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We are witnessing spectacular developments in
health research and these advances offer tremendous hope to
patients. But the degree of hope offered is matched by the
tremendous challenges posed by these advances. There is an acute
shortage of experts in law, ethics and policy able to address
significant health care challenges, such as measuring the
effectiveness of regulation of private health insurance,
assessing the impact of tort law on patient safety, and
formulating ethical means to distribute scarce health care
resources.
To equip researchers and decision-makers to meet
these challenges requires innovative multi-disciplinary training
that is simply not available in traditional law school
curricula. The core of the Program is a training matrix capable
of being tailored to each student’s specific research challenge.
The Program not only equips students with unparalleled training
and mentoring but also provides a previously non-existent
network through which students, scholars, and decision-makers in
Canada’s health care system can interact.
The objectives
of the Program are:
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To expand our program internationally and encourage
an increasing number of national and international students in
undergraduate Programs in law, to
pursue graduate studies in health law and policy;
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To enrich the training of graduate
students in health law and policy by providing them with
multi-disciplinary learning opportunities through a variety
of innovative programs and by expanding our network of
multi-disciplinary mentors to include experts in the areas
of aboriginal health, public health, ethics, genetics,
mental health and nanotechnology;
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To increase the likelihood that skilled
health law and policy researchers will seek career
opportunities in government and public/quasi-public
institutions by creating a series of national and
international exchange and
internship opportunities for students;
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To strengthen the development of health
law and policy curricula across the country by providing a
forum for health law teachers and interdisciplinary mentors
to meet and share best practices and curriculum materials.
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