Interdisciplinary Collaborative Education
Partnerships Between Law Schools and the Health Professions
September 24-25, 2009
Georgia State University, Student University Center, 44 Courtland Street, Atlanta, Georgia
Description
Law schools are increasingly partnering with other professional schools and other professionals in their community who work in health-related disciplines, such as medicine, social work, public health, nursing, mental health, and education. This conference explores the opportunities and challenges in these interdisciplinary collaborations in various educational settings, with an emphasis on experiential learning. Such educational settings include in-house clinics, externship programs, and interdisciplinary classrooms.
Target Audience
- Law school faculty (clinical and non-clinical) who engage in interdisciplinary collaborative education
- Faculty from health-related disciplines who work or may be planning to work with law schools (including disciplines of medicine, public health, social work, nursing, mental health, and education)
- Professionals working in law or health-related fields whose collaborative programs have an educational component
Highlights
- Colleagues from innovative programs across the country gather to share perspectives on interdisciplinary collaborative education in clinics and classrooms.
- Plenary sessions focus on experiential learning in interdisciplinary settings, including crafting the educational curriculum, ethics and professionalism, advocacy, research and scholarship, and educating health professionals about the law.
- Small group sessions provide in-depth opportunity for interactive discussion and sharing information with other programs.
- Reception offers networking and collegial interaction in a relaxed social setting.