Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy

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The Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy opened at Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1984, responding to the need for an academic forum to study the burgeoning field of health law and to foster a dialogue between legal and health care professionals.

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Since that time, the Beazley Institute has grown to offer one of the most comprehensive and respected health law programs in the country, consistently ranked among the best health law programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. [1] The Institute today comprises students, faculty, researchers, practitioners, lecturers, librarians and staff working together to educate the health law leaders of tomorrow.

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Thanks to a $5 million gift [2] from alumnus and friend Bernard Beazley and his wife, Kathleen, Loyola University Chicago School of Law has significantly expanded its nationally ranked Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy to better serve its students and alumni, the legal profession and the community. A 1950 Loyola Law graduate, Mr. Beazley is the former general counsel and senior vice president of Dentsply International, one of the largest professional dental products companies in the world. He has served on Loyola's President's Advisory Council and is a member of the Shield of Loyola University Chicago, the planned giving society.

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