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The Law School's five Bejamin Rush Scholars will present papers on current issues in health law and bioethics on Feb. 12-16 at the Law School. William & Mary Law School’s five Benjamin Rush Scholars will present papers on current issues in health law and bioethics during the Benjamin Rush Symposium on Feb. 12-16, 2007. Each year, a select group of William & Mary law students who have distinguished themselves by their research on health law and policy are designated as Rush Scholars.

One paper will be presented by its author each day during the week of Feb. 12-16 at 1 p.m. in Room 120 of the Law School. A discussion will follow each presentation. The symposium is free and all are welcome to attend.

The annual symposium honors Benjamin Rush (1746-1813), a physician, medical professor, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Rush founded the first clinic in the United States devoted to medical care of the poor, wrote one of the most influential books on psychiatry of his day, and was an outspoken social reformer.

For more information, contact Donald A. Tortorice at 757-221-7638 (datort@wm.edu).

William & Mary Law School contact: Jaime Welch-Donahue at 757-221-1840 (lawcom@wm.edu)

Topics & Presenters
(note: all presentations are at 1 p.m. in Room 120 of the Law School)

Monday, Feb. 12: “Hungry, Hungry HIPAA: How the Privacy Rule is Consuming
Medicine and Where to Draw the Line,” Collin F. Imhof JD ’08

Tuesday, Feb. 13: “The Right to Refuse Treatment and the Right to Die: Distinctions at Common Law and a Statutory Scheme for the Future,” Brian M. Glass J.D. ’08

Wednesday, Feb. 14: “The End of AIDS Exceptionalism: Why the CDC’s New HIV Screening Policy Comports with Informed Consent and Should be Adopted Nationwide,” Rachel Gedid J.D. ’07

Thursday, Feb. 15: “A Court by Any Other Name: Are Health Courts a Solution to the Medical Malpractice Crisis?”, Bryan M. Shay J.D. ’07

Friday, Feb. 16: “Should We All Be Treated Equally? A Review of Legislative Genetic Nondiscrimination Efforts and the Role of Monitoring in the Workplace,” Meghan A. O’Donnell J.D. ’07