MPA 509: Autopsy Pathology & Toxicology

Autopsy rotations during the second year of study allow the student to become proficient in all phases of the human post-mortem examination, including review of consent forms and death certifications, review of medical records, decedent identification, evisceration, organ block dissection, description of findings, and preparation of postmortem reports. Students receive basic instruction in the function of the autopsy service and the hospital morgue. Practical aspects of specimen photography are also presented during the course. Students are exposed to basic concepts of the medicolegal investigation of death in a four-week rotation where the students receive "hands on" instruction in forensic autopsies.

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