“Attending the Health Law LL.M. program at UW allowed me to transition my Texas litigation practice to a dedicated health law practice in Seattle, Washington. The program offered courses
Students benefit from UW’s opportunities for
Collaboration
covering a variety of subjects, including a class on the recently passed health reform law. It also put me in a position to make contacts in the community and gave me an advantage over my peers, leading to an exciting opportunity to practice health law.” Toti Walia ’11 Associate, Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, SEATTLE
Many of the world’s biggest leaders in biomedical research, clinical innovation and global
Multidisciplinary collaboration among faculty and
• School of Medicine
health are located in Seattle. Our collaborations — and the opportunities they create —
students energizes the Health Law LL.M. program and
• School of Public Health
provides an ever evolving array of curricular offerings.
• Jackson School of International Studies
The University of Washington has an internationally
• Evans School of Public Affairs
recognized reputation for leadership in science,
• Institute for Public Health Genetics
medicine, global health, public policy and international
• Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
affairs that complements the Health Law LL.M.
• Center for Genomics and Healthcare Equality
extend far beyond the UW campus. We work with private and nonprofit organizations and public-private partnerships that are committed to improving individual and global health and promoting social justice. Our students can often gain practical experience at
health law community. These experiences
Our students and faculty regularly collaborate with
allow students to build their résumés and
• Department of Global Health
one of Seattle’s many medical, biomedical, state,
colleagues in the following schools and departments,
obtain important skills while observing and
• School of Nursing
federal or global health organizations. We work
all of which are headquartered on our campus:
working with professionals in the field, as
• Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health
aggressively to help students obtain internships, externships and other opportunities in our large
well as making valuable contacts.
• School of Pharmacy
Select Seattle Medical, Biomedical and Global Health Organizations Allen Brain Institute Benaroya Research Institute Community Health Plan Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center The Gates Foundation Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound Infectious Disease Research Institute MultiCare Health System Northwest Health Law Advocates PATH Quorum Review IRB
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Seattle Biomedical Research Institute Seattle Children’s Hospital Uplift International UW Medical Center & Harborview Regional Trauma Center UW Health Sciences Risk Management Washington State Hospital Association Washington State Medical Society Washington State Society of Healthcare Attorneys Zymogenetics
UW Law’s Beth Rivin, M.D. and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s Ben Anderson, M.D.
Seattle BioMedical’s Jill Scott
Bennett Bigelow & Leedom’s
and Karen Blöchlinger
Elizabeth Leedom and Toti Walia