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Course Code: 
MED 517
Course Type: 
Core
ECTS: 
2
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 
The course aims to equip the clerkship attendees with the necessary knowledge and skills on the evaluation and reporting of forensic cases.
Course Content: 
Week Topics Study Materials
1 Introductory Session (Introduction to Forensic Medicine)

 

Materials for the course provided by the the instructor
1 Lecture

Forensic Medicine in Turkey and Other Main Countries

 

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Legal Responsibilities and Liabilities of Physician

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Complication Vs Malpractice

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Forensic Sciences (Anthropology, Entomology, Toxicology, Ballistic, Document examination, etc.)

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Forensic Sciences

(Forensic Genetics)

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Medicolegal approach to traumatized patients

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Pathology of wounds

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Pathology of wounds (Abrasion, Contusion, and Bruises)

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Pathology of wounds(Laceration, Blunt Penetrating Injuries, Incised wounds)

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1 Lecture

Human Rights Violation and Torture

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

How to Prepare Expert Report (I)

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Forensic Psychiatry (Legal Competence/Capacity)

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Forensic Psychiatry (Criminal Responsibility)

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Violence (to Healthcare Workers, Women, Children, Elderlies, Vulnerable Groups) 

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Violence (Mobbing, Cyberbullying, Peer Bullying,) 

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Child Abuse and Neglect

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Sexual Abuse and Assault

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Crime Scene Investigation

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Forensic Aspects of Alcohol, Narcotic and Hallucinogenic Drugs

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Poisoning

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Pathophysiology of Death (Types of Death, The Indication of Death)

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Pathophysiology of Death (Findings after The Death)

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Pathophysiology of Death (Post Mortem Interval, Post Mortem Chemistry)

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Head and Spinal Injuries

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Chest and Abdominal Injuries

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Transportation Injuries and Unintentional Childhood Injuries

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Self Inflicted Injuries

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Asphyxia 1 (Suffocation, Strangulation, Suffocation Gases)

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Asphyxia 2 (Chemical Asphyxiants)

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Sudden Death

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Sudden Death in Infancy

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
       1 Lecture

Immersion Death

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Electrical Fatalities

Materials for the course provided by the instructor
1 Lecture

Gunshot and Explosion Deaths

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1 Lecture

How to Prepare Expert Report (II)

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2 Autopsy Practice* (Forensic Council of Medicine) Materials for the course provided by the instructor
2 Autopsy Practice* (Forensic Council of Medicine) Materials for the course provided by the instructor
2 Autopsy Practice* (Forensic Council of Medicine) Materials for the course provided by the instructor
2 Autopsy Practice* (Forensic Council of Medicine) Materials for the course provided by the instructor
2 Autopsy Practice* (Forensic Council of Medicine) Materials for the course provided by the instructor
2 Autopsy Practice* (Forensic Council of Medicine) Materials for the course provided by the instructor
2 Assessment Session Materials for the course provided by the instructor
2 Assessment Session Materials for the course provided by the instructor
2 Assessment Session Materials for the course provided by the instructor
2 Assessment Session Materials for the course provided by the instructor
2 Assessment Session Materials for the course provided by the instructor
2 Assessment Session Materials for the course provided by the instructor
2 Program Evaluation Session

Review of the Exam Questions,

Evaluation of the Program

Materials for the course provided by the instructor

 

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Testing B: Presentation C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this term, the student should be able to:

Program Learning Outcomes Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1. explain how to evaluate forensic cases and report cases. 1.1.3., 1.1.6., 1,2,3 A,C
2. describe the fundamentals of forensic autopsy. 1.1.3., 1.1.6., 1,2,3 A,C
3. define the cause, origin, and mechanism of death in forensic cases. 1.1.3., 1.1.6., 1.1.9., 1,2,3 A,C
4. outline the legal responsibilities in medical practice. 1.1.12, 1.2.3., 2.1.1., 2.2.1., 2.2.2., 1,2,3 A,C
5. explain the fundamentals of crime scene investigation and identification 1.1.3., 1,2,3 A,C
6. perform the physical examination of deaths. 1.1.5., 1.1.7., 1.1.9., 1,2,3 A,C
7. manage forensic death examination document filing. 1.1.12., 1,2,3 A,C
8. examine traumatized patients. 1.1.5., 1.1.7., 1.1.9., 1,2,3 A,C
9. prepare an expert report. 1.1.12., 1,2,3 A,C
10. document and report sexual crimes. 1.1.12., 1,2,3 A,C
11. respect the privacy of patients and the deceased. 2.5.2., 1,2,3 A,C
12. display empathy and effective communication. 1.2.1., 1.2.4., 1,2,3 A,C
13. do the recognition and management of forensic cases. 1.1.2., 1.1.3., 1,2,3 A,C
14. differentiate Natural and Unnatural Deaths 1.1.6., 1.1.9., 1,2,3 A,C
15. refer to a specialist when necessary 1.1.9., 1.2.2., 1,2,3 A,C

 

Recommended Sources

1-Knight’s Forensic Pathology (Shared)

2- Birinci Basamakta Adli Tıp (Shared)

Lecture notes

 

Material Sharing

Documents Photocopy shareable.
Assignments Not Shareable
Exams Not shareable

 

Assessment

Questions Types (Pencil-Paper Tests)

 

Proportion

(in Pass/Fail Decision)

Questions Types (Pencil-Paper Tests)

 

Multiple Choice Questions %60 Multiple Choice Questions
Total %60 Total
Other Assessment Methods and Tools Proportion

(in Pass/Fail Decision)

Other Assessment Methods and Tools
Evaluation of Student’s Seminar (Without Checklist) %40

 

Evaluation of Student’s Seminar (Without Checklist)
Total %40 Total
Pass/Fail Decision Proportion

(in Pass/Fail Decision)

Pass/Fail Decision
Pencil-Paper Tests %60 Pencil-Paper Tests
Other Assessment Methods and Tools %40 Other Assessment Methods and Tools
Total %100 Total

 

Course’s Contribution to Program

No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5  
1.1.2 employs a patient-centered approach in patient management.         x  
1.1.3 recognizes most frequently occurring or significant clinical complaints, symptoms, signs, findings and their emergence mechanisms in clinical conditions.       x    
1.1.5 does general and focused physical and mental examination.       x    
1.1.6 interprets findings in medical history, physical and mental examination.       x    
1.1.7 employs diagnostic procedures that are used frequently at the primary health care level.   x        
1.1.9 makes clinical decisions using evidence-based systematic data in health care service.   x        
1.1.12 keeps medical records in health care provision and uses information systems to that aim.         x  
1.2.1 throughout his/her career, communicates effectively with health care beneficiaries, co-workers, accompanying persons, visitors, patient’s relatives, care givers, colleagues, other individuals, organizations and institutions.     x      
1.2.2 collaborates as a team member with related organizations and institutions, with other professionals and health care workers, on issues related to health.       x    
1.2.3 recognizes the protection and privacy policy for health care beneficiaries, co-workers, accompanying persons and visitors.       x    

 

1.2.4 communicates with all stakeholders taking into consideration the socio-cultural diversity.         x  
2.1.1 performs medical practices in accordance with the legal framework which regulates the primary health care service.         x  
2.2.1 recognizes basic ethical principles completely, and distinguishes ethical and legal problems.         x  
2.2.2 pays importance to the rights of patient, patient’s relatives and physicians, and provides services in this context.         x  
2.5.2 displays a patient-centered and holistic (biopsychosocial) approach to patients and their problems.     x      

 

ECTS

Activities Quantity/

day

Duration
(Hour) 		Total

Workload (Hour)

Course Duration (1.5 week) 8 6 48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice, review/week) 8 1 8
Homework 4 2 8
Exam 1 1 1
Total Work Load     65
Total Work Load / 30 (h)     2.17
ECTS Credit of the Course     2

 

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