Saint Louis University School of Law
Center for Health Law Studies
#### Center for Health Law Studies

The center was first established in 1982 and focuses on the intersection between health care systems and the legal system. The Center has been ranked first in the country by *U.S. News \& World Report* 16 of the last 17 years. The center has twelve full\-time faculty members and four affiliated faculty members who publish work in law, medicine and ethical journals. It offers a range of health law courses taught by full\-time faculty, including foundational and specialized health law courses each semester. The Center also hosts the *Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law \& Policy* and hosts a distinguished speaker series as well as an annual Health Law Symposium.

Students involved in the Center also have the opportunity to spend a semester in [Washington, D.C.](/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C. "Washington, D.C.") clerking full time for health\-related federal agency. Past agencies have included the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition's Health Care Division.


Can students take the health law courses online?