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2014-2015 Caspersen School of Graduate Studies Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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MDHM 819 - Topics in Forensic Medicine

3 credits
three module course sequence on issues in Forensic Medicine. Forensic Medicine I “The Legal Foundation of American Health Care” will include discussions of major court decisions as well as the laws that shape the practice of medicine in the areas of: professionalization, structure of hospital-based and doctor-based delivery systems, concepts of health insurance and more. Forensic Medicine II “Evolution of American Health Ethics” will focus on the evolution of the legal directives guiding ethical behavior as societies become more complex. Topics in Forensic II will include the rationale and goals of criminal law, civil remedies, and political systems. Forensic III “Medical Transgressions” presents the application of the principles in the Foundation and Evolution segments in dealing with deviations from the standards of care. Each of the three modules of Forensic Medicine may be taken separately and independently of the others, and without required prerequisites. Modules offered are announced at the time of registration. Course may be repeated. Recommended: Familiarity with the history of western civilization - such as is discussed in survey courses in western history is advisable.


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