Michigan is among the top 5 states for most refugees in the last decade
UMAC
Our History
Founded in 2013 and collaborating extensively with Physicians for Human Rights, UMAC is comprised of a diverse and growing team of volunteer clinicians, medical students, and law students committed to serving asylum seekers as well as educating health professionals and the general public about the asylum process. Read more about UMAC here.
Our Present
The University of Michigan Asylum Collaborative is a non-profit, medical student-run, human rights clinic dedicated to providing free forensic medical evaluations to survivors of persecution seeking asylum in the United States.
Our Future
We have a lot of exciting projects underway at UMAC from innovative research studies to new initiatives we hope will streamline the evaluation process for those seeking asylum. If you would like to support us on this journey, please do consider donating here.
What is the difference between an asylum seeker and a refugee?
