Marcia Boumil
Research/Areas of Interest
Health Policy and Health Care Delivery
Conflicts of Interest in Academic Medicine
Medical Liability
Health Law and Ethics
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Children and families in the Court System
Womens' Reproductive Rights
Education
- Master of Arts, Boston College, USA, 1992
- Master of Science - Public Health, Tufts University, USA, 1982
- Juris Doctor, University of Connecticut, USA, 1983
- Master of Laws, Columbia University, New York, USA, 1984
- Bachelor of Science, Tufts University, USA, 1979
Biography
Professor Marcia Boumil is an Associate Dean of Conflicts of Interest Administration and Professor in Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University. She earned her law degrees at the University of Connecticut School of Law and Columbia University Law School. Her research interests lie in industry and medicine conflicts of interest and ethics as well as reproductive health and mental health law. She is author of 10 books including the 2024 textbook, Medical Liability in a Nutshell (now in its 5th Edition), and has published numerous articles in journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the New England Journal of Medicine. Professor Boumil is the recipient of numerous teaching awards in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, including the Department's Lifetime Teaching Award. She currently teaches courses in Public Health Law and Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.