The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University yesterday officially launched its Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Nassau University Medical Center, one of the new institute’s medical partners. The institute aims to develop and implement new methods for training students to broaden access to quality health care.
On hand for the event, from left, are Dr. Lyn Weiss, chair of NUMC’s Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Adam Kahn, a Hofstra Law student; Melissa Kessler, assistant director, Gitenstein Institute; Dr. Steven J. Walerstein, executive vice president for medical affairs and medical director, NuHealth; Janet Dolgin, director, Gitenstein Institute; Eric Lane, Hofstra Law dean; Ashley Osadon, a Hofstra Law student; and Dr. David Fagan, chair, NUMC’s Department of Pediatrics.
