2008-2009 Health Law Society

The Health Law Society (HLS) provides an opportunity for students interested in health law to convene and engage in activities promoting their common interests.  The HLS organizes seminars on topics specific to health law, presents panel discussions on effective employment strategies, provides networking opportunities with local practitioners and co-sponsors the annual Health Law Speaker Event with the Hall Center for Law and Health.  For additional information, please visit the following links:

• HLS Executive Board
• HLS Membership Form

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January 30, 2009

Dear Students:

Welcome to the 2008-2009 Health Law Society (HLS) website!  Our organizational mission is to provide education and increase understanding about the field of health law within the law school population.  We have some excellent programs and events planned for the upcoming semester, and hope that you will be able to join us.  New members are always welcome!

We are very pleased to report that our Health Law Mentor Program, created in collaboration with the Hall Center for Law and Health’s Steering Committee, is in full swing.  16 Health Law Society members have been successfully matched with experienced health law attorneys in the Indianapolis area this year, and we expect this exciting program to grow substantially in the future.  The Healthy Running People 2009 program is also well underway.  The HLS, together with the Masters in Public Health Student Council, designed this Mini-Marathon training program to bring students from different disciplines together to work toward a common goal . . . getting healthy!  If you’re interested in joining the fun, more information can be found at: http://healthyrunningpeople2009.blogspot.com/

On March 4th at 4:30 p.m. in the Wynne Courtroom, Joan Durocher, JD, Senior Attorney Advisor to the National Council on Disability, will be speaking on Finding the Gaps: A Comparative Analysis of Disability Laws in the United States to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  This event will be followed by a catered networking reception in the Atrium at 5:30 p.m.  We are also in the process of planning our Annual HLS/IBA Spring Social with the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Health Law Executive Committee, details to follow.  

Have a wonderful spring and please be sure to visit this site frequently for updated event information and society news.

Kind regards.

Amy Lewis Gilbert, MPH
President, Health Law Society
amylewis@iupui.edu

Eleanor D. Kinney, JD, MPH
Faculty Advisor, Health Law Society
Co-Director, Hall Center for Law and Health
ekinney@iupui.edu