Summer Institute
Students are required to begin their M.S. Health Law experience with, and to return annually to, a short residential institute for the Study of Health Law. Such visits to NSU's campus in Fort Lauderdale provide students with opportunities to meet their classmates face-to-face and to interact personally with faculty, Industry Advisory Board members and health law practitioners.
At the first on-campus Institute, students will be exposed to the American legal system's structure and history, the basics of the court system, and legal research and reasoning techniques. They will preview the federalist method of regulating health care in the U.S., thus laying the foundation for the course on Administrative Law, and will examine the relatively recent shift
in America from fee-for-service medicine to managed care. They will also have the opportunity to speak with and hear from leading practitioners in various areas of health law.
At the second on-campus Institute, students will undergo further instruction in legal research, attend courses and presentations on specialized topics building on their year of coursework, and confer with faculty advisors regarding their Individual Research Projects. They also must present their Individual Research Project ideas to a group of their peers, incoming students,
various faculty members, and practitioners in the field. Such presentations will offer opportunities for further development of their ideas and refinement of their project plans.
At the final on-campus Institute, students orally present the results of their Individual Research Projects, attend additional courses and presentations, and participate in a graduation ceremony.
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