Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Medical Law from the University of Pennsylvania

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קורס אונליין - התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת במשפט רפואי של אוניברסיטת פנסילבניה

Professional Certificate

Intermediate level

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Fundamentals of American Health Law
  • Privacy Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International approaches

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Healthcare lawyer
  • Legal advisor for medical institutions
  • Pharmaceutical Industry Regulatory Manager
  • Information Privacy Specialist in Healthcare Systems
  • Researcher in the field of intellectual property and health
  • Healthcare and Technology Project Manager
  • Health Policy Analyst
  • Customer Relations Manager at Medical Institutions
  • Health Education and Training Coordinator

Internship – Course Series Number 4

This specialization is designed to help you understand the complex legal framework that guides modern healthcare systems.

  • Fundamentals of American Health Law: You will learn the basics of American health law.
  • Privacy Law: Explore how privacy law shapes the relationship between healthcare providers and patients.
  • Intellectual Property Law: Understand how intellectual property law affects the pharmaceutical industry, medical research, and advanced ethical issues related to new technologies such as DNA testing.
  • International Approaches: The internship will conclude with learning how other countries approach solving common problems that challenge all healthcare systems.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Fundamentals of American Health Law

Course 1
9 hours
4.9 (231 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Identify the unique characteristics of the American healthcare system and the role of administrative law in modern medical care.
  • Understand the history, scope, and limitations of conscientious objection.
  • Define the basic standard for medical malpractice applied in the American legal system.
  • Understand the role of the federal government in administering Medicare and Medicaid.

Skills you will acquire:

  • Health management
  • Health insurance
  • The Progressive Health Law
  • Health Policy Analysis

Privacy Act and HIPAA

Course 2
11 hours
4.5 (132 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Provide methods for protecting privacy through the Fair Information Principles.
  • Identify the laws and regulations relating to data protection.
  • Identify the privacy obligations that may apply to complex organizations.
  • Identify strategies for managing compliance issues related to privacy and data protection laws.

Skills you will acquire:

  • Fixed location
  • Unfair labor practices
  • Legal responsibility
  • Budget estimation

Intellectual Property in the Healthcare Industry

Course 3
13 hours
4.8 (131 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Identify the different forms of intellectual property protection available under US law.
  • Understand the special intellectual property laws developed for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, especially regarding drug patents.
  • Examine how the law has responded to advanced medical developments such as ownership of genetic material and genetic information.
  • Get to know the variety of intellectual property strategies designed for healthcare businesses of all sizes.

Skills you will acquire:

  • Health Systems Analysis
  • Organization analysis
  • Organizational strategy

Comparative health systems

Course 4
10 hours
4.6 (103 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Identify the World Health Organization’s building blocks for health systems analysis.
  • Apply the WHO Building Blocks Framework to different national health systems to determine strengths and weaknesses.
  • Understand the role of national histories in determining their current approach to health care delivery.
  • Analyze how different countries prioritize different aspects of health care delivery to improve population health outcomes.

Skills you will acquire:

  • Health Systems Analysis
  • World Health Organization analysis
  • Organizational behavior
  • Organizational strategy

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