Brian Shim ’19 is a Law and Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Originally from Ambler, Pennsylvania, Mr. Shim first attended Montgomery County Community College, and then graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a B.A. in English. During his 1L summer, Mr. Shim was a Summer Associate at AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, the nation’s only independent public-interest law firm dedicated to people living with HIV and AIDS. At Temple Law School, Mr. Shim was the Fundraising Chair and Dean’s Cup Chair for the school’s Student Public Interest Network (SPIN), and also the Co-Vice President for Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA).
As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Mr. Shim is interning with the Institute for e-Health Policy, a nonprofit organization that provides research and educational opportunities on federal legislative activities that affect health IT. His policy interest is in healthcare— specifically, how technology can improve patients’ access to health services.