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Seminar

The seminar component of the Health Rights Clinic provides substantive instruction to students in the clinic's primary practice areas and skills training. The seminar also includes live client mock hearings and clinical "case rounds" designed to reinforce substantive training and to emphasize real-world professional responsibility issues.

Time Commitment/Credits

The Health Rights Clinic is a two-semester, twelve-credit course.
Students are required to spend 18 to 24 hours per week on clinic related work.
Students are required to reserve a four-hour block for client intake once a week. (Client intake is typically conducted at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Veteran's Administration Hospital.)
Students are required to attend weekly case supervision/case round meetings.
Clinic class meets for one hour and fifty minutes twice a week.
Orientation: Students enrolled in the course must complete a one-day orientation the week prior to the commencement of the fall semester.

Prerequisites

Cumulative GPA of at least 2.5

CONTACT INFORMATION

Health Rights Clinic
University of Miami School of Law
1311 Miller Dr., Room F303
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Main Number: 305-284-3951
Clinics Number: 305-284-5291
Fax: 305-284-6407

DIRECTOR'S OVERVIEW

MEDICAL SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP

Listen to law and medical students speak about their meaningful experiences in the Health Rights Clinic Medical Legal Partnership.

NATIONAL AFFILIATIONS & RECOGNITION

ETL features the Health Rights Clinic in this video on its homepage.

HEAR STRAIGHT FROM A STUDENT

Julie Morgan, Class of 2013, talks about the value of interacting with clients. Watch video

Why did Kayla Leland, J.D. '12, value this clinic? "I got to do what I came to law school to do – be an attorney." Watch video

David Berk, J.D. '12, discusses the benefits of the clinic and how he worked with clients from start to finish. Watch video

Ashley Dewelde, J.D. '12, not only participated as an intern but decided to come back to be a fellow in the Health Rights Clinic. Watch video

Kathryn Desire, JD '11: "...instead of just reading about something in book, you're actually getting to apply your knowledge. Watch video

OUR CLINIC IN ACTION

Health Rights Clinic students

Summer 2012 Clinic Interns Full-Size Photo

Health Rights Clinic students meet with a client.

Students meet with a client prior to winning a hearing regarding her disability benefits with the Social Security Administration. Read more about how our clinic has won over $150,000 in Social Security back payments for disabled clients.

Intern Alexandra Plasencia at a clinic Hialeah presentation.

Intern Alexandra Plasencia at a "Know Your Rights" Presentation at a Hialeah, FL Community Center.

Helping Haitians apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Click here to view photos on Flickr

IN THE NEWS & MEDIA

From left, Health Rights Clinic Director JoNel Newman; Miller School of Medicine student Dillon Bannis; Miami Law student Alec Heydemann; and Melissa Swain, Associate Director of Health Rights Clinic. (Photo: Chris Alzati/Miami Law)

Miami Herald - Dual Medical-Law Degree to Provide 'Great Opportunity' for Deep Understanding of Both Fields

Clinic Joins Miller School of Medicine in National Partnership

Our student, Joel H. Feigenbaum, published the article "Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Trenches: A Student's Perspective on the Role of Clinical Education in Training" in the Florida Bar Family Law Section Commentator. Read article on page 36

Miami Law Joins Project to Lower Barriers to Justice

New Pathway in Health Law Further Personalizes Medical Education

'Obama's Bill' - School of Law helps Haitian immigrants in Miami apply for temporary protected status in University of Miami Magazine

University of Miami's Health and Elder Law Clinic wins praise in The National Jurist

UM Law Alternative Sprint Break Blog — Haitian TPS

School of Law students help Haitian immigrants apply for temporary protected status in eVeritas

AWARDS

CLEA Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Case or Project, 2010, Fred Hawkins and Matt Eandi

FEATURED ALUMNI

Patricia Elizee, JD '10, and Larisa Hernandez, JD '09 participated in the Health Rights Clinic and have opened their own firm specializing in areas of the law they practiced while in our clinic. www.elizeehernandez.com