"
During the summer of my 1L year, I had the amazing experience of
being chosen as the DePaul Scholar for the Health Law Institute and was
placed with the American Medical Association in their Ethics Department.
The Ethics Department is responsible for putting together the Code of
Medical Ethics, a book that is followed not only by some states as the
actual law, but by all AMA physicians. The Code of Ethics compiles
ethical opinions from the AMA and references cases in which the courts
have actually used the Code. I had the great opportunity of contributing
through legal and ethical research in helping to revise the Code, which
is a continuous process. I was even able to get published in their
Ethics Journal, which as a 1L, I know is almost impossible to be
published at such an early stage of my law school career, especially at
the American Medical Association." — Yesenia Perez (JD ’15)
"As
a law student, my internship at the American Medical Association was an
invaluable opportunity. It combined my business and health law
interests into one program. I learned how certain health laws, such as
HIPPA and the Sunshine Act, impact physicians and businesses. I received
first-hand knowledge about how physicians view various aspects of the
Affordable Care Act. I became familiar with the types of considerations
that in-house counsels must make before they advise the corporation. I
was also introduced to the daily life of a transactional attorney. All
these experiences will help me be a successful attorney." — Desalina Williams (JD ’14)
Upon graduation, a number of health law students obtained positions at firms and organizations that include, among others:
- Aetna
- Clausen Miller PC
- Duane Morris LLP
- Goldberg Law Group
- Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
- Polsinelli Shugart PC
- Social Security’s Office of Disability
- Adjudication and Review/Office of the Chief
- Administrative Law Judge
- University of Illinois at Chicago Institute forHealth Research and Policy
- Walgreens Co.
- Wolters Kluwer