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Tearing Down the Silos: An Interdisciplinary, Practice-Based Approach to Graduate School Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Elizabeth (Bjerke) Van Nostrand
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Abstract

“Law in Public Health Practice” is an interdisciplinary, practice-based course in which the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health, its School of Law, and the Allegheny County Health Department work collaboratively to identify an issue needing the expertise of multiple disciplines. For the first iteration, students in over four disciplines explored the possible regulation of tattoo parlors. The lessons learned are adaptable to any topic that engages students in more than one discipline to address real-world public health problems.

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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. 69 - 75
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2016

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References

Oral presentation by Schwartz, Michael Hunter, in “Pedagogy I: Best Practices in Legal Education Workshop,” at the summer institute of The Future of Public Health Law Education: Faculty Fellowship Program, July 21, 2014. See also M. H. Schwartz, G. F. Hess, and S. M. Sparrow, What the Best Law Teachers Do (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013): at 211–220.Google Scholar
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Many thanks to Mary Crossley, Professor of Law and former Dean (2005-2012) of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, who is a colleague, a mentor, a leader in health law and ethics, and, most importantly, my friend.Google Scholar
For a description of the fellowship program, see Scott, C., “Transforming the Future of Public Health Law Education through a Faculty Fellowship Program,” Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 44, no. 1, Supp. (2016): 6–17.Google Scholar
Linda S. Duchak, EdM, MCHES, Associate Director, Center for Public Health Practice at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, was the creative force behind my poster.Google Scholar
The syllabus for this course is available through the fellowship program’s teaching resources library on-line. See Network for Public Health Law, “Public Health Law Faculty Teaching Resources,” available at <https://www.networkforphl.org/faculty_teaching_resources/> (last visited January 20, 2016) (this site is password protected; faculty may request a password from the Network on the site) (see “Law in Public Health Practice” in the Syllabi section of this website).+(last+visited+January+20,+2016)+(this+site+is+password+protected;+faculty+may+request+a+password+from+the+Network+on+the+site)+(see+“Law+in+Public+Health+Practice”+in+the+Syllabi+section+of+this+website).>Google Scholar
Id. See “Public Health Law – Quizzes” (four quizzes to assess student understanding) in the Other section of this website.Google Scholar
Id. See “Public Health Law – Evaluations” (professionalism evaluation) in the Other section of this website.Google Scholar
Id. See “Public Health Law – Evaluations” (self-assessment, peer assessment, and professor evaluation for an interdisciplinary project) in the Other section of this website.Google Scholar
E.g., Sparrow, S. M., “Can They Work Well on a Team? Assessing Students’ Collaborative Skills,” William Mitchell Law Review 38, no. 3 (2012): at 1173–1176.Google Scholar