Thursday, September 24, 2009
11:00 am - 1:15 pm Registration 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm LUNCH 1:15 pm Welcome 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Plenary I: Opportunities and Challenges in
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Education
This session examines the differences among professional cultures and the differences they make in teaching professional students. Speakers from various disciplines discuss the goals of interdisciplinary education and provide examples of the range of different learning opportunities at law schools that collaborate with health professionals. Challenges include navigating different professional cultures and overcoming potential resistance (philosophical or logistical) to integrated and collaborative programs. Speakers address opportunities for integrating law students into health-related professional environments, and for integrating other health-related graduate students into the law school and legal environments.
Moderator: Charity Scott, JD, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Law, Health & Society, Georgia State University College of Law
Speakers:
- Lynn Barenberg, MSW, LICSW, Lecturer in Law, Boston College Law School, Staff Social Worker, Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau
- Steven D. Blatt, MD, Director, Division of General Pediatrics, Medical Director, University Pediatrics and Adolescent Center, Syracuse Family Advocacy Program, Upstate Medical University (Syracuse)
- Linda H. Morton, JD, Professor of Law, California Western School of Law
- J. Michael Norwood, BA, JD, Professor of Law, University of New Mexico School of Law
- Robert Pettignano, MD, FAAP, FCCM, MBA, Director, Medical Affairs, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Additional Materials:
3:00 pm BREAK
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm Small Group Discussion
The small group break-out sessions following each of the plenary programs allow attendees to discuss the issues raised in the plenaries in more depth. They also provide the opportunity to learn about programs operating at different law schools and other health-related professional schools throughout the country. The small group discussions will be facilitated by various faculty and professionals from different institutions and programs.
4:45 pm Vans return to hotel
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Conference reception and social gathering
at hotel