STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTH LAW

HEALTH LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION

Team tryouts

Interested in cutting-edge issues of health law? Want to polish your brief writing and courtroom advocacy skills before judges and health law attorneys?

Selection of two students to compete in this Fall's national Health Law Moot Court Competition will be made based upon demonstrated writing and speaking ability. To apply, you must first upload a copy of your first year Legal Writing brief to the TWEN Competitions course website no later than Wednesday, August 26. Following review of all writing samples, the team's coaches will select and notify students to present a shortened oral argument of their brief. These arguments will take place on Saturday, August 29. Names of the team members will be posted on the TWEN Competitions website by September 1.

This year the brief is due October 2. The competition rounds take place November 6 and 7 at Southern Illinois University. Questions? Contact Professor Cathryn Deal, Competitions Coordinator, at cdeal@hamline.edu

2009-2010 HEALTH LAW WRITING COMPETITION ANNOUNCED

The American College of Legal Medicine (ACLM) has announced its 2010 student writing competition. Institute students may be interested in applying for the Letourneau or Hirsch award, or Bioethics compitition. Each winning student recieves $1000 and recognition at the annual ACLM meeting. This year the annual meeting will occur from March 4 - 7 and is in Orlando, Florida.

For more information please visit the ACLM website at: http://www.aclm.org/resources/swc/default.aspx

Submissions are due by January 11, 2009.

JOIN THE STUDENT HEALTH LAW ASSOCIATION

2009-2010 Officers:

President: Daphne Ponds, dponds01@hamline.edu
Vice President: Maria Breu, mbreu01@hamline.edu
Secretary: Jon Harkness, jharkness01@hamline.edu
Treasurer: Matthew Landis, mlandis02@hamline.edu

Faculty Advisors: Cindy Jesson, ljesson01@hamline.edu and Katrina Pagonis, kpagonis01@hamline.edu

The Student Health Law Association's goal is to promote experiential learning and fellowship among students interested in health law. We do this through community service, networking, and peer-support.

Recent community service activities include volunteering at Children's Hospital of St. Paul, conducting community trainings on how to implement an Advance Medical Directive, and highlighting Mental Health Week by offering stress management training and blood pressure screening.

Networking activities include hosting speakers from local health law practices. Most recently the Association hosted a panel discussion that included attorneys working independently, in large group practice, government attorneys, lobbyists, and in-house counsel of large healthcare providers. The Association has also sent students to the National Health Law conference and helped organize Hamline's Health Law Institute Symposium.

Peer-support activities include facilitating health law student discussion groups and creating a network that acts as a springboard for academic success and employment.

Catherine Anderson-Spear

"As a registered nurse, I was attracted to Hamline because of its Health Law and Compliance certificate programs. Not only have I been impressed with the quality of these programs, I have also been impressed with the involvement of the Student Health Law Association. I have had many opportunities to meet other law students who have similar interests, explore different health law careers, and meet health law attorneys in the Twin Cities community."

Maria

Maria Breu

"The health law class offerings at Hamline are comprehensive and truly excellent. As a student in the health law program, I have had the opportunity to learn from local, national, and international experts who bring valuable real-world experience to the classroom."

Matthew Landis

"Participating on the Health Law Moot Court team provided an excellent opportunity to hone my ability to be an effective advocate for my client. By working with my teammates to synthesize our brief and present our oral argument, we gained real-world experience as well as an opportunity to compete alongside fellow law students from across the country on a cutting-edge legal issue."

Daphne

Daphne Ponds

"As a healthcare provider, I often felt frustrated with the gaps and broken pieces of our healthcare system that I believed I cound not influence at the patient's bedside. The Health Law Institute is providing me with the knowledge and skills to be an effective agent of change and assure that patients receive the quality of care they deserve. Hamline helps me make a difference."

Jon Harkness

"The Health Law Institue is the top reason I chose to attend Hamline. I have been very impressed with the Health Law course offerings, the quality of the professors, and the intellect of my classmates."