Health Law Certificate and Health Law Externships Virginia Rowthorn Managing Director and Lecturer in Law Law & Health Care Program University of Maryland School of Law

The Health Law Certificate 17 credits 17 credits Classroom component Classroom component –Minimum 6 credits –Health Care Law & Policy is required Experiential Learning Component Experiential Learning Component –Minimum 3 credits –Maximum 6 credits for externship Writing component Writing component –Seminar paper, independent written work, health law moot court, writing competition, Journal of Health Care Law Policy Submission –Grade of B or better (when graded) –Paper can also serve as cert paper

Health Law Externships Identify an externship opportunity Identify an externship opportunity –Through list of approved externship placements –On your own  You must be supervised by an attorney  Externship must be approved by Virginia Rowthorn

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

Health Law Externship Apply directly to externship supervisor Apply directly to externship supervisor Once you have secured placement, contact Virginia Rowthorn Once you have secured placement, contact Virginia Rowthorn Decide on number of hours/credits Decide on number of hours/credits

Health Law Externship Complete forms Complete forms –Supervisor agreement –Faculty approval form –Student agreement form Register Register –2-3 credits is called Health Law Practicum –4 or more credits is called an Externship Health Law Workshop Health Law Workshop –A requirement for students getting credit for Health Law Practicum and Externships

Health Law Externships - Requirements

If you have any questions at all – please me or drop by my office: Virginia Rowthorn Room 249 (across from IT)