Health Law Health Law Certificate and Health Certificate and Health

Law ExternshipsLaw ExternshipsVirginia RowthornVirginia Rowthorn

Managing Director and Lecturer in LawManaging Director and Lecturer in Law

Law & Health Care ProgramLaw & Health Care Program

University of Maryland School of LawUniversity of Maryland School of Law

The Health Law CertificateThe Health Law Certificate 17 credits17 credits Classroom componentClassroom component

– Minimum 6 creditsMinimum 6 credits– Health Care Law & Policy is requiredHealth Care Law & Policy is required

Experiential Learning ComponentExperiential Learning Component– Minimum 3 creditsMinimum 3 credits– Maximum 6 credits for externshipMaximum 6 credits for externship

Writing componentWriting component– Seminar paper, independent written work, health law Seminar paper, independent written work, health law

moot court, writing competition, Journal of Health Care moot court, writing competition, Journal of Health Care Law Policy SubmissionLaw Policy Submission

– Grade of B or better (when graded)Grade of B or better (when graded)– Paper can also serve as cert paperPaper can also serve as cert paper

Health Law ExternshipsHealth Law Externships

Identify an externship opportunityIdentify an externship opportunity– Through list of approved externship Through list of approved externship

placementsplacements– On your own On your own

You must be supervised by an attorneyYou must be supervised by an attorney Externship must be approved by Virginia Externship must be approved by Virginia

RowthornRowthorn

A full list of Health Law Externships is available on L&HCP Home Page under the “Practice Based Learning” tab.

Health Law ExternshipHealth Law Externship

Apply directly to externship Apply directly to externship supervisorsupervisor

Once you have secured placement, Once you have secured placement, contact Virginia Rowthorncontact Virginia Rowthorn

Decide on number of hours/creditsDecide on number of hours/credits

Health Law ExternshipHealth Law Externship

Complete forms Complete forms – Supervisor agreementSupervisor agreement– Faculty approval formFaculty approval form– Student agreement formStudent agreement form

RegisterRegister– 2-3 credits is called Health Law Practicum2-3 credits is called Health Law Practicum– 4 or more credits is called an Externship4 or more credits is called an Externship

Health Law WorkshopHealth Law Workshop– A A requirementrequirement for students getting credit for for students getting credit for

Health Law Practicum and ExternshipsHealth Law Practicum and Externships

Health Law Externships - Health Law Externships - RequirementsRequirements

If you have any questions at all – If you have any questions at all – please email me or drop by my please email me or drop by my office:office:

Virginia RowthornVirginia Rowthornvrowthorn@law.umaryland.edu

Room 249 (across from IT)Room 249 (across from IT)