Celebrating 70 Years of Health Law at BU

This essay celebrates the BU Health Law Program upon its 70th anniversary, offering reflections on the founders of the program, Fran Miller, George Annas, and Wendy Mariner ("FGW," endearingly), and their contributions to the field.Current faculty offer reflections, including: Several speak to scholarly research, including Elizabeth McCuskey on health care finance, Aziza Ahmed on human rights, Dionne Lomax on antitrust, Christopher Robertson on trust, and Kathy Zeiler on the marketplace. Other contributors speak to the student experience, with Dianne McCarthy on mentorship, Laura Stephens on demanding excellence, Michael Ulrich on teaching, and Larry Vernaglia on merging law and public health. On FGW's broader impacts, Nicole Huberfeld speaks to the translation of research to reach new audiences, and Kevin Outterson writes about FGW's pivotal roles in establishing the health law field and the institutions that now define it.Together these pieces testify to the astounding contributions of these scholar-teacher-leaders across many domains and dimensions of health law. While their contributions are countless and immeasurable, these reflections offer a start.

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American Journal of Law & Medicine
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2024-12-01
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https://doi.org/10.1017/amj.2025.1
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Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
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Celebrating 70 Years of Health Law at BU

Christopher T. Robertson, Kristin Zeiler, Kevin Outterson, Michael R. Ulrich et al.
American Journal of Law & Medicine
Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
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Celebrating 70 Years of Health Law at BU

Christopher T. Robertson, Kristin Zeiler, Kevin Outterson, Michael R. Ulrich, Danielle Pelfrey Duryea, Nicole Huberfeld, Elizabeth Y. McCuskey, Dionne Lomax, Aziza Ahmed, Dianne McCarthy, Leigh A. Stephens, Larry Vernaglia
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Abstract

This essay celebrates the BU Health Law Program upon its 70th anniversary, offering reflections on the founders of the program, Fran Miller, George Annas, and Wendy Mariner ("FGW," endearingly), and their contributions to the field.Current faculty offer reflections, including: Several speak to scholarly research, including Elizabeth McCuskey on health care finance, Aziza Ahmed on human rights, Dionne Lomax on antitrust, Christopher Robertson on trust, and Kathy Zeiler on the marketplace. Other contributors speak to the student experience, with Dianne McCarthy on mentorship, Laura Stephens on demanding excellence, Michael Ulrich on teaching, and Larry Vernaglia on merging law and public health. On FGW's broader impacts, Nicole Huberfeld speaks to the translation of research to reach new audiences, and Kevin Outterson writes about FGW's pivotal roles in establishing the health law field and the institutions that now define it.Together these pieces testify to the astounding contributions of these scholar-teacher-leaders across many domains and dimensions of health law. While their contributions are countless and immeasurable, these reflections offer a start.

American Journal of Law & MedicineVol. 50(3-4)
Boston University (US), Foley Hoag (United States) (US), Saint Louis University (US)
Peace, Justice and strong institutions
Openalex Percentile: Top 50%
Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
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