DePaul Legal Scholar/ Intern

DePaul Law Scholar

Chicago, IL

The American Medical Association (AMA), a nonprofit, is the nation's largest professional Association of physicians. We are a unifying voice and powerful ally for America's physicians, the patients they care for, and the promise of a healthier nation. To be part of the AMA is to be part of our Mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.

As an employer, we are dedicated to many efforts, including employee learning and development, social responsibility, diversity and inclusion and wellness.

Our well-defined culture has strongly impacted the prosperity of our organization. Our foundational values of Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Collaboration, Agility and Trust are at the core of our efforts and continue to shape the success of the AMA.

We have an opportunity at our corporate offices in Chicago for a DePaul Law Scholar on our Science, Medicine, and Public Health department. This is a hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 3 to 4 days a week in the office.

The DePaul Summer Scholars Job Placement Program, funded by the DePaul University College of Law Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute and the Jaharis Foundation, provides qualified first and second-year DePaul health law students with paid summer positions at some of the most distinguished law firms and health organizations in Chicago.

The Summer Scholars program is designed to provide students with a substantive summer work experience in the area of health law. The Summer Scholars program provides a $5000 stipend to the student, who in turn works for a minimum of eight weeks over the summer for one of DePaul's Partner Institutions. The Partner Institution designate a supervising attorney or attorneys, who are expected to give substantive work assignments to the students at their discretion, as well as to supervise the students and provide appropriate feedback. In return, the Partner Institutions obtain quality work from soon-to-be lawyers at no cost. The Scholar will be in a learning situation, however, and is not an employee of the Partner Institution or of DePaul.

The DePaul Summer Scholar will:

1. Research state and fedreal laws relevant to Science, Medicine, and Public Health's activities and reports.

2. Assist in the development of background materials on proposed AMA policies.

3. Observe the AMA's policy making and implementation process.

4. Review the evidence to supportscientific/public health policies.

AMA's safety and policy protocols require proof of full vaccination against COVID19 for employment at AMA (including booster when eligible). Employees may apply for a religious or medical exemption from getting the vaccine.

The AMA offers competitive salaries, including an incentive plan; excellent benefits and progressive technology. Our office is a business casual environment and we respect work-life balance. The American Medical Association is located at 330 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 and is convenient to all public transportation in Chicago.

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. As an EOE/AA employer, the American Medical Association will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran or disability status.

THE AMA IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE NATION