The Institute for Community-Based Medicine and Law (Institute) is a collaborative effort of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and The University of Akron School of Law. It is supported primarily by grants and contributions from foundations, associations and individuals. The Institute is strictly nonpartisan and takes no institutional positions on pending legislation or other policy questions.

The Institute provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, improvement of interdisciplinary professional collaboration and problem solving, and promotion of a dialogue between policy makers, practitioners and the public that will further the health of the public and advance the administration of justice. The Institute also serves as a resource for community-based physicians, attorneys and members of the public.