Journal of Health Law & Policy

Catalog description

The Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy is published bi-annually by the Center for Health Law Studies and a student editorial board. The Journal features articles that provide in-depth analysis of topical and developing issues in health law and policy. One issue each year is devoted to the publication of the proceedings of the Center for Health Law Studies annual Symposium. The second issue is devoted to coverage of emerging issues within health law and policy. Students and faculty at the Center solicit and review articles submitted for publication. The editorial board also maintains the Journal website which features a health law blog, podcasts of the Center's Distinguished Speaker Series and annual Symposium, and other information about the Journal. <BR><BR> Election to the staff of the Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy is based on an application process and review that is conducted by the editorial board and faculty advisors in the spring semester of each year. To be eligible for the editorial staff, students must have completed two semesters of law school and both semesters of the Legal Research and Writing course. The Journal will hold an orientation meeting each spring to review the application process with students interested in applying. In the fall semester, editors and staff receive 1 hour of pass/no pass credit. In the spring semester, editors receive 2 hours of pass/no pass credit, and staff receive 2 hours of letter- graded credit.