Health Law Concentration
J.D. Program Health Law Concentration
Seton Hall University School of Law offers a Concentration in Health Law to J.D. students. The student pursuing a health concentration may focus on traditional health law, drug law or biotechnology law. Students increasingly integrate the health concentration with intellectual property courses.
J.D. Health Law Concentration Requirements
Before registering for each semester's courses, participants in the Health Law Concentration are encouraged to consult with the concentration director, Professor Carl H. Coleman, on course selection. Faculty advice is available to students considering the concentration, as well as to those already formally admitted to it. Students who successfully complete the concentration requirements will be permitted to so designate on their resumes. Concentration students will also receive a certificate after graduation.
To obtain the Health Law Concentration, students must fulfill the following requirements:
- Successful completion of at least 13 credits in the following courses:
a) Health Law (3 credits);
b) Health Care Fraud and Abuse or Health Law Finance (2 credits);
c) Food and Drug Law (2 credits) or Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Marketing and Compliance (2 credits);
d) One health law seminar, in which the student must complete a paper that satisfies the Advanced Writing Requirement (AWR) (3 credits); and
e) Administrative Law (3 credits). - Maintenance of a 3.0 GPA in the courses counted toward the concentration.
A student interested in pursuing the Health Law Concentration must "declare" his or her concentration by no later than the end of the first week of classes in the student's penultimate semester.
Externship Program
Seton Hall Law School's externship program offers J.D. health law students an opportunity to apply their knowledge in a health care setting. The externships also provide students with unparalleled opportunities to meet health care attorneys and providers who become a bridge to their career in health law.
Students pursuing the Health Law concentration are encouraged to consider doing an internship. However the externship is not a requirement for obtaining the concentration.
For more information about the health law externship, please contact Stephanie Kauflin at kauflist@shu.edu.
Health Law Scholarships and Fellowships
Health law students also find special scholarship opportunities at Seton Hall.
Timothy G. Rothwell Health and Pharmaceutical Law Scholarship
Named in honor of Timothy G. Rothwell, J.D. '76, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sanofi-Aventis U.S., this scholarship rewards one outstanding applicant. The recipient of this award receives a substantial tuition scholarship upon admission to the Law School. Students are selected to receive this scholarship on the basis of academic performance, LSAT score, and a commitment to a career in health law. The scholarship is renewed each year, as long as the recipient maintains the required GPA.
Kalison, McBride, Jackson & Murphy, P.A. Health Law Award
This award has been established by Kalison, McBride, Jackson & Murphy, P.A., in order to acknowledge an incoming student who demonstrates an interest in health law and who shows promise as an attorney in this practice area. Kalison, McBride, Jackson & Murphy, P.A., is a New Jersey law firm whose practice is primarily devoted to health law matters. The selection committee considers undergraduate major, past academic performance, LSAT score, and experience in health care or a related industry. The student receiving the award will be given a $5,000 scholarship towards his or her law school tuition for the first year at Seton Hall Law School. This is followed by matching support in the second and third years by Seton Hall Law School. One award is given annually.