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Expanding Interdisciplinary Learning Opportunities on a Shoestring through a Medical-Legal Partnership

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Laura D. Hermer
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Abstract

This article describes why and how the author started a medical-legal partnership at her small law school, the curricula associated with the medical-legal partnership, and the experience she and her students have had with the curricula to date. It also provides “lessons learned” which may be useful for individuals interested in expanding interdisciplinary and experiential opportunities at institutions that presently lack traditional sources of such opportunities.

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Symposium Articles
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 44 , Issue S1: Transforming the Future of Public Health Law Education through a Faculty Fellowship Program , Spring 2016 , pp. 51 - 55
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2016

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