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Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy Invites Applications for 2025-26 Fellows Program

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The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School is accepting applications for its 2025-2026 Fellows program! 

All areas of interest and points of view are welcome – no expertise is needed, just your interest in health law and/or policy. Over the past few years, Solomon fellows have published numerous articles and op-eds, helped advise Congress and state governments on legislation, assisted with government testimony, submitted comments on proposed federal regulations, worked with state AG offices on health related issues, represented clients with health-harming legal needs in New Haven, written SAWs, collaborated with physicians on academic projects, helped defend the ACA, led panel discussions and convened national experts for our events, and so much more. 

In 2025–26, we will be continuing work on regulatory action and litigation in the healthcare space, elder law and aging including long-term care, AI in healthcare, reproductive health and access to abortion, LGBTQI+ health, palliative care, and more; as well as our work in our medical-legal partnerships.  We hope there will also be many opportunities for dinners, teas, and lunches with the terrific and diverse speakers and alums the Solomon Center brings to campus for intellectual engagement and career mentoring.

Students from the law school and/or all Yale graduate degree programs can apply to be a 1) Student Fellow or 2) Student Research Fellow.   

Student Fellows 

Student Fellows are required to, at a minimum:

  • Attend one Center (or YHeLPs) event per semester;
  • Write one event summary (three paragraphs max) a semester (due within 72 hours of event); 
  • Help plan at least one event during the academic year (which can be an event we support at your home school).
Student Research Fellows  

In addition to the above requirements, student research fellows are also required to:

  • Pursue a research project of their own, whether a short article, legal or policy advocacy, or any other research project of their choosing. 

Throughout the year, we will email all fellows with opportunities to join Center projects. Should you decide to join a Center project, you can convert to a Research Fellow role at any time. We will continue to hold several fellows workshops a year, so fellows can get to know one another and share their work.

All YLS rising 2Ls, 3Ls, LL.M.s, or Ph.D. in Law students are welcome to apply. We also invite students from other Yale graduate programs to apply. Our goal is to support your academic, policy, and professional goals and build a supportive and fun health law community. We will be accepting applications until June 30, 2025. Applications submitted after that date will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please complete the on-line Fellow application form. 

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Deputy Director Elle Rothermich at elle.rothermich@yale.edu.

We look forward to working with you in 2025-26!