The UCSF/UC Hastings Consortium on Law, Science, and Health Policy

The Consortium Team (L to R):Roxanne Bischoff, David Faigman, Jessaca Machado,

Shayna Lewis, Daniel Dohan, Sarah Hooper, Jaime King

The Consortium supports interdisciplinary collaboration on subjects at the intersections of law, science, and health policy in three broad

areas: education, research, and clinical training and service.

Education Research Service Other

UCSF-UC Hastings Masters Degree in Health Policy & Law• Proposed Launch: Fall 2014• Coordinated with UCSF on-line

educational initiative• Joint UCSF, UC Hastings degree UC Hastings Master of Studies in Law: “Think Like a Lawyer”• Expose health professionals to

law and legal reasoning• Developed by Consortium;

administered by UC Hastings Graduate Division

• Inaugural Class: Fall 2012

UC Hastings LLM• Proposed Launch: Fall 2015• Advanced degree for lawyers

interested in health/science

Funded Proposals• CTSI “Translating Research Into

Law and Policy” • Grove Foundation “Price

Transparency Legal Research and Analysis”

Pending Proposals• NIH “Center for

Transdisciplinary ELSI Research in Translational Genomics”

• NIH “Sequencing of Newborn Blood Spot DNA to Improve and Expand Newborn Screening”

Medical Legal Partnership for Seniors @ UCSF Lakeside Senior Medical Center• UC Hastings interns available

on-site to provide legal support• UCSF providers can refer

patients to interns for a consultation on legal issues such as public benefits, housing support, etc.

• Supervised by UC Hastings faculty clinic director

• UCSF-UC Hastings MOU signed June, 2012

Affiliation Agreement• UCSF-UC Hastings agreement

signed Jan, 2013 Technology transfer• Participated in LAB conference

on industry/ academic collaborations

• UC Hastings fellows support legal/policy analysis in Associate Vice Chancellor’s Offices (Ethics and Research)