Tufts Asylum Project: Asylum Medicine Training
Published on: September 24, 2025
Hosted by Tufts Asylum Project a student branch of Physicians for Human Rights. Register HERE.
What:
- Free training and certification to perform forensic medical or psychiatric evaluations to support asylum applications
- Open to all physicians, residents, medical students, and other health care providers
- Attendees eligible for CME
When:
- November 1st, 2025
- 9am – 2:30pm
- MaineHealth Brighton Campus – 335 Brighton Avenue, 3rd floor, Portland, ME 04102
- Refreshments and lunch provided
Why:
- Studies indicate asylum seekers who receive forensic medical evaluations are twice as likely to have their asylum cases approved
- Maine has an extreme shortage of providers trained to perform forensic medical evaluations
