title: Legal medicine education: the M.D./J.D. Dual Degree Program at Southern Illinois University.
abstract: Southern Illinois University Schools of Medicine and Law sponsor an M.D./J.D. Dual Degree Program that leads to the concurrent award of degrees in law and medicine at the conclusion of a six-year course of study. The program rationale and justification, as well as a program description merit consideration by individuals interested in legal medicine education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Humanities, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: LeBlang
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Basanta
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois