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Judy Schaechter, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, received the Clay Hamilton Memorial Hope Award from the Human Services Coalition for her work as an advocate in the struggle to provide healthcare to children and families.

(l-r) Susan Jay, HSC board chair; Francoise Penha, HSC’s Prosperity Director; Dr. Judy Schaecter; Valory Greenfield, HSC board member; and Daniella Levine, HSC President and CEO.

Dr. Schaechter, director of the Miller School’s Division of Adolescent Medicine, joined the faculty of the Miller School in 1997. In addition to caring for children and adolescents at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Mailman Center for Child Development, Schaechter serves as Director of the Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Miami.