Thanks in advance for any advice from all the lawyers here-I don’t post much but I’ve received some great tips from some of you from the admissions process onwards. Okay, so anyhoo-I’m doing pretty well in lawschool, and I’m doing especially well in my health care law class (we had a midterm, that’s how I know) + I truly love the subject and I’m leaning towards either working for a firm or directly for a hospital to build and modify compliance plans for federal health law statutes. To that end, would another degree in healthcare like a master’s in Public Health (that is NOT an M.D., hee hee) help towards maximising opportunities in the field? Or should I just try to slink in to a firm that either specialises in or has a good department in health care law? Any opinions would be appreciated-except for those that I’m a retard and my grammar is bad. I know that stuff already.
I am not a lawyer, but I do work in healthcare with lawyers.
If you are truly interested in the field of health care law, having an MPH would probably be an asset. The one lawyer I know at work who is specializing in that area happens to be an RN/JD, but we have other folks who are PhD/MPH, MD/MPH, and various other combinations.
I think the only way it could *hurt/i] you is in the pocket book. If you can afford it, go for it.