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October 08, 2009
Interested in Health Law? You should attend the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME) Health Law Conference on October 16th at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, NJ.
The health law conference is next Friday, October 16th at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, NJ, only 20 minutes from NYC by public transit. Last year, a representative of the CSO attended the conference and found it to be interesting and informative for students interested in pursuing a health law career. This is an opportunity to network and learn about opportunities in the health field. Students can expect to meet health law practitioners and get advice on how to get into the industry. New attorneys attended to share how they were able to obtain their dream jobs in the health care field right out of law school.
The conference included health law employment opportunities with the federal and state government. Last year, representatives from the Center for Health and Homeland Security, non-profit organizations, academia, County Department of Human Services, Board of Veteran’s Appeal, US Department of Health and Human Services, FBI, management consulting, Legal Services, Office of the Inspector General, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attended the conference and shared details about how to pursue employment with their organizations. There were also conventional employers at the conference such as drug companies, healthcare providers, hospitals and private firms.
One of the common factors among all the presenters from the 2008 conference was that they never imagined they would be in the job they are in now. Each person had a different story; a different path to what they believe now is their dream job. Presenters were in all in different stages in their careers so it is important to understand that dream jobs do not always come immediately. There is a reason the saying goes, “patience is a virtue.”
Posted by kcc17 at October 8, 2009 09:52 AM