Practice Areas: Health Law

Law School students, faculty, and staff have compiled the following list of resources to guide students interested in health law. It is not an exhaustive list, but a place for you to begin your own research into these fields. These are just some of the many opportunities and resources that you can take advantage of in pursuing your public service interest area.

Student Groups
The Law School has more than 50 student organizations, many which run their own public service projects. Please note that from academic year to year, new student organizations form while others may become inactive.

• Michigan Health Law Organization

Jobnet

University Resources

Organizations 

• University of Michigan General Counsel
• University of Michigan Health System Legal Office
• University of Michigan School of Public Health

State Resources

Organizations

• Michigan Health Information Management Association
• Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, Inc. 
• Public Health Law Bench Book for Michigan Courts
• State Bar of Michigan Health Care Law Section
• State of Michigan Department of Health
• Michigan Department of Community Health
• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
• Michigan Mental Health Commission
• Michigan Surgeon General

National Resources

Career Resources

• ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project Fellowship
• State of California Office of the Attorney General - Health, Education and Welfare Section 
• Careers
• Internships
• State of Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
• State of New York Office of the Attorney General - Healthcare Bureau
• Careers
• Internships

• ABA Health Law Section
• AcademyHealth
• American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
• Center for Law and the Public's Health
• Center for Medicare Advocacy
• Center for Reproductive Rights
• Center for Science in the Public Interest
• Citizen Advocacy Center
• Community Catalyst (Massachusetts)
• Community Health Law Project (New Jersey)
• Food and Drug Law Institute
• Harrison Institute for Public Law
• Health Care for All (Massachusetts)
• Health Law & Policy Institute
• Massachusetts Association for Mental Health
• Medicare Rights Center
• Mental Health Advocacy Services (Los Angeles, CA)
• Mental Health America
• National Academy for State Health Policy
• National Association of Public Health Policy
• National Association of State Medicaid Directors
• National Conference of State Legislatures - Health
• National Health Law Program
• National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
• National Rural Health Association
• New America Foundation Health Policy Program
• New York State Task Force on Health and the Law
• Northwest Health Law Advocates (Washington)
• O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Pennsylvania Health Law Project
• Planned Parenthood Federation
• Public Citizen - Health Resource Group
• Public Health Institute
• The Trauma Foundation
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Food and Drug Administration
• Health Resources and Services Administration
• Indian Health Service
• National Institutes of Health
• Office of Inspector General
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration
• Whitman-Walker Clinic Legal Services Program (Washington, DC)

 

interNational Resources

Organizations

• Mental Disability Rights International
• O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
• Partners In Health
• UNAIDS
• World Health Organization

 

 

Please note that although we provide links and resources, the University of Michigan Law School does not necessarily endorse any of the organizations listed. If any of the links above are broken or you have suggestions for additional resources, please contact ops@umich.edu.