The University of Pennsylvania Law School is launching a new master’s degree program to provide physicians and other medical professionals with in-depth knowledge of health law and legal principles.
The Master’s in Law and Health is part of a new Law School initiative to provide innovative legal training to diverse professionals whose fields are being shaped by increasingly complex regulatory frameworks.
The Master’s in Law and Health, which will be offered to medical students, Ph.D. students, post-doctoral researchers, residents in the Penn Health system, and graduate students in other health-related areas, will enroll its first students in the 2014-15 academic year.
Graduates of the program will develop legal knowledge and key analytical and critical thinking skills that will prepare them for careers as leaders of health practices and medical institutions.
The one-year program may be completed on a full or part-time basis.
Penn Law will offer an optional five-week summer program for students entering the Master’s program. During the summer program, students will complete the Introduction to U.S. Law and Legal Methods class and participate in a practicum series exposing them to professionals and institutions that are most engaged with law and health matters.
