2026 Physicians for Human Rights National Student Conference

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]

Info: Panel featuring PHR asylum clinic student leaders from across the country

Info: Come socialize with your colleagues and experience the Atlanta Beltline at New Realm Brewery!

Info: Pick up a breakfast burrito and coffee at our espresso bar by Refuge Coffee Co.!

Info: Hear from one of Emory PHR's biggest partners in advocating for immigrant rights in the U.S. South

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)

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)

Info: Speakers: Nishi Kumar (Medical Justice Alliance), Matt Boles (Immigration Attorney)

Info: Speaker: Reema Dedania MD (Associate Program Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at Emory)

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Emory University School of Medicine, 100 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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