excited to announce that we will be holding our annual Forensic Evaluation Training on Saturday, September 28th, from 8:30am to 1pm. The event will be held at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (955 Main St.), in the Active Learning Room, Room 1220. The training will be led by local experts in collaboration with Physicians for Human Rights.
This year, our Forensic Evaluation Training session has been condensed due to the addition of the AMTI modules. The AMTI Modules (Modules 1-5) linked here MUST be completed prior to attending this year’s training session. Completion of these modules should take roughly 5-6 hours (on 1x speed) and require you to complete a quiz at the end of each module. After completion of the quiz, you will receive a certification of completion for that module which you need to screenshot and send to us - you can email them to us at wnyhrc@gmail.com or upload them using the registration link at the bottom of the email. These AMTI modules will provide a foundation for the information that will be presented at the training session, will familiarize you with the forensic mental health and physical evaluation, and prepare you on how to write an affidavit.
The Human Rights Initiative at UB is a medical student run organization that was founded to address the needs of survivors of torture who are seeking asylum in the Western New York area and beyond. Our expanding network of physicians, medical students, licensed mental health providers, social workers, lawyers and others, work to perform physical, gynecological and psychological forensic evaluations for individuals who have been tortured or persecuted in their native countries and are now applying for asylum in the United States. These evaluations can be lifesaving for our clients; individuals are more likely to be granted asylum in the United States with documentation of the physical or psychological evidence of the torture they experienced.
Please join us to learn how to perform these evaluations and draft legal affidavits to document the findings. All individuals interested in participating in this work are welcome to attend. These individuals include but are not limited to: physicians, residents, fellows, medical students, other health profession students, NPs, PAs, mental health providers, allied health professionals, lawyers, law students, judges, and social workers. ALL are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you know any professionals, providers, or students in the community who would like to engage with our work, please invite them!
Participation in our organization REQUIRES BOTH this in-person training and completion of the AMTI Modules, for both students and providers, so please do complete those and upload your certificates at the registration link below. You can view and complete the trainings here: https://asylummedtraining.org
The training is free and breakfast and coffee will be provided.
Register HERE or by scanning the QR code in the form attached: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... sp=sf_link
See the attached flyer for additional information.
If you would like to learn more about our organization, please check out our website https://www.hribuffalo.com/ and follow our Instagram @hribuffalo
This year, our Forensic Evaluation Training session has been condensed due to the addition of the AMTI modules. The AMTI Modules (Modules 1-5) linked here MUST be completed prior to attending this year’s training session. Completion of these modules should take roughly 5-6 hours (on 1x speed) and require you to complete a quiz at the end of each module. After completion of the quiz, you will receive a certification of completion for that module which you need to screenshot and send to us - you can email them to us at wnyhrc@gmail.com or upload them using the registration link at the bottom of the email. These AMTI modules will provide a foundation for the information that will be presented at the training session, will familiarize you with the forensic mental health and physical evaluation, and prepare you on how to write an affidavit.
The Human Rights Initiative at UB is a medical student run organization that was founded to address the needs of survivors of torture who are seeking asylum in the Western New York area and beyond. Our expanding network of physicians, medical students, licensed mental health providers, social workers, lawyers and others, work to perform physical, gynecological and psychological forensic evaluations for individuals who have been tortured or persecuted in their native countries and are now applying for asylum in the United States. These evaluations can be lifesaving for our clients; individuals are more likely to be granted asylum in the United States with documentation of the physical or psychological evidence of the torture they experienced.
Please join us to learn how to perform these evaluations and draft legal affidavits to document the findings. All individuals interested in participating in this work are welcome to attend. These individuals include but are not limited to: physicians, residents, fellows, medical students, other health profession students, NPs, PAs, mental health providers, allied health professionals, lawyers, law students, judges, and social workers. ALL are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you know any professionals, providers, or students in the community who would like to engage with our work, please invite them!
Participation in our organization REQUIRES BOTH this in-person training and completion of the AMTI Modules, for both students and providers, so please do complete those and upload your certificates at the registration link below. You can view and complete the trainings here: https://asylummedtraining.org
The training is free and breakfast and coffee will be provided.
Register HERE or by scanning the QR code in the form attached: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... sp=sf_link
See the attached flyer for additional information.
If you would like to learn more about our organization, please check out our website https://www.hribuffalo.com/ and follow our Instagram @hribuffalo