NSU Alum Takes His Education to Health Care Heights
Jean Louis gives patient Daniel Fils-Aime a checkup.
Step into the office of Renaud Jean Louis, and you’ll find a wall dominated by NSU degrees – a bachelor’s in nursing, a master’s in public administration, a second master’s in nursing, and a graduate certificate in adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner.
With the education and knowledge accumulated over the years, Jean Louis has built a successful health care business dedicated to helping underserved populations learn about and benefit from preventive health care.
“One of my instructors told me ‘Don’t just come to NSU and take the diploma and hang it at your house. Go out there and make a difference in your community,’” he said. “It’s a statement that I never forgot.”
Since 2020, the Remart Medical Clinic in Hollywood, Fla., has provided a full spectrum of services, from immunizations and annual physicals to treatments for addiction and mental health diagnoses.
Jean Louis operates the clinic with business partner Martine Phillips, also an NSU graduate. With their combined dual certification in nursing and psychiatry, the clinic focuses on medical and mental health issues.
“We both saw the struggle of working families when it comes to seeing health care providers, because many don’t have insurance or fail to get annual checkups,” said Jean Louis. To help with accessibility, the Remart Clinic is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., six days a week.
Despite his academic achievements, education did not come easy to Jean Louis. Raised in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, he was one of seven children raised by a single mother.
“She was my role model, my inspiration and my hero.,” said Jean Louis. “One thing she believed was that a proper education could open any door for us.”
Jean Louis studied economics in Haiti before coming to the United States, where he earned degrees from Miami Dade Community College and Florida International University, and then NSU.
“I can sincerely say that NSU is my backbone and made me who I am today,” he said. “Do not be afraid to use your knowledge in any community that you will find yourself in in the future.”