Section on Law, Medicine & Health Care

2024

• Main Program
• Works-in-Progress
• Awards Ceremony
• Aging and the Law, Co-Sponsored by Disability Law, Law, Medicine and Health Care, and Poverty Law
• Law and Mental Disability, Co-Sponsored by Law, Medicine and Health Care and Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies

2023

• Main Program
• Works-in-Progress
• Aging and the Law (Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education, Employment Law, and Law, Medicine and Health Care)
• Law and Mental Disability (Co-Sponsored by Disability Law, Law, Medicine and Health Care, and Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies)
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (Co-Sponsored by Law, Medicine and Health Care, Minority Groups)

2022

• Main Program
• Comparative Law (Co-Sponsored by Law, Medicine and Health Care)
• Civil Rights (Co-Sponsored by Law, Medicine and Health Care)
• Aging and the Law (Co-Sponsored by Law, Medicine and Health Care)
• Africa (Co-Sponsored by Law, Medicine and Health Care)
• Law and Mental Disability (Co-Sponsored by Law, Medicine and Health Care)
• Networking Session
• Works in Progress

2021

• Main Program
• Works in Progress
• Networking Session
• Socio-Economics (Co-Sponsored by Law, Medicine and Health Care)
• Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (Co-Sponsored by Law, Medicine and Health Care)

2020

• Main Program
• Evidence (Co-sponsored by Law, Medicine and Health Care)
• Works in Progress

2019

• Main Program
• Clinical Legal Education (Co-sponsored by Law, Medicine and Health Care)
• Torts and Compensation Systems (Co-sponsored by Law, Medicine and Health Care)
• Works in Progress

Distinguished Health Law Service Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding contributions of law teachers in service in health law. Specifically, the purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding community service activities. The community service could take a wide variety of forms, including: pro bono litigation, legislative advocacy, leading or consulting on public initiatives, and other public or private projects. It can be local, regional, national, or international in scope. Service may be performed from an elected, appointed, or volunteer or other unofficial position.

Nominations and Eligibility:

• The Section will accept nominations only from qualified Section members.
• Those nominating must include one or two paragraphs explaining why the nominee is deserving of the award.
• Nominations will be accepted between June 15 and September 15.
• Nominations will be submitted to the email of the Section Secretary who will compile and distribute them to the entire Section Executive Committee.
• The Section will carry nominees from prior years and include them with current year’s nominees.

Selection Process:

• The Selection Committee for the nominee will be comprised of the entire Section Executive Committee.
• Each member of the Selection Committee will review all nominations and will attempt to reach consensus on the award winner. A three-fourths vote is sufficient.
• Eligible award winners must be Section members.
• Law schools and any other institutions or organizations cannot receive an award.
• Both prior year and current year Section officers are excluded from being selected as an award winner.
• The Section may, but need not, give an award every year.

Recipients

• Law, Medicine and Health Care 2023 Newsletter
• Law, Medicine and Health Care 2019 Newsletter
• Law, Medicine and Health Care 2019 Newsletter
• Law, Medicine and Health Care 2018 Newsletter
• Law, Medicine and Health Care 2017 Newsletter