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875 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105

Barbara Colombo

Director, Health Law Institute and Health Care Compliance Program

651-290-6316

barbara.colombo @mitchellhamline.edu

Room 318

Specialty Offerings and Upcoming Courses

The Health Law Institute is proud to offer a variety of specialty courses giving students the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge, real-time challenges in health care. We leverage the wisdom and expertise of our nationally recognized faculty as well as top industry legal and compliance experts to teach these courses.

Please check the course catalog for the most up-to-date information on offerings, as courses are subject to change. For more information about our summer course offerings, you can visit our summer page.

Some of our specialty courses qualify for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits. For more information, you can email the Health Law Institute.

Course Credits Professor Type
Health Care Compliance Governance and Ethics (3023) 2 Schroeckenthaler & Boon Online – Asynchronous
Health Care Compliance Skills (3022) 3 Colombo Online – Asynchronous
Health Care Compliance Institute (3021) 3 Colombo Online – Asynchronous
Spring 2025 Online Health Care Compliance Certificate Courses
Course Credits Professor Type
Administrative Law (3130) 3 Cohen Online – Asynchronous with Capstone requirement
Drug and Device Law (3006) 2 Gardner Online – Asynchronous
Elder Law (3836) 2 Scheller Online – Asynchronous
Externship – Health Law 3 Pope Blended
Food Safety and the Law (1955) 2 Abrahamzon & Neumann Online – Asynchronous
Health Care Compliance Institute (3021) 3 Colombo Online – Asynchronous
Health Care Compliance Governance and Ethics (3023) 2 Schroeckenthaler & Boon Online – Asynchronous
Health Care Compliance Skills (3022) 3 Colombo Online – Asynchronous
Health Law: Quality and Liability (3035) 3 Pope Online – Asynchronous with Capstone requirement
Seminar: Reproductive Rights (3027) 3 Hermer Online – Synchronous
Spring 2025 Courses
Course Credits Professor Dates Type
Health Care Compliance Laws and Regulations (4160) 3 Blaney and Cowart 12A Schedule Online – Asynchronous
HIPAA Privacy (4154) 2 Martin 4C Schedule Online – Asynchronous
Elder Law (3836) 2 Scheller 6A Schedule Online – Asynchronous
Seminar: Race, Health Equity, & the Law (4028) 2-3 Twinamatsiko 12A Schedule Hyflex
Summer 2025 Courses*

*For more information about the summer courses, visit the Health Law Institute’s summer course schedule.

Course Credits Professor Type
Administrative Law 3 Holmes Online – Synchronous
Clinic: Health Law 2 Pottratz Acosta BAM
Externship – Health Law 3 Pope Blended
Health Care Compliance Institute 3 Colombo Online – Asynchronous
Health Care Compliance Governance and Ethics 2 TBA Online – Asynchronous
Health Care Compliance Skills 3 Colombo Online – Asynchronous
Health Law: Organization & Finance 3 Hermer Hyflex
Health Law Seminar 3 Pope Online – Synchronous
Food Law 2 Graham Online – Asynchronous
Fall 2025 Courses
Course Credits Professor Type
Health Care Compliance Governance and Ethics 2 TBA Online – Asynchronous
Health Care Compliance Skills 3 Colombo Online – Asynchronous
Health Care Compliance Institute 3 Colombo Online – Asynchronous
Fall 2025 Online Health Care Compliance Certificate Courses
Course Credits Professor Type
LGBTQ+ Health: Law, Policy, and Advocacy (7114) 1 Duran Online – Asynchronous
J-term 2026 Course
  • Please confirm the credit loads and course schedules with the official registration system.
  • More information about the Health Law Clinic.
  • Employment Law is also recommended, as it is a staple in much health law practice.
  • Some other externships (e.g. government agencies) may provide valuable health law practice experience.


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