Course Description
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORENSIC MEDICINE | ISM6011177 | Yearly | 10+70 | - | 4 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | English |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Practice |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Halil İsa ÇELİK |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |
| Assistant(s) | Dr.Muhammed Emre YILMAZ |
| Aim | The aim of this internship is to prepare final-year medical students with the knowledge, practical skills, and professional attitudes required to recognize, evaluate, and manage medicolegal cases in accordance with ethical and legal principles. Under supervision, students will develop competence in medicolegal examination, forensic documentation, death investigation, injury assessment, forensic specimen collection, and the interpretation of forensic findings. They will participate in forensic autopsy observations, collaborate effectively with healthcare and judicial authorities, and apply scientific research, evidence-based practice, and interdisciplinary collaboration in forensic medicine while preparing for independent medical practice. |
| Course Content | This course contains; GENERAL SKILLS: Recognition of early and late postmortem changes, Observation of autopsy procedures, Determination of cause of death and collection of forensic specimens, Identification of forensic cases, Evaluation of trauma and assault and torture and ill-treatment and bodily injuries, Forensic medical approach to human rights violations, Principles of forensic psychiatry, Forensic evaluation of poisoning, Recognition of birth injuries involving the mother or newborn, Medico-legal management of sexual assault and pregnancy in individuals under 18 years of age, Medico-legal management of unconscious patients, Medico-legal evaluation of sexual dysfunctions and gender-related conditions, Assessment of legal competency, and Medicolegal procedures related to substance abuse.. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Apply the principles of forensic medicine in the evaluation and management of medicolegal cases, including the recognition, documentation, and reporting of forensic findings in accordance with legal and ethical standards. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Recognize postmortem changes, participate in medicolegal death investigations and forensic autopsies, and assist in determining the cause and manner of death through appropriate examination and specimen collection. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Assess and document injuries, poisoning, sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence, human rights violations, and other forensic conditions using accepted medicolegal principles and procedures. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Perform comprehensive medicolegal examinations, prepare forensic reports, evaluate legal competency, and identify cases requiring consultation or referral to relevant forensic or judicial authorities. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Interpret forensic evidence, toxicological findings, and autopsy results to support clinical and medicolegal decision-making while maintaining the chain of custody and professional standards. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, healthcare professionals, and judicial authorities while demonstrating professionalism, ethical practice, confidentiality, and respect for human rights. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Demonstrate the ability to apply scientific reasoning, evidence-based principles, and lifelong learning in forensic medicine and medicolegal practice. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 11: Demonstration Method, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | E: Homework, H: Performance Task |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GENERAL SKILLS: Recognition of early and late postmortem changes, Observation of autopsy procedures, Determination of cause of death and collection of forensic specimens, Identification of forensic cases, Evaluation of trauma and assault and torture and ill-treatment and bodily injuries, Forensic medical approach to human rights violations, Principles of forensic psychiatry, Forensic evaluation of poisoning, Recognition of birth injuries involving the mother or newborn, Medico-legal management of sexual assault and pregnancy in individuals under 18 years of age, Medico-legal management of unconscious patients, Medico-legal evaluation of sexual dysfunctions and gender-related conditions, Assessment of legal competency, and Medicolegal procedures related to substance abuse. |
| Resources |
| -Payne-James J, Jones R, eds. Simpson's Forensic Medicine. 14th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2020. -Stark MM, ed. Clinical Forensic Medicine: A Physician's Guide. 3rd ed. Cham: Springer; 2020. -Vanezis P. Essential Forensic Medicine. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell; 2020. |
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Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | PQ1: Knows the morphological and functional normal and abnormal structure of human body. | ||||||
| 2 | PQ2: Knows the essential ways of determining the underlying causes of the pathologies with basic scientific approaches and the diagnoses of illnesses and disorders. | ||||||
| 3 | PQ3: Knows the reasons for illnesses, the ways of protection, and the methods of promotion and improvement of public health. | ||||||
| 4 | PQ4: Knows the methods of advancing his/her knowledge about health and its practice. | ||||||
| 5 | PQ5: Accesses, interprets and applies the advanced interdisciplinary information related to health. | ||||||
| 6 | PQ6: Performs a complete clinical examination of the human body, both morphologically and functionally and defines the problems. | ||||||
| 7 | PQ7: Interprets examination data for diagnoses, compares with clinical data, and provides solutions. | ||||||
| 8 | PQ8: Selects and applies appropriate tools for promotion and improvement of individual and public health. | ||||||
| 9 | PQ9: Plans and conducts an advanced study of health independently. | ||||||
| 10 | PQ10: Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve the problems encountered in the promotion and improvement of individual and public health. | ||||||
| 11 | PQ11: Takes responsibility for any intervention on the human body for the diagnosis and treatment. | ||||||
| 12 | PQ12: Determines personal learning requirements and decides and develops a positive lifelong learning attitude. | ||||||
| 13 | PQ13: Evaluates the information gained in the field of health with a critical approach. | ||||||
| 14 | PQ14: Informs the patient, the relevant people and institutions, and the public about the health problem and conveys recommendations of solutions in writing and/or verbally. | ||||||
| 15 | PQ15: Shares their recommendations on promotion and improvement of health with interdisciplinary experts by supporting with data. | ||||||
| 16 | PQ16: Uses English at least at the General Level of European Language Portfolio B1, follows resources in his/her field and communicates. | ||||||
| 17 | PQ17: Uses computer software, information, and communication technologies at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Operating License. | ||||||
| 18 | PQ18: Acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of obtaining, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to the field of health. | ||||||
| 19 | PQ19: Develops strategy, policy and implementation plans on health issues and evaluate the results obtained the framework of quality processes. | ||||||
| 20 | PQ20: Systematically shares his/her works on promoting and improving health with quantitative and qualitative data and interdisciplinary experts. | ||||||
| 21 | PQ21: Has sufficient awareness on occupational health and safety issues. | ||||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
| Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
| Course Hours | 30 | 1 | 30 | |||
| Guided Problem Solving | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Term Project | 12 | 8 | 96 | |||
| Presentation of Project / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midterm Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| General Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 126 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(126/30) | 4 | |||||
| ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit. | ||||||
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORENSIC MEDICINE | ISM6011177 | Yearly | 10+70 | - | 4 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | English |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Practice |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Halil İsa ÇELİK |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |
| Assistant(s) | Dr.Muhammed Emre YILMAZ |
| Aim | The aim of this internship is to prepare final-year medical students with the knowledge, practical skills, and professional attitudes required to recognize, evaluate, and manage medicolegal cases in accordance with ethical and legal principles. Under supervision, students will develop competence in medicolegal examination, forensic documentation, death investigation, injury assessment, forensic specimen collection, and the interpretation of forensic findings. They will participate in forensic autopsy observations, collaborate effectively with healthcare and judicial authorities, and apply scientific research, evidence-based practice, and interdisciplinary collaboration in forensic medicine while preparing for independent medical practice. |
| Course Content | This course contains; GENERAL SKILLS: Recognition of early and late postmortem changes, Observation of autopsy procedures, Determination of cause of death and collection of forensic specimens, Identification of forensic cases, Evaluation of trauma and assault and torture and ill-treatment and bodily injuries, Forensic medical approach to human rights violations, Principles of forensic psychiatry, Forensic evaluation of poisoning, Recognition of birth injuries involving the mother or newborn, Medico-legal management of sexual assault and pregnancy in individuals under 18 years of age, Medico-legal management of unconscious patients, Medico-legal evaluation of sexual dysfunctions and gender-related conditions, Assessment of legal competency, and Medicolegal procedures related to substance abuse.. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Apply the principles of forensic medicine in the evaluation and management of medicolegal cases, including the recognition, documentation, and reporting of forensic findings in accordance with legal and ethical standards. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Recognize postmortem changes, participate in medicolegal death investigations and forensic autopsies, and assist in determining the cause and manner of death through appropriate examination and specimen collection. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Assess and document injuries, poisoning, sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence, human rights violations, and other forensic conditions using accepted medicolegal principles and procedures. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Perform comprehensive medicolegal examinations, prepare forensic reports, evaluate legal competency, and identify cases requiring consultation or referral to relevant forensic or judicial authorities. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Interpret forensic evidence, toxicological findings, and autopsy results to support clinical and medicolegal decision-making while maintaining the chain of custody and professional standards. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, healthcare professionals, and judicial authorities while demonstrating professionalism, ethical practice, confidentiality, and respect for human rights. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Demonstrate the ability to apply scientific reasoning, evidence-based principles, and lifelong learning in forensic medicine and medicolegal practice. | 10, 11, 9 | E, H |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 11: Demonstration Method, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | E: Homework, H: Performance Task |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GENERAL SKILLS: Recognition of early and late postmortem changes, Observation of autopsy procedures, Determination of cause of death and collection of forensic specimens, Identification of forensic cases, Evaluation of trauma and assault and torture and ill-treatment and bodily injuries, Forensic medical approach to human rights violations, Principles of forensic psychiatry, Forensic evaluation of poisoning, Recognition of birth injuries involving the mother or newborn, Medico-legal management of sexual assault and pregnancy in individuals under 18 years of age, Medico-legal management of unconscious patients, Medico-legal evaluation of sexual dysfunctions and gender-related conditions, Assessment of legal competency, and Medicolegal procedures related to substance abuse. |
| Resources |
| -Payne-James J, Jones R, eds. Simpson's Forensic Medicine. 14th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2020. -Stark MM, ed. Clinical Forensic Medicine: A Physician's Guide. 3rd ed. Cham: Springer; 2020. -Vanezis P. Essential Forensic Medicine. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell; 2020. |
| - |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | PQ1: Knows the morphological and functional normal and abnormal structure of human body. | ||||||
| 2 | PQ2: Knows the essential ways of determining the underlying causes of the pathologies with basic scientific approaches and the diagnoses of illnesses and disorders. | ||||||
| 3 | PQ3: Knows the reasons for illnesses, the ways of protection, and the methods of promotion and improvement of public health. | ||||||
| 4 | PQ4: Knows the methods of advancing his/her knowledge about health and its practice. | ||||||
| 5 | PQ5: Accesses, interprets and applies the advanced interdisciplinary information related to health. | ||||||
| 6 | PQ6: Performs a complete clinical examination of the human body, both morphologically and functionally and defines the problems. | ||||||
| 7 | PQ7: Interprets examination data for diagnoses, compares with clinical data, and provides solutions. | ||||||
| 8 | PQ8: Selects and applies appropriate tools for promotion and improvement of individual and public health. | ||||||
| 9 | PQ9: Plans and conducts an advanced study of health independently. | ||||||
| 10 | PQ10: Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve the problems encountered in the promotion and improvement of individual and public health. | ||||||
| 11 | PQ11: Takes responsibility for any intervention on the human body for the diagnosis and treatment. | ||||||
| 12 | PQ12: Determines personal learning requirements and decides and develops a positive lifelong learning attitude. | ||||||
| 13 | PQ13: Evaluates the information gained in the field of health with a critical approach. | ||||||
| 14 | PQ14: Informs the patient, the relevant people and institutions, and the public about the health problem and conveys recommendations of solutions in writing and/or verbally. | ||||||
| 15 | PQ15: Shares their recommendations on promotion and improvement of health with interdisciplinary experts by supporting with data. | ||||||
| 16 | PQ16: Uses English at least at the General Level of European Language Portfolio B1, follows resources in his/her field and communicates. | ||||||
| 17 | PQ17: Uses computer software, information, and communication technologies at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Operating License. | ||||||
| 18 | PQ18: Acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of obtaining, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to the field of health. | ||||||
| 19 | PQ19: Develops strategy, policy and implementation plans on health issues and evaluate the results obtained the framework of quality processes. | ||||||
| 20 | PQ20: Systematically shares his/her works on promoting and improving health with quantitative and qualitative data and interdisciplinary experts. | ||||||
| 21 | PQ21: Has sufficient awareness on occupational health and safety issues. | ||||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |