Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program

The Hirsh Program maintains an active alumni group of lawyers and health professionals practicing in the D.C. area and throughout the country. Alumni of the Hirsh Program routinely accept positions at leading law firms, federal and state agencies, consulting firms, and universities in D.C. and other cities. The breadth of placements regularly attained by graduates in both the public and private sector illustrates the opportunities afforded under the program. Once in their chosen field of practice, alumni of the program recognize that their joint studies in law, policy, and public health are an invaluable asset on the job. Alumni in the practice of health law, on the one hand, report that their training in the SPHHS enables them to understand the myriad aspects of the health care system, including its structure, financing, and terminology. On the other hand, Hirsh Program alumni who spend their days as health professionals indicate that their training in the law earns them added respect from their employers and added credibility from the health care providers, agencies, and companies with which they interact.

NEW: Read the Notes from Past Alumni.

NEW! First-Ever Hirsh Program Alumni and Student Cocktail Reception

On Tuesday, May 16th, 2006, alumni, students, and faculty gathered for the first-ever Hirsh Program cocktail reception. Sara Rosenbaum and Bruce Fried, Chair, of the Department of Health Policy Law and Policy Advisory Committee hosted this event in conjunction with the Medical Center Alumni Office. The group was joined by Dr. Harold and Mrs. Jane Hirsh, principal benefactors and founders of the Hirsh program.

At the event, Sara Rosenbaum announced the launch of the Hirsh Summer Fellowship Fund. Beginning in 2007, the Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program of the GWU School of Public Health and Health Services will sponsor one or two Health Law and Policy Public Interest Fellowships each year. Believing that students should not be discouraged from working in public interest positions due to financial reasons, the Hirsh Fellowship Program will provide funding to one or two law-public health degree/certificate candidates who wish to devote a summer to pursue health law and policy-related public interest work.

Stay tuned for more information about the fellowship program and how you can contribute to this important fund!

From left: Joel Teitelbaum, Dean Ruth Katz, Dr. Harold Hirsh, Mrs. Jane Hirsh, Bruce Fried, and Sara Rosenbaum gather for the Alumni and Student reception.