Bringing New Developments into the Classroom

Finding creative ways to engage and inspire students, Cynthia Asher incorporates current events and cases into her Healthcare Organization and Finance course. This past year, healthcare reform has continued to unfold, often changing dramatically on a daily basis. Prof. Asher encourages students to stay informed on current health law and policy-related news. Whether it’s the most recent repeal and replace efforts to the Affordable Care Act or the OIG’s latest fraud and abuse enforcement action, students see casebook materials come alive in the news

As it's become increasingly clear that substance abuse is much more of a health problem than a legal problem, Prof. Gordon’s Mental Health Law students become well-versed in key medical responses to drug abuse. For a recent class, she worked with the Lincy Institute at UNLV to provide students with training in “SBIRT,” or “Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Substance Use.” During several intensive workshops, students learned a universal screening tool for quickly assessing the severity of alcohol and drug use, misuse, and abuse, and received instruction on how to