Dallas Asylum Clinic

The Dallas Asylum Clinic is a student-led initiative in partnership with the national organization Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) that provides free, forensic medical and psychological evaluations for asylum seekers to strengthen their legal cases, while providing students with invaluable clinical, advocacy, and leadership experience. Asylum seekers are a critically underserved population in the DFW area, and, to win their case, they must provide evidence of the persecution they fled. Our aim is to meet that gap in care by providing a crucial piece of evidence through evaluations conducted by volunteer clinicians with the assistance of medical students.

Student Clinic established in 2025
Clinic days vary by appointment per client and physician availability
Location: Now-Forward clinic
Student reponsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Helping conduct a trauma-informed examination
- Assisting with forensic examination
- Co-authoring a Medical-Legal Affidavit
- Conducting QI research on how best to serve clients in the community

For more information: Sydney Favors (Operations Manager / FCC Rep) Sydney.Favors@UTSouthwestern.edu