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Third-year law student Allison Rascon has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the 2025 Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys (AzSHA) Scholars Program. Allison, a dedicated student leader in health law, was selected for her outstanding contributions to the field and her commitment to health equity and policy.
The AzSHA Scholars Program, held in collaboration with University of Arizona Law and Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, recognizes exceptional third-year health law students. Each law school selects three scholars who receive access to AzSHA Board meetings, in-person and virtual programming and the annual AzSHA conference. Scholars also have the opportunity to contribute to AzSHA’s blog, further engaging with critical healthcare legal issues.
Joining Allison as Arizona Law’s AzSHA Scholars this year are third-year law students Masoud Ghorbani and Shealyn Robinson. The scholars were recognized today, April 9, during the University of Arizona Law Health Law & Policy Career Forum.
Allison’s interest in health law began as an undergraduate student studying public health, writing her thesis on why first-generation immigrants are reluctant to seek preventative care in the United States.
“My research focused on how Federally Qualified Health Centers, by statute, are required to offer enabling services—such as translation, interpretation and culturally tailored care—to meet these needs. Yet, a lack of awareness about these rights often kept immigrants from accessing preventative care,” said Allison. “Seeing how laws can be a powerful tool for achieving health equity motivated me to attend law school.”
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