Training & Education

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. 

Dr. Ed Paul, Medical Champion of the Tucson Family Advocacy Program, composed a list of general competencies regarding Common Residency Program Requirements. In this document, Dr. Paul also explains the importance of the relationship between MLPs and residency programs.

In January 2009, the National Center launched a new website designed to encourage more interaction between MLP sites. The new website includes a comprehensive resource library and individual pages for every site in the Network.

This webinar walks members of the MLP Network through the new website, and specifically how to search for resources from other sites and how to upload their programs resources. It also covers how to make updates to member site pages, add news items and sign up for RSS feeds for news, resources and employment opportunities.

Presenter:

• Kate Marple, National Program Coordinator, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

A core component of the MLP model is training healthcare providers to recognize the connections between unmet legal needs and health. In this webinar, a physician-lawyer team from the Family Advocates of Central Massachusetts provide an overview of how to train healthcare providers in immigration advocacy. A 30 minute presentation is followed by a question and answer session.
Presenters: Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham, Esq., Director of Training and Professional Development, Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts
David Keller, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Guide from Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston outlining how to train clinical partners in advocacy in each of the I-HELP issue areas.

It provides an overview of how clinical partners can advocate for their patients unmet basic needs and offers take home points, screening questions and case examples in each of the "I-HELP" issue areas.

CITATION:
Clinical Partners in Advocacy: How Can I-HELP? Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston. Boston: November 2009.

Tip sheet for healthcare providers on eligibility criteria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This tip sheet was developed by Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston as part of the TPS clinic put in place to help Haitian nationals in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Presentation developed by Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston to train pro bono partners on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) eligibility and application process. This training was developed as part of the TPS clinic put in place to help Haitian nationals in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

A core component of the MLP model is training healthcare providers to recognize the connections between unmet legal needs and health. In this webinar, a physician-lawyer team from the Health and Law Partnership in Atlanta, Georgia provide an overview of how to train healthcare providers in advocacy related to family stability. A 30 minute presentation is followed by a question and answer session.
Presenters: Sylvia Caley, Esq., Director, Health Law Partnership
Bob Pettignano, MD, Medical Director, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spaulding

Medical-legal partnership is a natural fit for residency training programs. In this webinar, Dr. Steven Blatt, Medical Director of the Syracuse MLP, explains how partnerships can train residents on the connections between unmet legal needs and health. He also discusses how medical-legal partnership aligns with ACGME core competencies. A 30 minute presentation is followed by a question and answer session.
Presenter: Steven Blatt, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Upstate Medical University