NSU Health Law Program joins International Academy of Medical Ethics & Public Health

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Fort Lauderdale/Davie, Fla. — “Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU’s) Health Law Program has joined the International

Law Professor Kathy Cerminara, J.D., LL.M., J.S.D.

Academy of Medical Ethics and Public Health,” according to Law Professor Kathy Cerminara, J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. Professor Cerminara noted, “Biomedical research inspires more and more ethical controversies while advancing our knowledge base. Those combine with the international reach of research protocols to increase the need for cultural competency in both research and treatment, and overlaid on it all are increasingly globalized disease patterns.”

Professor Cerminara has long been a leader in biomedical ethics. Her work bridges the medical and legal profession, an interdisciplinary approach, which is the hallmark of Nova Southeastern University. Participation in the International Academy of Medical Ethics and Public Health enhances the depth of the NSU Shepard Broad College of Law programs in Health Law, which are offered for both the J.D. and M.S. degrees.

“Interdisciplinary education helps us address the fundamental issues affecting the public,” added Jon M. Garon, Dean of the College of Law. The participation in the International Academy of Medical Ethics and Public Health highlights the national reach of these efforts across all of NSU.”

The International Academy of Medical Ethics and Public Health was founded in Paris, France in September 2016 based on a commitment to an international multidisciplinary reflection in bioethics. With 94 affiliates from across the globe, the Academy is focused on the current challenges confronting both private and public interests in the context of families, universities, public institutions, and all levels of government.

The mission of the Academy is to accomplish an ongoing international review of groundbreaking issues in bioethics that can benefit from a diversity of political outlook, culture, and philosophical orientation.

NSU’s Professor Cerminara’s work with the Academy, as well as with its sister organization the International Academy of Law and Mental Health, continues to advance the Shepard Broad Law School’s international reach. As Professor Cerminara explained, “our affiliation with the International Academy of Medical Ethics and Public Health will further our commitment to interprofessionalism, cultural competency, and ethical integrity.”

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Shepard Broad College of Law: Nova Southeastern University’s College of Law offers a cutting edge, skills-centered academic program in three-year full-time and four-year part-time divisions. With its recently redeveloped clinical programs, every NSU Law student is guaranteed a live-client experience. In-house clinical studies are supplemented by full-time field placement opportunities practicing law in Florida, across the United States, or select locations throughout the globe. To solidify student success after graduation, NSU Law pioneered a curriculum on the business of lawyering through the Global Law Leadership Initiative. NSU Law students have a myriad of curricular opportunities, including a rich, diverse curriculum, concentrations in International Law or Health Law; dual degree programs abroad in Rome, Barcelona, or Prague; dual degree programs at many of NSU’s 17 colleges; and much more.  For more information, please visitwww.law.nova.edu.

About Nova Southeastern University (NSU): Located in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a dynamic research institution dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional degree levels. A private, not-for-profit institution, NSU has campuses in Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Miramar, Orlando, Palm Beach, and Tampa, Florida, as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico, while maintaining a presence online globally. For more than 50 years, NSU has been awarding degrees in a wide range of fields, while fostering groundbreaking research and an impactful commitment to community. Classified as a research university with “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, NSU is 1 of only 50 universities nationwide to also be awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification, and is also the largest private, not-for-profit institution in the United States that meets the U.S. Department of Education’s criteria as a Hispanic-serving Institution. Please visitwww.nova.edu for more information about NSU and realizingpotential.nova.edu for more information on the largest fundraising campaign in NSU history.

December 5, 2016

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