Unit.A.8.1. Forensic Medical/ Clinical Education

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	forensic science education

"The increased media spotlight of the forensic science community in the 90's has also increased the number of students interested in the profession. Many forensic science programs are revisiting how undergraduate and graduate education should be undertaken. The applied and interdisciplinary nature of forensic science has resulted in forensic programs administered from various departments although the areas of drug analysis and trace analysis generally are focused on in chemistry departments, whereas serology/DNA and toxicology are focused on in biology departments" (Almirall & Furton, 1995).

first clinical forensic medicine program

In July, 1991 the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Louisville and the Kentucky Medical Examiner's Office initiated the first clinical forensic medicine program in the United States. This program incorporated clinical forensic training into the emergency medicine residency training program and established a one-year fellowship in clinical forensic medicine (Smock, Nichols & Fuller, 1993, p. 835).

The Clinical Forensic Medicine program is designed to address the unmet forensic needs of patients who are survivors of violent injury and trauma and those patients who have not yet succumbed to mortal injuries. Trauma victims present regularly to emergency departments in need of acute care (Smock, Nichols & Fuller, 1993, p. 835).

Focus Points Reference

Almirall, .J. R. & Furton, K. G. (1995). The evolution, practice and future of the use of science in the administration of justice- The importance of standards in forensic science. Standardization News, 23 (4). Retrieved May18, 2002 from:

Smock, W., Nichols, G., Fuller, P. (1993). Development and implementation of the first clinical forensic medicine training program. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 38 (4), 835-839.

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From 'forensic presentations' in the forensic sourcebooks the following presentations have been selected for this unit:

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This section will continually be added to with guest presentations from forensic experts locally, nationally and internationally and with student presentations.

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From 'forensic cases' in the forensic sourcebooks the following case studies have been selected for this unit:

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From 'forensic experts' in the forensic sourcebooks the following panel of experts has been selected for this unit:

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