Health Law

The complex issues facing the public health and the health care industry today require that students become knowledgeable in areas far beyond the traditional field of health law. Penn Law offers a unique program that immerses students in cross-disciplinary study both here at the Law School and throughout the University's other graduate and professional schools. In addition to learning the basics about bioethics and the regulation of health care providers, law students may explore the intersection between biology, psychiatry, technology, and intellectual property, apply economic reasoning to better understand health policy challenges, or gain perspective on responses to those challenges by comparing international policy approaches. By taking advantage of the multiplicity of health law and policy opportunities both inside and outside the Law School, both inside and outside the classroom, Penn Law students graduate well-prepared to navigate – and become leaders in – this constantly changing field.