Probation on Medico-Legal Clinics

Code:

MML01

Acronym:

MML01

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences
OFICIAL	Health Sciences
OFICIAL	Social Science
OFICIAL	Criminology
OFICIAL	Natural Sciences

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Medical Teaching
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Forensic Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MML	6	Oficial Plan Bolonha 2008	2	-	5	45	125

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Students must be able to recognize the updated examples of application of the various areas of Medical-Legal Clinic. In this sense the study of topics with examples with medico-legal relevance, as focused on syllabus, prepares the student to this professional challenge. In addition, the forensic investigator, as another health care professional, must be alert to new developments in the area and be prepared for a scientifically based critical scientific attitude.

Learning outcomes and competences

Learning and tracking of Medical-Legal Clinic methodologies, their importance in the evaluation of bodily harm in cases under the criminal law, civil law and labour. Particular emphasis is given to the development of the skills of professionals involved in the understanding of the various strategies to improve effectiveness in the methodologies used

Working method

Presencial

Program

The content varies depending on the location of the completion of the internship, but always directed to the deepening of knowledge in the area in which it takes place.
The contents are appropriate to deepen their skills in evaluation of bodily harm in its different aspects. Observation, analysis, discussion and reporting in the areas of criminal law, civil and labour. As the programmatic content depends on the location of the training institution in which he follows devises a plan of training that meets the basic requirements.

Mandatory literature

Brigham, CR, Ensalada LH, Talmage JB.; The Guides Casebook – Guides to the evaluation of Permanent Impairment (6th ed), , AMA Press, 2007
Hernández, F; Confédération européenne d’experts en évaluation et réparation du dommage corporel;Guide-barème européen d’évaluation médicale des atteintes à l’intégrité physique et psychique, 2ª Ed. Anthemis L.G.D.J., Louvain-la-Neuve, 2006

Teaching methods and learning activities

Formula Evaluation: analysis by the internship supervisor skills acquired which is then reviewed by the masters

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	95,00
Trabalho escrito	5,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Realização de Estágio	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

To have full field the totaL number of hours of the trainee.

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation of the profile of the student

Examinations or Special Assignments

Presentation of trhe report of the trainee