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J .D. /M.P.H. P R O G R A M SEMESTER IN HOUST ON “The dual
J.D./M.D.
The J.D./M.P.H. Program offers students the Second- and third-year law students in good program
ability to pursue a concurrent J.D. degree from standing at an ABA-accredited law school can helped
the UH Law Center and a Masters of Public apply to spend a semester at the UH Law Center position me
Health from The University of Texas School of studying health law. Students may also enroll to have a
Public Health (UTSPH), Health Science Center in other courses at the UH Law Center, UTMB successful
at Houston. By receiving joint credit for courses at Galveston, and UTSPH at the UT Health career in
approved by both institutions, a student may Science Center at Houston. Students transfer health policy.
earn both degrees in a shorter time. The joint credit to their home institution according to that Health policy is a difficult field to
degree allows students to concentrate their institution’s requirements. break into, but having both degrees
studies on such areas as health services delivery, gives me a unique perspective and
occupational and environmental health, access to Students in the program have “visiting” status understanding of the complexities of
insurance, patient safety issues, and other public and receive their law degrees from their home health care and health policy, which
health concerns. institutions. Students can also take any specialty has set me apart from others working
courses at the UH Law Center and transfer those in the field.”
credits to the J.D./LL.M. program.
QUIANTA MOORE, M.D., J.D. ’09
JOINT J . D. / LL . M . PR OGRA M HEALTH LAW EXTERNSHIPS Executive Director, The Hackett Center for
Mental Health and Executive Vice President of
The UH Law Center offers a joint J.D./LL.M. Students may earn academic credit by serving Health Equity
degree program which allows students to earn in externship positions in nonprofit or public
both degrees in 3.5 years (105 credit hours). entities. Numerous placements are available in
University of Houston law students are eligible the Houston area, including hospital general
to apply for the joint J.D./LL.M. program after counsel offices, hospital risk management
the completion of 30 credit hours. Joint degree departments, government and compliance
students must meet all J.D. and LL.M. degree agencies, the Texas Legislature, and nonprofit
requirements to complete the program. advocacy groups.
PLEASE SEND INQUIRIES TO:
University of Houston Law Center
Admissions
4170 Martin Luther King Blvd
Houston, Texas 77204-6060
713.743.2280
lawadmissions@uh.edu
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