From the Dean of the Hirsh Health Law and Policy Center--Message from the Dean

The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) is pleased to be able to offer a wide array of health law and policy coursework, graduate certificates, graduate degrees, and continuing education programs through its Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program.

The Hirsh Program, housed in the Department of Health Policy, is the portal through which law degree candidates and lawyers enter the health law and policy pursuits of the School of Public Health and Health Services. These pursuits focus on topics such as health policy, the health care system and industry, environmental and occupational health, international health, and prevention and community health. The program's emphasis is on individualized course planning and career guidance with students is a hallmark of the program.

As the School strives to become the preeminent School of Public Health and Health Services for health policy education and research, the training of law students and lawyers through the Hirsh Program endures as a major component of its academic mission. In this respect, I am proud of GW's inclusion in U.S. News & World Report's ranking of leading health law programs.

I hope you will examine and take advantage of the opportunities described on this website.

-Ruth J. Katz, J.D., M.P.H.
Dean and Walter G. Ross Professor of Health Policy
School of Public Health and Health Services

Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program
2021 K Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
202 530-2369 joelt@gwu.edu