Diana Carolina Rivera Drago, Colombia

LLM Medical Law 2009-2010

"I graduated from the Law School of the Externado University of Colombia in Bogota in 2006. Between 2006 and 2007 I worked as a lawyer in Colombia in both the private and public sector.

In 2008 I came to London to work and improve my English and in 2009 I received an Externado University’s scholarship to study an LLM at Queen Mary, University of London. I am doing my LLM in Medical Law.

One of the classes I am attending is ‘Consent in Contemporary Medicine’ taught at Queen Mary. It is an absolutely interesting and innovative course with excellent material and great interactive lectures and debate. During the course we have seen very controversial subjects (as the right to decide about our own body, the right of autonomous decision making in reproduction, etc.), which are fundamental aspects in every individual’s life.

It is important to mention that all the other lectures are fascinating, the professors are very supportive and stimulating and that it is fantastic to have doctors, nurses and even philosophers as classmates. I am having a wonderful academic experience which I absolutely recommend.”