Over one dollar in six in the US economy is spent on health care, and the need for wise public and organizational policy decisions to control costs, to improve quality, and to increase access has never been greater. In the public health arena, the nation confronts a rising tide of noncommunicable disease, resurgent threats of infectious disease, and other problems that will demand legal and policy interventions. Stanford Law School is second to none as a training ground for tomorrow’s leaders in health law and policy. Four renowned Law School faculty members offer courses in health care law, public health law, and bioethics and advise students interested in careers in the field. Courses in mental health law, food and drug law, mass tort litigation, environmental law, policy analysis skills, and other critical areas help expand students’ intellectual toolkit. Joint degree programs with the Stanford University School of Medicine, the ability to cross-register for health-related courses taught in other Stanford professional schools and departments, and research opportunities through Stanford’s health-focused research institutes round out the experience.
Faculty on Point
Core Health Law Faculty
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Faculty Research Projects
Research Programs and Centers
Linkages between SLS and health-focused research centers around Stanford University make for rich environment for research on health law and policy. These centers include:
Experiential Learning
SLS offers opportunities for students interested in health to pursue structured experiential learning through:
This policy lab maps the law school experience for students with psychiatric or mental health disabilities. It identifies barriers for…
Learn more : Evaluating Law Schools and Mental Health Disability (809H)Clients: California Native American Tribes, prescribed burn associations, federal legislative and executive branch decision makers. Wildfire has emerged as one…
Learn more : Smoke: Wildfire Science and Policy Lab (808D)This policy lab will build on the work of the Fall 2022 policy lab that researched three specific issues related…
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