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Sep 11, 2024
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PATH 5029 - Forensic Medicine Elective (4 to 8 Credit Hours) This elective course is designed to provide medical students in their third and fourth year of training an opportunity to rotate with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Division of Forensic Sciences in forensic medicine. The medical student will assist with autopsies performed on decedents of all ages, who died from both natural and non-natural causes. The student will learn to correlate investigative data, autopsy findings, and toxicology results to construct differential diagnoses and determine cause and manner of death. The student will gain exposure to the pathology of natural disease and common injury patterns seen in blunt force trauma, sharp force injury, firearms injury, motor vehicle fatalities, asphyxia injuries, temperature and electrical injuries, and suspected elder and child abuse. The student will learn to correctly sign a death certificate, understanding the differences between cause, manner, and mechanism of death. The student will attend criminal court and learn how the medicolegal death investigation system interacts with the criminal and civil legal systems, as well as public health and safety agencies. When possible, the student will rotate through forensic science departments and participate in a mock trial, held in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation training courtroom. When possible, students will gain exposure to forensic odontology and forensic anthropology. Opportunities to publish case reports or participate in retrospective research using death certificate and autopsy data are encouraged.
Lab Hours: 8 Contact Hours: 2
Repeat Status: NR - Not Repeatable
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit
College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia
Schedule Type: Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic
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