Postgrad law - medicine speciality (1 Viewer)

[rozymisty]

I did a law unit last year in my nursing studies, and found law to be rather interesting, particularly the medical part of it. I always was interested in law but the fact that I hate public speaking and stuff pushed me well out of that career lol.

But I reckon it would be interesting to do some consulting work later on in my career in the medical area, and was wondering if any one knows any unis that would offer this speciality?

THanks

 

[hfis]

I don't know of any specific 'courses' that cater to such a specialisation at a tertiary level, though the Law Society might offer something like that for admitted solicitors who wish to become certified specialists in the area. I'd look into what the qualifications for a coroner are, as they would probably point you in the right direction in terms of what's out there.

Your best bet is probably doing a law degree combined with a medical discipline, or if you're currently in such a discipline, just doing a post graduate law degree and picking electives which suit the specialisation in question. I'm not particularly learned in the area, but I would think insurance law and personal injury would feature heavily. After you are qualified as a solicitor you could then look into further coursework, and get yourself into a firm that deals with the subject matter.

 

[rozymisty]

Thanks for that. Well at the moment im in my final year of my Nursing degree, and will start working next year.

My prac facilitator was saying one of her friends who was a nurse is like a person injury lawyer part time and a nurse. THats the good thing aout nursing, its a very flexible area.

Obviously law would be many years later, if i get sick of the clinical side, as i want to be a midwife or paediatric (kids) nurse so yeah ill see where things go

 

[banco55]

There's a medicine and the law course at ANU. The guy running it has a law degree and a medicine degree so I assume he spent his whole life in uni just about.

 

[rozymisty]

haha probably!

A person from uni i know has a friend who just keeps on doing degrees and not working..how expensive and boring would that be!

But i guess some pple are more 'designed' for the teaching part.