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Promoting Diversity in Public Health Law through Online Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Kimberly Cogdell Boies
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Abstract

This fellowship project addressed the need to increase diversity in public health law. Non-traditional delivery methods of education, such as synchronous online classes and offering courses during an intersession between regular semesters and in the evenings, expanded the opportunities for diverse students to learn about the field and have meaningful internship experiences in public health law. Synchronous distance education is the wave of the future for law teaching and has particular significance in the teaching of public health law.

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Symposium Articles
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 44 , Issue S1: Transforming the Future of Public Health Law Education through a Faculty Fellowship Program , Spring 2016 , pp. 24 - 29
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2016

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