About this Event
Our goal is to provide students and trainees with the practical knowledge and tools to be effective advocates for marginalized populations in the communities they serve. We hope that you will join us for this event centered on learning, networking, and discovery.
Programming will include a student-led poster session, peer networking opportunities, and speakers & breakout sessions featuring local and national leaders in human rights advocacy work. During this two-day conference, we hope that you will be challenged, inspired, and encouraged to be the bridge between medicine, science, and law to help secure human rights and justice for all persons.
Breakfast and lunch on Saturday 4/18 is included with your registration cost! Come hungry for breakfast burritos and a Southern-style lunch buffet! Morning coffee will be catered by Refuge Coffee Co.
This conference is open to undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students, as well as early-stage professionals in related fields, specifically, individuals with interests in medicine, social work, public health, law, global development, and humanitarian aid.
Official conference website: Student Advisory Board - 2026
See below for our tentative conference agenda -- exact session times are still subject to change.
For questions/concerns, please reach out to our hosting student chapter, Emory PHR, at [email protected]
Day 1
?: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Check-in & Registration
?: 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Opening Remarks
?: 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Student Clinic Panel
Info: Panel featuring PHR asylum clinic student leaders from across the country
?: 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Social Hour at New Realm Brewery
Info: Come socialize with your colleagues and experience the Atlanta Beltline at New Realm Brewery!
Day 2
?: 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM
Breakfast
Info: Pick up a breakfast burrito and coffee at our espresso bar by Refuge Coffee Co.!
?: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Welcome Address
?: 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
Keynote Address: Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network
Info: Hear from one of Emory PHR's biggest partners in advocating for immigrant rights in the U.S. South
?: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Immigration Detention Panel
Info: Speakers: Amilcar Valencia (El Refugio), Meredyth Yoon (Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta), Yesnely Flores (Doctoral Student, Rollins School of Public Health), Dr. Amy Zeidan (Faculty Advisor, Georgia Human Rights Clinic)
?: 11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Research Talk #1
?: 11:30 AM - 11:55 AM
Research Talk #2
?: 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Lunch & Poster Session
?: 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
LGBTQ Health in the South
Info: Speakers: Sincere Porter (Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation), Carly Hanks PhD (Veterans' Affairs Atlanta), Lindsey Fuller MD(Family Medicine Physician), Brian Zanzoni MD (Medical Director, Ponce Family & Youth Clinic, Infectious Diseases Program at Grady), Sonya Haw MD (Medical Director, Gender Center at Grady)
?: 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Beyond Asylum: Expert Declarations & Compassionate Release
Info: Speakers: Nishi Kumar (Medical Justice Alliance), Matt Boles (Immigration Attorney)
?: 03:00 PM - 03:35 PM
Forensic Psychiatry for Asylum Seekers
Info: Speaker: Reema Dedania MD (Associate Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at Emory)
?: 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM
Awards & Closing Remarks
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Emory University School of Medicine, 100 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, United States
USD 30.00
