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Medical-Legal Partnership | Charlottesville

PO Box 800386
Charlottesville, VA  22908

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Diane Pappas, MD, JD

Medical-Legal Partnership | Charlottesville Snapshot

Healthcare Partner Institutions

  • University of Virginia Children's Hospital (Charlottesville)
  • University of Virginia Pediatric Residency Program (Charlottesville) (Residency Program)
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine (Charlottesville)

Legal Partner Institutions

  • Legal Aid Justice Center, Charlottesville (Charlottesville)
  • University of Virginia School of Law (Charlottesville)

Partnership News

Podcast: U.Va Medical and Law Schools Team-up to Help Those in Poverty

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

A large number of the people who seek care at the University of Virginia Medical Center live in poverty. A new partnership with the U.Va law school and the Legal Aid Justice Center will help with legal issues that keep those patients on the fringes of society...

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Partnership Resources

10 Things I Learned As A Physician Champion
January 28, 2009 - 5:40pm   (Updated: January 28, 2009 - 5:41pm)
Dr. Diane Pappas, medical director of the Child Health Advocacy Program in Charlottesville, VA, reflects on lessons learned as the physician champion of a medical-legal partnership.
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MLP Finance 101: From the Medical Perspective
April 30, 2009 - 3:47pm   (Updated: April 30, 2009 - 6:35pm)
The medical/physican champion perspective on financing medical-legal partnerships. Prepared for a panel presentation on funding for the National-Medical Legal Partnership Summit in Cleveland.
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Prescription Pads for Education Problems
February 1, 2011 - 4:14pm

Powerpoint with accompanying fill-in-the-blank letters for physicians to complete, and a list of the state's worksheets for children to "meet" the diagnosis. 

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Tenants' Rights: A Guide for Renters in Virginia
April 30, 2009 - 4:22pm   (Updated: April 30, 2009 - 6:34pm)
This is a training presentation for medical staff on the rights of families who live in rental homes or apartments in Virginia.
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The Physician Advocate
April 30, 2009 - 4:04pm   (Updated: April 30, 2009 - 6:33pm)
This is a presentation that introduces the world of the busy primary care physician to attorneys and other non-medical service providers and provides an overview of a typical clinic day (for a pediatrician), the hierarchy of the medical system, and the multiple demands on a physician's time throughout the day and night.
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