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equity and justice. The program prepares students for careers in a variety of fields, including health care, biotech, public health, and food and environmental health. Particularly in the region, careers related to the health care and bio-tech industries are on the rise. These jobs sit at the intersection of science, technology and the law. Haub Law is uniquely suited to provide graduates with the skills they will need to compete in this new marketplace.

The future of health care in the United States will be shaped by several factors, including a heightened concern for public health, the continued adoption of valuebased care models, efforts to expand insurance coverage, high-profile mergers, and new technology for collecting and managing patient data. Each of these changes has crucial legal implications for organizations that already operate in one of the nation’s most regulated industries. Meeting the challenges ahead requires health care law and policy professionals who can navigate state and federal requirements to empower functions such as care delivery, administration, and finance. The online Advanced Certificate in Health Law and Policy equips students to do more in this dynamic and growing field.

“What sets the Advanced Certificate in Health Law and Policy apart is the way we really get to the nuts of bolts of how those programs work and the role of the law,” said Professor Barbara Atwell, a health law scholar and Haub Law professor who teaches several courses in the program.

Students learn career-oriented skills from professionals with extensive real-world experience in legal practice and compliance leadership. With many connections to New York legal and health care organizations, Haub Law provides students with the strategies and insights to drive changes in world-class health systems, life sciences firms, nonprofits, and government agencies.

During her second and third years of law school, Kayla Conti, Class of 2022, took six courses to earn Pace’s Advanced Certificate in Health Law and Policy.

“But it was writing a paper in Professor [Linda C.] Fentiman’s course on Mental Disability Law that brought everything together for me,” said Conti, who was also Secretary of the Health Law Society.

Conti said further: “The course brought attention to an often overlooked area of law that is personally very important to me. With Professor Fentiman’s guidance and feedback, I was able to write a paper asserting that the False Claims Act can be used to punish and prevent the Recent graduate Kayla Conti ’22 earned the Advanced Certificate in Health Law and Policy and was secretary of the Health Law Society while a student at Haub Law. This fall, she will start as an associate at Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, LLP, a whistleblower law firm in Washington, DC.

abuse of patients in the mental health care industry. This paper is now being considered for publishing in the New York State Bar Association Health Law Journal, thanks to Professor Fentiman’s encouragement. Moving forward, I am confident that I would like to focus on health care fraud—perhaps as an attorney in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit or as a whistleblower attorney.”

Providing Career Opportunities

National Health Expenditure data shows that annual spending on care represents more than 17 percent of the US gross domestic product. To operate responsibly in this sector, organizations must prioritize strict regulatory compliance based on accurate legal guidance. So it is crucial to employ experts in health law jobs who can apply their knowledge of federal and state laws to do the work that shapes better policies.

Professionals may pursue health law careers at legal and compliance departments for health care organizations, government agencies involved in health care regulation, or law firms specializing in health care. Graduates from an advanced health law certificate program can excel in roles such as: • Compliance Officer • Health Care Administrator • Regulatory Analyst • Legal Counsel • Health Services Manager • Risk Manager • Paralegal

Job posting data shows that skills learned from a health law certificate benefit nursing managers and medical secretaries as well, since these professions demand a thorough understanding of health care procedures and regulations. That’s because law and policy impact every aspect of the health care system. Providers in the United States spend almost $39 billion annually on compliance-related administrative activities, according to a report from the American Hospital Association. Industry leaders must remain current with federal, state, and local laws in every aspect of their operations, accounting for how regulatory changes might affect their long-term strategies.

Expertise in regulations and compliance empowers health care providers and businesses to operate in accordance with the law without being overly burdened by its complexities. By earning an Advanced Certificate in Health Law and Policy from Haub Law, students get the skills to ensure health care organizations meet their current responsibilities and prepare for the next wave of changes in response to public health challenges and more equitable health policies.

In May, Haub Law faculty held a Health Law & Policy Summit to help clarify the practice of healthcare for lawyers and non-lawyer practitioners who seek to respond to everyday operations, transactional, and delivery of care challenges and emerging issues. The summit, entitled Unblurring the Lines in Healthcare: Understanding Key Legal Issues for Operations and Transactions and for the Delivery of Care, focused on how healthcare organizations can meet their current responsibilities, prepare for public health challenges, and seek more equitable health policies.

“A core strength of Pace has been its commitment to practical, skills-oriented programs at all levels in all disciplines, and the Law School remains true to that practice-ready mission,” said Linda Martin, an adjunct professor who teaches in the Health Law program and is the Chief Compliance Officer for a large healthcare company in New Jersey. “Students choose Pace for professional advancement and thrive in its collegial and supportive environment.”

Applications are now being accepted for the next start date for the 100% Online Advanced Certificate in Health Law and Policy, which is August 22, 2022. n

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NYSBA Honors PWJC with 2021 Legal Aid Awards

Executive Director of the Pace Women’s Justice Center, Cindy Kanusher Esq., and the Pace Women’s Justice Center each received Denison Ray Civil Awards from the NYSBA in recognition of their impactful work.

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The Beth S. Nelson Memorial Scholarship

The scholarship, established in memory of Haub Law alumna Beth Nelson, who decided to attend law school later in life and had a successful legal career upon graduating, will be awarded to a student who demonstrates financial need, with a preference for a woman who is pursuing a law school education later in life.