About Our Center
The challenges that will face the medical and health law professions in the coming decades are enormous. And the Law-Medicine Center is uniquely poised to prepare its students to address these challenges. The center is the oldest health law program in the country. The field of health law effectively began with the creation of the center in 1953. Our Law-Medicine Center鈥檚 offerings include a wealth of courses, experiential learning opportunities, several graduate programs, outstanding faculty, extracurricular activities, experiential learning opportunities, job placement assistance and more.
Our health law curriculum offers a wide range of courses, seminars, and clinical practice opportunities to students interested in the full array of health law subjects鈥攆rom corporate law firm practice to bioethics, from medical malpractice advocacy to government regulation of health care providers. Students do not have to wait until their second or third year to begin work in the health law curriculum. Each year we offer an elective course in health law to first year students.
Cassandra Robertson Receives NSF Grant for Work on Disabilities
September 18, 2024Cassandra Roberston is one of several CWRU faculty members who received a $74,999 grant from the National Science Foundation. The money will be used to hold a conference on "Employing Public Interest Technologies to Promote Access in Education and Employment for People who have Physical Disabilities."
Law-Medicine Center Earns Top Ranking for Health Law
September 11, 2024Case Western Reserve University School of Law鈥檚 Law-Medicine Center has been ranked among the , earning an A+ rating.
Jonathan Adler Appointed to Administrative Conference of the United States
August 15, 2024On Aug. 13, the announced the appointment of Jonathan H. Adler as one of six new public members of the conference.
Andrew McGirty wins second place in AUWCL National Health Law Writing Competition
July 02, 2024Case Western Reserve University School of Law student Andrew McGirty is the second place winner of the Ninth Annual AUWCL National Health Law Writing Competition. McGirty submitted the paper: Cracking Causation: The Need for a Workable Link Between the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act.
Law-Medicine Center Holds Full-Day Conference on Cognitive Decline and the Law
May 23, 2024On March 1, 2024, the Law-Medicine Center hosted its annual national conference, which was devoted to the topic of Cognitive Decline and the Law this year. The conference provided a comprehensive overview of a large number of challenges associated with cognitive decline and approaches to addressing them.