Health and Wellbeing

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Knocking on success’ door: balancing the title of MMA world champion and aspiring lawyer

People decide to attend law school for many reasons. Some do so to fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming a lawyer, while others follow family traditions. For Alexander Preissing, however, it was a commitment to his late mother and a desire to pursue something greater after overcoming many adversities growing up. That journey led him to the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
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ASU Law puts student health and wellness at the forefront of lasting success

With the many demands of law school, the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University emphasizes the importance of prioritizing their health and wellness.
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ASU Law and AzSHA partnership helps bridge gap between legal education and practice

The Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys is committed to investing in students from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University to help develop the next generation of health care attorneys.
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Fueling a passion for health care advocacy

For Eric Carillo, a second-year JD student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, law is a second career for him. Prior to law school, Carillo spent several years in the durable medical equipment industry, where he witnessed firsthand the challenges people face in accessing health care. 
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Emerging health tech and the law, ‘like peanut butter and jelly’

The last decade has been a whirlwind of technological breakthroughs in health care, from artificial intelligence and 3D printing to gene editing. At the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, two professors recognized the need for students to understand the variety of emerging technologies disrupting health care and the ethical and legal challenges behind them. This led to the creation of the Health Technologies, Innovation and the Law course.
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MLS student navigates health care as a patient and professional

Ann Lewandowski, an online Master of Legal Studies student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, grew up surrounded by health care professionals. Both of her parents worked in the field. She also spent time working at a large pharmaceutical company, which cemented her interest in health care.
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ASU Law Center for Public Health Law and Policy is a leading force in advancing public health and wellness nationwide

The Center for Public Health Law and Policy at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is a leader in health care law, public health law, policy and ethics. It drives numerous initiatives to address critical issues, from analyzing legal frameworks surrounding public health data to collaborating with the federal Administration of Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Arizona Department of Health Services on emergency legal preparedness and response. The center plays a key role in shaping the field.
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ASU Law advances health and wellbeing through innovative legal education

The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University promotes health and wellbeing by focusing on public health law, health policy, health equity, bioethics and mental health within the legal profession and across industries.
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ASU Law launches health care law and administration degree emphasis

Health care is the largest and fastest growing industry in the U.S., with data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicating that health care occupations are estimated to grow by 13% between 2021 and 2031. And while medical knowledge is a necessity that goes without saying for those in the field, legal knowledge is increasingly important as well.
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