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Essentials of Forensic Medicine

Code Type Sponsor
PATH.8110 Clinical
  1. Captain/Dr. Noora Alyahri
  2. Dr. Ibrahim Al Ramahi
Department Location
  1. Forensic Medicine
  1. FORENSIC MEDICINE CENTER
Max Students Prerequisites
5
  1. Interview w/ Sponsor
  2. Medicine Clerkship
  3. Surgery Clerkship
  4. One Month Cancellation Notice
Description

The Ministry of Interior (MOI) elective is a 2-week elective that introduces students to the major concepts of general Forensic Medicine from a local and global perspective. The students will be able to:

  • Detect and differentiate between medicolegal and other aspects of Forensic Medicine.
  • Differentiate between notification and certificate of death.
  • The student will be introduced to mortuaries, virtual PMCT(Post Mortem Computer Tomography), and basic methods of external examination and autopsy .
  • The student will be able to dentify and detect various injuries during the elective.


The student’s end of elective evaluation will be based on:

  • Attendance, participation in seminars, clinical discussion (mortuary) and a written exam.