Course Title

Forensic Medicine

Course Number

7227502

Instructor Name

ريان العلي

Contact Information

[email protected]

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

course in Forensic Medicine is designed to present to the medical students the basic medicolegal problems important in their common work as general practitioners and specialists of different medical branches. The main aim of this teaching is to give students opportunities to see different injuries of the body and understanding of both natural and violent causes of death, including problems in forensic toxicology. The forensic autopsy demonstration provides to the students gross examination of different morphological and traumatic lesions in order to find relationship between the injuries and the causes of death. The second goal is to provide knowledge how to determine the manner of death.

course in Forensic Medicine is designed to present to the medical students the basic medicolegal problems important in their common work as general practitioners and specialists of different medical branches. The main aim of this teaching is to give students opportunities to see different injuries of the body and understanding of both natural and violent causes of death, including problems in forensic toxicology. The forensic autopsy demonstration provides to the students gross examination of different morphological and traumatic lesions in order to find relationship between the injuries and the causes of death. The second goal is to provide knowledge how to determine the manner of death.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)Program Learning
Objectives (PLOs)Contribution (%)IRecognize different medico-legal aspects of living and dead individuals regarding personal identification, diagnosis of death and brain death, causes and manner of death, wounds and patterns in different areas and their complications135IIExamine different wounds and injuries and write a proper primary wound report.45IIIInterpret case scenario of clinical forensic medicine and recognize their medico-legal aspects and Interpret situations of uncertainty in medical practice by cooperating with other medical colleagues.210IVIntegrate the results of history, physical and laboratory test findings into a meaningful diagnostic formulation associated with common toxic substances and drugs of abuse.15VExplain medico legal (ML) aspects of different cases of sexual offences, delivery and abortion and Discuss different patterns of wound in child abuse and different types of violent asphyxia and their medico legal importance.120VIRefer to recent scientific research and literature715VIICommunicate clearly, sensitively and effectively with patients and the relatives, colleagues and also with his staff and Respect all interactions with patients, families, colleagues and others with whom the physician must interact in their professional life.610

KNIGHT’S FORENSIC PATHOLOGY FOURTH EDITION,
Simpsons Forensic Medicine 13th Edition