Mitchell Hamline’s health law program ranks 11th nationally
Whether you are a J.D. student or a health care professional, our Health Law Institute gives you a deep understanding and real-life experience through specialized courses, certificates of study, and experiential learning opportunities.
The institute bridges the gap between health law scholarship and policy through engagement, collaboration, and innovation. It is a hub for the health law community, providing programs, training, educational opportunities, events, and symposia for law students, attorneys, health care practitioners, and business professionals.
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Mitchell Hamline’s health law program is ranked 11th in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Click on the video at right to learn more about the program, which was developed at Hamline University.
Certificates—online and on campus—expand your health law expertise
The Health Law Institute offers certificates that allow you to focus your legal education or gain legal knowledge and skills to benefit you as an attorney, health care practitioner, or business professional.
- Health Care Compliance Certificate (on campus, 13-14 credit curriculum for J.D. students)
- Health Law Certificate (on campus, 17-credit curriculum for J.D. students)
- Health Care Compliance Certificate (online for visiting students, 11-credit curriculum)
- Online Health Care Compliance Certificate (online, 11-credit curriculum for working professionals)
Faculty and advisory board help advance the Institute and the industry
Our core and adjunct faculty members are committed to students’ career advancement as well as the advancement of health law policy and the Health Law Institute. Our advisory board, comprised of industry professionals, provide us invaluable perspective on issues, challenges, and needs related to health law practice.
- Leadership, Faculty, and Advisory Board
- Opportunities for Experiential Learning
- 2016 HLI Highlights PDF
- Public Health Law Center at Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Health Law Institute News and Events
See All- Upcoming Health Law EventsPosted October 23
- On-Demand CLE: Mental Health, Addiction, and the LawPosted July 18
- Health Law Faculty Accomplishments (May 2017)Posted June 9
- Seeking National Health Law Moot Court CompetitorsPosted June 1
- Christopher Griffin, Health Care Compliance Certificate Graduate ’17Posted June 1
- Navigating Healthcare Cybersecurity and Privacy Law CLE on June 29thPosted May 25
- Health Law Faculty Accomplishments (April 2017)Posted May 15
- HLI releases new publications: CHC Exam Toolkit and Health Care Compliance & the CHC CredentialPosted May 3
- End-of-Life Option Discussion Panel, April 27thPosted April 21
- Health Law Faculty Accomplishments (March 2017)Posted April 20