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Spice Up That J.D. With Some Medical, Fashion or Journalism Training

By Bruce Carton

Back in my day, people went to law school and got law degrees. But nowadays, Eric Lipman and his ilk are not content to get a boring old "J.D." No, there must be some joint degree or microspecialty involved to interest the whippersnappers, apparently. In fact, in the last couple of days I have seen no fewer than three new species of law degrees or joint programs offered: 1. The joint J.D./M.D: Can't decide if you want to be a doctor or a lawyer? No worries! The Texas Lawyer reports that Texas Tech University now has its very first student in the university?s new joint J.D./M.D. degree program offered by the law school and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine. This student, Marta Hoes, says that she's always wanted to practice medicine, and that the new joint degree "opens a door to a whole world of possibilities I can do with medicine, like writing health-care law and being involved in making health-law policy.? The dual degree program takes six years to complete, so check back in 2016 to see how things work out for Ms. Hoes. 2.The Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University School of Law:...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on September 10, 2010 (boomark / email).