Applications are now open for the Health Law LL.M. Programs at Georgetown Law.
The Intersection of Health and Law
Georgetown Law’s health law academic programs, supported by the O’Neill Institute, train lawyers to apply their specialized legal skills to improve health around the world. These innovative programs allow students to develop expertise at the intersections of health and law, including global health governance, health and human rights, food and drug law, infectious diseases and the law, health care access and regulation, and noncommunicable diseases and the law.
LL.M. and Certificate Programs
Our health law academic programs include:
- the LL.M. in National and Global Health Law
- the LL.M. in Global Health Law and Governance with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland
- certificate programs in Food and Drug Law and U.S. Health Law
- J.D./LL.M. in National and Global Health Law
- MPH/LL.M. in National and Global Health Law with the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Access to a Top Research Institution
The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law is a premier research institution working at the intersection of health and the law. Health law students may work on O’Neill Institute projects as research assistants, enroll in its practicum courses, attend symposia and events, and participate in career and professional development programs, including a mentorship program that partners students with O’Neill Institute staff and program alumni.
Key Facts
Since 2007, more than 250 alumni from around the world, have graduated from the programs.
Alumni hold positions in health ministries, courts, hospitals, research laboratories, leading think tanks, and international NGOs.
Ranked best Health Law/Medical Law LL.M. in the world, according to national and international rankings.
Each year, approximately 30 students from more than 15 countries enroll in our health law academic programs.
Around 25% are U.S.-trained attorneys and 75% received their first law degree overseas.
Unparalleled health law curriculum with 45+ courses addressing domestic and global health law.