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Coronavirus? Or TB? An Effective Public Health Approach Would Address Both

By Ed Zuroweste, MD, Founding Medical Director, and Laszlo Madaras, MD, MPH, Chief Medical OfficerYou’ve heard about the symptoms before. It can at first seem like the flu -- fever, night sweats,…
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COVID-19 Widens Health System Inequities, Threatening to Leave Migrants and Immigrants Behind: MCN Analysis and Resources

The spread of COVID-19 has dominated the headlines, but what does the virus mean for our most vulnerable populations? Migrants, asylum seekers, and immigrants already hit numerous barriers to get…
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How MCN Built Practical Solutions in 2019: Our Year in Review

In 2019, thanks to the remarkable support of our network, Migrant Clinicians Network faced many new challenges in migrant health head-on, with innovative resources, programs, training, and technical…
MCN Staff and Board at the 2020 Strategic Planning Meeting in Austin, TX

Migrant Clinicians Network’s 2020 Strategic Meeting: Celebratory, Collaborative, and Renewing

MCN Staff and Board at the 2020 Strategic Meeting in Austin, TX Migrant Clinicians Network marked the new year with its annual in-person strategic meeting, during which the Board of Directors and the…
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Best of the MCN Blog: Most Important Stories of 2019

Happy New Year! In 2019, Migrant Clinicians Network published 167 blog posts. Whew! With so many posts, it can be difficult to keep up! As we start a new year, many articles rise to the top, asking…
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Top 5 Reasons I <3 MCN

Migrant Clinicians Network makes us swoon. That’s because, as an organization, it has taken huge strides in improving the health and well-being of migrants and immigrants in its 35-year history --…
Amy Liebman, MPA, MA, Director, Environmental and Occupational Health

Amy Liebman, Motivated Champion of Environmental and Worker Health Justice

“I don’t know where it came from. I just have a very strong sense of justice,” declared Amy K. Liebman, MPA, MA, Director of Environmental and Occupational Health for Migrant Clinicians Network. Her…
Going Platinum: Migrant Clinicians Network Earns GuideStar’s Highest Seal of Transparency

Going Platinum: Migrant Clinicians Network Earns GuideStar’s Highest Seal of Transparency

This month, Migrant Clinicians Network earned a 2019 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest and most trusted source of nonprofit…
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Deliana Garcia: Intrepid Champion for Health Justice

[Editor’s Note: Happy Anniversary, Migrant Clinicians Network! We continue to celebrate our 35th anniversary with profiles of some of MCN’s founding members. Here, we profile the life and work of…
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MCN Welcomes Dr. Franyuti and Dr. Shelly to Board of Directors

[Dr. Giorgio Alberto Franyuti Kelly and Dr. Robert Shelly]Earlier this year, Migrant Clinicians Network welcomed two new board members to our clinician-driven Board of Directors: Giorgio Alberto…
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Announcing MCN’s Updated Mission and Vision

Since 1984, Migrant Clinicians Network has worked tirelessly to build practical solutions at the intersection of vulnerability, migration, and health -- and we’re ready for the next 35 years. To…
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MCN welcomes Nelly Salgado de Snyder, MA, DSW

[Nelly Salgado de Snyder works with MCN's Robert Corona, Nestor Reyes, and Roxana Pineda.][Editor’s note: Migrant Clinicians Network welcomes Nelly Salgado de Snyder, MA, DSW. This year, Salgado de…
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35 Years of Caring: Celebrating Karen Mountain, RN, MCN's Leader and Defender of Health Justice

“I always knew I wanted to go into health care,” says Karen Mountain, MBA, MSN, RN, Migrant Clinicians Network’s Chief Executive Officer, the first and only leader that MCN has had since its…
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35 Years of Migrant Clinicians Network: Imagine What’s Next

 2019 marks the 35th anniversary of Migrant Clinicians Network. Since first embarking on this road to empower clinicians serving migrants in 1984, MCN has pushed for health justice throughout the US…
Position Statement: MCN Condemns Trump Administration Announcement of ICE Raids

Position Statement: MCN Condemns Trump Administration Announcement of ICE Raids

“Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States.” -President Trump, via Twitter, June 17, 2019Migrant…
Charles Van Der Horst, MD

In Memoriam: Charles Van Der Horst, MD

Migrant Clinicians Network mourns the passing of Charles Van Der Horst, MD, a fierce advocate for health access, a prominent HIV/AIDS researcher, and emeritus professor of medicine and infectious…
Luis Retta, Health Network Associate

In the Spotlight: Luis Retta, Health Network Associate

 [Editor’s note: Let’s celebrate our Health Network team, the hardworking people who save lives by assuring continuity of care!  Health Network is our bridge case management program that provides…
2018 Year in Review

Year in Review: Migrant Clinicians Network’s 2018 Highlights

 Almost 100,000 technical assistance encounters; 1,764 continuing education hours; a fifty percent increase in usage of Health Network by community health centers: In 2018, Migrant Clinicians Network…
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In Memory of Dr. Paul Monahan

“I speak specifically here of the loopholes in current laws, which exempt migrant and seasonal farmworkers and farmers from basic worker protection standards afforded to all other workers and child…
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#Amplify Health Justice: 24 hours to donate to MCN through @AmplifyATX

Participants at a health fair organized by Ventanilla de Salud, MCN,and the Consulate General of Mexico, Austin.[ Participants at a health fair organized by Ventanilla de Salud, MCN, and the…
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MCN Strategic Planning Meeting

 Over the weekend, 23 MCN staff members and all eight of our board members gathered in Austin, Texas for a weekend of strategic planning. The meetings, held on Saturday and Sunday with the board and…
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Response from the Field: Dr. Jose Rodriguez on Hurricane Deaths in Puerto Rico

 New research published in the New England Journal of Medicine affirms what clinicians on the ground already knew: the official death toll from devastating Hurricane Maria is vastly underestimated. …
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Position Statement: Families Seeking Safe Haven Should Not Be Separated

 As health care providers, we at Migrant Clinicians Network strongly oppose immigration policy that separates children from their parents. The lifelong health impacts of such trauma administered by…
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In the Field: Ventanilla de Salud Annual Conference in Dallas

 [Editor’s Note: Ventanilla de Salud (VDS) is a program designed to help Mexican nationals living in the US find and access health care services at 55 consulates throughout the United States. MCN’s…
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How Many? Quantifying MCN’s Impact

 How many times a year does Migrant Clinicians Network provide expert on-site and distance technical assistance? How many mobile patients were provided with bridge case management through Health…
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Taking a Pulse: Clinician Poll on Migrant and Immigrant Patient Care

 “I find that my patients are living under constant fear and stress. They express to me that they no longer feel safe or welcomed in their communities. Many families are becoming more isolated and…