[Hamp-law] Health Law at Northeastern University School of Law

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Health Law at Northeastern University School of Law

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Health Policy and Law

At Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL), we focus on health law 
through a dynamic, interdisciplinary approach that integrates a wide 
variety of practical and research interests. Our Center for Health 
Policy and Law provides a rich context for students and researchers 
interested in public health law, health and human rights, health 
governance, health care financing, drug law, intellectual property, 
bioethics, health care delivery law and the regulation of our health 
care systems.

It is guided by faculty with diverse areas of expertise and is 
affiliated with an array of university-wide institutes, programs and 
experiential learning opportunities.


*Related Coursework*
Most coursework is completed in the School of Law, but there may be 
courses in other colleges that are available to law students.

Bioethics and the Law
Elder Law
Global AIDS Policy Seminar
Health Care Fraud and Abuse
Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the U.S.*
Reproductive Rights and the Law
The (in)Visibility of (dis)Ability in Society*

*Courses offered through Bouvé College of Health Sciences


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*Post-Graduate Opportunities*
NUSL prepares students for a wide variety of post-graduate jobs and 
fellowships. The types of employers and positions that we prepare 
students to obtain include:

*Ambry Genetics,* Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Corporate Counsel

*KellerLife Center for Eating Disorders,* Chandler, Ariz.
Compliance Specialist

*University of Massachusetts Medical School,* Charlestown, Mass.
Senior Policy Analyst for Health Law

*CareOregon, *Portland, Ore.
Legal and Regulatory Affairs Coordinator

*DaVita,* Denver, Colo.
Manager Compliance Regulatory Anti-Kickback

*Leidos,* Washington, District of Columbia
HIPAA Analyst


*2019 Annual Health Law Conference*
The Center for Health Policy and Law hosts an annual conference, 
typically in April. The topic of the 2019 Annual Health Law Conference 
is Promises and Perils of Emerging Health Innovations.

The 2019 dates are Thursday, April 11, and Friday, April 12. For more 
information, please visit the conference 
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and event page 
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*Co-op*
Northeastern University is the global leader in experiential education, 
and the School of Law is ranked #1 for practical training among all law 
schools nationwide. Sample co-op employers include:

*Alnylam Pharmaceuticals,*
Cambridge, MA
(healthcare and pharmaceuticals)

*Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights, 
Diversity and Inclusion,* Washington, DC
(healthcare/civil rights)

*UMass Medical School, Strategic Growth and Business Development Unit, 
*Worcester, MA
(development and legal research)

*Wellframe*, Boston, MA
(compliance/digital health)

*/The National Jurist /ranks Northeastern as the #1 law school for 
practical training.*


*Clinics and Student Organizations*
Supplement your coursework with involvement in a student organization, a 
clinic or both. These experiences are great opportunities to sink your 
teeth into the real-life application of health law and policy.

The Public Health Advocacy Clinic 
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is one of the ways students work on real-world projects with attorneys 
and gain experience using developing litigation or regulatory actions to 
improve public health.

The Health Law Society (HLS) 
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a student group committed to raising the visibility of health law with a 
particular emphasis on traditional public health concerns. The Society 
endeavors to support its mission through inviting practitioners and 
academics to present to the members. If/When/How is a student 
organization that mobilizes to protect reproductive justice. The 
Disability Justice Caucus promotes engagement with issues of disability 
in the law and society, both within NUSL and in the broader community.

More information on other health-related institutes and programs 
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*Renowned Faculty*
Our faculty are national leaders in a wide range of health and human 
rights-related work, including working to stem the opioid epidemic and 
ensuring access to medicine worldwide.

Professor Wendy Parmet, a leading expert on health, disability and 
public health law, is Faculty Director of the Center for Health Law and 
Policy.

The law school's Public Health Advocacy Institute 
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founded by University Distinguished Professor Richard Daynard 
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right), a leading international expert on tobacco control and the 
obesity epidemic, who serves as its president.

Learn more about our dynamic health-law faculty 
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and the opportunities for you to engage with them in the classroom and 
through research projects.


*Publications and News*
Our health law faculty and students publish in leading scholarly 
journals and are widely quoted in major media outlets on topics such as 
diseases control, the drug epidemic, domestic violence and many other 
critical topics relating to health care law and policy. Read a selection 
of news articles 
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and publications 
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to see our experts take on issues you care about.


*Our mailing address is:*
Northeastern University School of Law
416 Huntington Avenue
101 Knowles Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

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