Topic A - Forensic Medicine > Section A.8.0. Forensic Future > Unit.A.8.3. Forensic Medical/Clinical Career Opportunities
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Australia
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Jones, R. (2002).Grim glamour: What is forensic

pathology like as a career? Student BMJ, 10, 111. Retrieved December 12, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=7192085&db=aph

  • Interviews Rob Chapman, a forensic pathologist in Great Britain. Career history; Reason for choosing a career in forensic pathology; Challenges faced in his profession; Achievements of Chapman.

  • Rob Chapman is one of the few full time Home Office accredited forensic pathologists in practice in England and Wales. He agreed to be interviewed by Richard Jones via mobile phone, having just finished a postmortem examination after a suspicious death
Jones, R., & Palmer, R. (2002). Careers in forensic and

legal medicine. Student BMJ, 10, 107-108. Retrieved December 12, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=7192076&db=aph

  • Analyzes different careers in forensic and legal medicine in Great Britain. Concept of forensic medicine; Functions and responsibilities of a forensic practitioner; Definition of forensic pathology; Role of coroners in the region.

 

United States
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Databases
For the full text article online, sleuth the 'University of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':

Directions:

  • Select - Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
  • Select - Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
  • Select - Connect
  • Fill in User ID and Pin
  • Fill in search words: forensic and medicine

 

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The 'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:

Unit.A.8.3. Forensic Medical/ Clinical Career Opportunies

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United States
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Standing Bear, Z.G. (1995). Forensic nursing and death investigation: With the vision be co- opted? Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 33 (9), 59-64.

  • Note the importance of maintaining and holding true to those most basic tenets of nursing, while going out and joining the community of crime investigation.

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Additional references for this unit can be found in 'forensic references' of the forensic sourcebooks.

  • Sleuth 'forensic reference' database for:
    • forensic - medicine - roles
    • forensic - clinical - medicine - roles
Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic References.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/refs

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Video's recommended for this unit are:

Unit.A.8.3. Forensic Medical/ Clinical Career Opportunies

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The required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:

Australia
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Canada
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Butt, J. (2002).Pathfinder forum - Consulting in forensic medicine and pathology http://www.pathfinderforum.com/

  • Note the consulting business of this retired prominent medical examiner.
International
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United Kingdom
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United States
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For additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.

  • forensic - medicine - roles
  • forensic - clinical - medicine - roles
Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic Websites.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/websites

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