David Perlman is a visiting professor at the University of Sciences in the Mayes College of Healthcare Business and Policy in Philadelphia, PA. He teaches courses on ethical, legal, and policy issues in the undergraduate and graduate business programs as well as in the health policy and public health program.
Perlman's background includes work in the pharmaceutical industry as an ethics educator at a major company, ethics consulting at a major auditing firm, and a stint in state government in public health. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy, specializing in bioethics, at the University of Tennessee, a Masters degree in philosophy at Georgia State University, and an undergraduate degree in biology, philosophy, and classics at Emory University.