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Priscilla D. Keith Adjunct Professor Adjunct Professor, IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law E-Mail: pdkeith@iupui.edu

Education

B.S., Spelman College, 1982
M.S., Atlanta University, 1985
J.D., Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, 1993

Courses

Financing and Regulating Health Care

Bio

Keith served as the General Counsel of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, in Indianapolis, including Wishard Health Services, the Marion County Health Department, and Environmental Services. Her primary focus was litigation, corporate transactions, and risk management, and serving as the counsel for the Marion County Health Department’s Ryan White HIV AIDS Legal Project. Prior to her appointment as General Counsel, she served as Assistant Counsel to former Indiana Governor, Frank O’Bannon. She also served as an executive assistant to the Department of Insurance, State Board of Accounts, Utilities and Telecommunications, and the Women’s Commission. Additionally, Keith was Chief Counsel of the Advisory Section under Attorneys General Jeff Modisett and Karen Freeman-Wilson.

Prior to her legal career, Keith worked for Eli Lilly and Company in discovery research, environmental and medical plans. She is a member of the American Bar Association’s Health Law Section, and serves on its Council, and is the Interest Group Leader. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Providence Cristo Rey High School in Indianapolis, Visiting Nurses Service, the State of Indiana Ethics Commission and St. Mary’s Child Center. In addition to earning her J.D. from our law school, she holds an M.S. in Anatomy from Atlanta University, and a B.S. from Spelman College. She is admitted to the Indiana Bar.