We’re Looking for a Few Good Leaders!
Looking to get more involved with AHLA? There are many opportunities for you to share your expertise or develop your leadership skills with the Association. These include:
- Call for Authors
- Call for Speakers
- Mentoring Program
- Practice Group Leadership and Participation
Call for Practice Group Leaders/Participation - Deadline February 10, 2012
Have you volunteered for a Practice Group project or activity in the past and want to contribute more of your time and expertise and share it with your colleagues? We welcome member involvement in any Practice Group! If you are interested, please complete the application, respond to the appropriate questions, and submit with a curriculum vitae by Friday, February 10, 2012.
Call for Authors
Want to share your experiences and expertise, collaborate with other AHLA members on exciting new projects, get your name in print, and enhance your professional credentials? All you have to do is volunteer to contribute to one or several of the titles in development. Note that we update this page monthly, so if you don't see a topic of interest, check back regularly for new authorship opportunities.
AHLA is looking for short articles for several of its member publications, including the Health Lawyers Weekly and AHLA Connections magazine. Contact Bianca Bishop to discuss any of the following topics:
- State Health Insurance Law Exchanges. We are looking for articles about these statutes in the 11 states that have enacted HIE legislation (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia).
- Diversity in Health Law. Issues for possible articles include Clinical Trial Participation, Genetic Background Diagnostic Issues, Treatment of Illegal Immigrants, and Access to Health Care Services.
- Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Medicaid Models
AHLA is also currently looking for authors to create a stand-alone publication on the topic of RACS and ZPICs. Contact Will Harvey for more information.
Call for Speakers
If you would like to be considered as a speaker for an upcoming AHLA in-person program or to submit topic suggestions, click the link for more information, or contact Laurie Garvey.
AHLA Mentoring Program
AHLA's Mentoring Program is for both mentors, looking to share their considerable professional expertise and experience and for mentees, who may be new to health law, new to the legal profession, or established health lawyers and professionals looking to establish a mentor relationship with a colleague. Get started by going to www.healthlawyers.org/mentoring.