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Title: Forensic
Medicine
Preceptor(s): Jason Graham, M.D.
Telephone #: 447-2321
Assistant: Allison Toriello
Telephone #: 447-2345
Course Code: 20-01
Prerequisites: All Clerkships
Description:
This elective will provide an
orientation to basic forensic medicine for medical students. Daily activities
include observation of large numbers of medicolegal autopsies, visits to out
of hospital death scenes, participation in departmental conferences, and accompanying
forensic pathologists to court when they testify as expert witnesses at criminal
trials. Students also will have an opportunity to observe the operation of
medical examiner toxicology and forensic biology laboratories.
Objectives of the Elective:
To acquaint the
senior medical student with forensic pathology and the role of the medical
examiner in the evaluation of sudden, unexpected, suspicious and violent deaths.
This will include daily observation of forensic autopsies with teaching at
the table-side, and follow-up of cases with families, hospital charts, medicolegal
investigators, police, attorneys, and review of toxicologic and histopathologic
laboratory results.
Key Responsibilities of the student while
on Elective:
- Students are expected to observe and assist in the autopsy room in the
mornings.
- Attendance is expected at morning work rounds and at mid-afternoon teaching
conferences.
- Attendance is optional for late afternoon follow-up rounds, death scene
investigation, and court-room observation.
Didactic Program:
The 60 minute mid-afternoon
conferences are specifically directed toward medical students. They encompass
a broad range of forensic topics and are presented by medical examiners and
other scientific personnel from the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
Method of Evaluation:
Evaluations are based
on attendance and participation.
Scheduling Information:
Months Offered: September
- May
Report To: 9:00 a.m., O.C.M.E. Lobby 520 First Ave.
Students Per Period: 4
Duration: Four Week
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Title: Forensic Neuropathology
Preceptor: Hernando Mena, M.D.
Course Code: 20-02
Telephone #: 447-4338
Prerequisites: All Clerkships
Description:
The Forensic Neuropathology Service
provides consultation to the Medical Examiner by examining the central nervous
system (CNS) in autopsy cases selected by the Forensic Pathologist. The purpose
is to discover, characterize and document any pathologic lesions in the CNS
that may be relevant to the cause and manner of death in unexplained circumstances.
The Neuropathology staff examines approximately 30 cases per week. Each specimen
typically consists of a formalin fixed brain, the dura mater and, in about
5% of cases, the spinal cord. The cases represent all age groups and any CNS
abnormality that may be associated with unexplained death may be encountered.
This elective will provide an orientation to neurological conditions seen
in forensic cases and an introduction to the activities of a Medical ExaminerÌs
Office. Daily activities include examinations of neuropathological specimens
and departmental conferences. Occasional opportunities to visit death scenes
and to accompany forensic pathologists to court when they testify as expert
witnesses at criminal trails are optional. Students also will have an opportunity
to observe the operation of medical examiner toxicology and forensic biology
operations.
Objectives of the Elective:
To acquaint the
student with forensic neuropathology and the role of the forensic neuropathologist
in the evaluation of sudden, unexpected, suspicious and violent deaths. The
student will learn basic neuroanatomy and the pathologic anatomy and physiology
of many neurologic injuries and diseases. This will include daily observation
of forensic neuropathologic examinations, follow-up of cases with hospital
charts and medicolegal investigators and review of toxicologic and histopathologic
examinations.
Key Responsibilities of the student while on Elective:
- Students are expected to observe and assist with the brain examinations
in the neuropatholgical examination rooms of the Medical ExaminerÌs Offices
(transportation provided).
- Attendance is expected at mid-afternoon teaching conferences, daily case
follow-up rounds, and a weekly neuropathology conference.
- Attendance is optional for death scene investigation and courtroom observations.
Didactic Program:
The 60-minute mid-afternoon
conferences are presented from September through May and are specifically directed
toward students and visiting residents. They encompass a broad range of forensic
topics and are presented by medical examiners and other scientific personnel
from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Method of Evaluation:
Evaluations are based
on attendance and participation.
Scheduling Information:
Months Offered: September
- May
Report To: 9:00 a.m., Lobby of 520 First Ave.
Students Per Period:2
Duration: Four Weeks
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