Today, the practice and delivery of health care is both highly regulated by the law and impacted by multiple social considerations. From regulation of health care facilities, to federal and state health insurance programs, to pharmaceuticals, to public benefits programs and beyond—the law and health care are inextricably intertwined. Through a curriculum designed to teach students about the intersection of health care and the law, the Joseph F. Rice School of Law aims to prepare students to contribute unique expertise into the vital, rapidly evolving world of health care law.
We offer a wide range of relevant courses. Not every course is offered regularly, and to be a well-rounded lawyer you should take many other courses as well.
Courses foundational to the topic
- Administrative Law
Courses focused on the topic
- Bioethics Seminar
- Carolina Health Advocacy Medicolegal PartnerShip (CHAMPS) Clinic
- Food & Drug Law
- Food Law and Policy
- Health Law & Policy
- Health Law: Finance and Organization
- Insurance
- Topics in Insurance Law
Courses aware of the topic
- Data Privacy
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Products Liability
- Torts
We offer non-JD programs in Health Care Compliance (Certificate of Graduate Study) and Health Systems Law (MSL). Please note that these programs are not open to current JD students.
- Select placements in the Administrative Law and In-House Counsel Externships
- Our Pro Bono Program offers many relevant opportunities, including the Palmetto Leader, a partnership with Appleseed Legal Justice, SSI/SSDI Outreach Access, and the Recovery (SOAR) Pro Bono Project.
Relevant student organizations include:
- Health Law Society
- If/When/How
These (and other) faculty and staff may be available to advise you, supervise your own legal research ("SLR"), or hire you as a research assistant. Learn about them through their biographies, and then consider reaching out.
- Stephanie Nye, Director of Externships
- Professor Marie Boyd
- Professor Jesse Cross
- Professor Jacqueline Fox
- Professor Emily Suski
The SC Bar has a Health Care Law Section