Health Law Association at the University of Virginia

Health Law Association at the University of Virginia Health Law Association at the University of Virginia School of Law Welcome!

The Health Law Association is open to all University of Virginia students and faculty interested in health law. The purpose of the Health Law Association is to provide a forum in which students, academics, professionals, and community partners with an interest in health law can collaborate to enhance our understanding of the law and health law practice, share ideas to improve the health system, an

d advance the health and wellness of our communities. The Health Law Association sponsors many speakers and seminars in the health law field through the year and organizes social activities with medical and other graduate students. Association members also participate in pro bono activities with the UVA medical center.

** Although this organization has members who are University of Virginia students and may have University employees associated or engaged in its activities and affairs, the organization is not a part of or an agency of the University. It is a separate and independent organization which is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs. The University does not direct, supervise or control the organization and is not responsible for the organization’s contracts, acts or omissions.

Our faculty advisor, Professor Mimi Riley, has been appointed to a new National Institutes of Health advisory committee ...
02/03/2020

Our faculty advisor, Professor Mimi Riley, has been appointed to a new National Institutes of Health advisory committee on emerging biotechnologies!

Professor Margaret Foster Riley of the University of Virginia School of Law has been appointed to a new National Institutes of Health advisory committee that’s exploring challenges with emerging biotechnologies.

Check out our recent spotlight in the Law Weekly!
11/21/2019

Check out our recent spotlight in the Law Weekly!

Savanna Williams ‘21 Guest Writer

Thank you to our new sponsor, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, for this beautiful new banner!
10/10/2019

Thank you to our new sponsor, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, for this beautiful new banner!

02/07/2019

Come out to our panel tomorrow! Curing the Opioid Epidemic. WB 102 from 3:30-4:45.

The panel will focus on two core questions: What or who is the root cause of this epidemic, and how can legal practitioners play a role in finding a cure?

Panelists:
Denise Bonds, MD, MPH, Director, Thomas Jefferson Health District, Virginia Department of Health
Amanda Latimore, PhD, Bloomberg American Health Initiative Public Sector Initiatives Lead, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Andrew Miller, Senior Litigation Counsel, Sanford Heisler Sharp
Donald Wolthuis, Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney for Roanoke, Virginia
Moderator: Richard J. Bonnie '69, Harrison Foundation Professor of Medicine and Law; Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences; Director, Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy; Professor of Public Policy, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia

An issue for health lawyers to consider!
12/06/2018

An issue for health lawyers to consider!

Americans are eating too much of the sweet stuff, and a staggering portion of it is coming from drinks like soda.

11/13/2018
10/24/2018

Today! Come learn about the practice of Health Law with two prominent health law attorneys. Dennis Barry (formerly of King & Spalding) and Susan Banks (Dentons) will be discussing their experiences in the field. 12 pm today in WB 101. Lunch will be served!

Check out this event coming up on Wednesday, October 3rd! Michael F. Cannon of the Cato Institute will present on health...
09/30/2018

Check out this event coming up on Wednesday, October 3rd!

Michael F. Cannon of the Cato Institute will present on health insurance markets and the HHS final rule now being called the "Freedom Option" to the Affordable Care Act. The presentation will focus on health care law and economics, and will touch on the Administrative Procedures Act. See this link for more background: https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/obamacare-now-optional

Check out this class opportunity for the upcoming year! Take this chance to have a low-stress, enriching experience gett...
08/24/2018

Check out this class opportunity for the upcoming year! Take this chance to have a low-stress, enriching experience getting to know professors and working with med students.

02/17/2018

HLA is very proud to announce the new board for the 2018-19 school year! We wish them all the best as they take HLA to greater heights than ever imaged.

On a personal note, this is my final post as VP of Communications, for the new board takes over effective immediately. From the countless comments to the thousands of likes on our , thank you all for everything. It has been the honor of my lifetime posting on this page.

President - Drew Cypher
VP of Career/Academics - Allie Hussey
VP of Communications - Hana Crandall
VP of Finance - Caroline Ann
VP of Pro Bono - Hannah Rose
VP of Social Events - Laura Dona

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Welcome! The Health Law Association is open to all University of Virginia students and faculty interested in health law. HLA sponsors many speakers and seminars in the health law field through the year, as well as organizing pro bono opportunities in the Charlottesville community. ** Although this organization has members who are University of Virginia students and may have University employees associated or engaged in its activities and affairs, the organization is not a part of or an agency of the University. It is a separate and independent organization which is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs. The University does not direct, supervise or control the organization and is not responsible for the organization’s contracts, acts or omissions.**