July 9, 2003

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Jennifer Meriam, Director
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NSU Law Center To Graduate 77-Year-Old Student, 13 Others In First Graduating Class for Online Master's In Health Law

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center will be graduating its first Online Master’s in Health Law class 6:30 p.m. this upcoming Saturday, July 12, at the Renaissance Hotel in Plantation.

Fourteen (14) students-all of whom are working professionals in the health care industry—will “walk” at the commencement ceremony, including the oldest graduate of NSU’s Law Center, 77-year-old John Tabak, D.D.S. Tabak, a World War II veteran and Chairman of NSU’s Department of Community Dentistry at NSU’s College of Dental Medicine, will join eight registered nurses, two risk managers, one other dental professor from NSU [Diane Ede-Nichols, D.D.S.], one psychologist from Texas, and an employee of the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta in receiving their master’s degree in health law.

The online master’s degree in health law is the first such program offered by an accredited school. This unique intensive graduate program is designed to educate non-lawyer health care professionals about health-related legal issues. Taught almost entirely over the Internet, the two-year program is created for full-time practitioners, administrators, military personnel, nurses, and leaders in the health care industry. To be accepted into the program, students must hold a bachelor’s degree and work in the area of health care, insurance, or managed care.

NSU Law Center's mission is to provide students with the skills they need to practice effectively in the vibrant South Florida community or elsewhere in the global community. The faculty, a diverse group of teacher-scholars with a wide range of backgrounds, is committed to producing highly qualified and compassionate practicing attorneys who reflect the diversity of the communities they serve. NSU’s curriculum stresses practical skills and the integration of technology with the law, so that students embark on their law careers prepared for the real-world challenges of modern legal practice. Plantation’s Renaissance Hotel is located at 1230 South Pine Island Road.

For more information on NSU’s Online Master’s in Health Law program, contact NSU’s Marla Friedman at (954) 262-6182 or Jennifer McIntyre at (954) 262-6079.