title: Medical studies and training duration for forensic pathologists in Germany.
abstract: This article gives a short overview of medical education in Germany. The legal basis and organization of the medical studies program as well as the course in forensic medicine and the training duration for forensic pathologists are described.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Legal Medicine, Medical Center Benjamin Franklin, Free University Berlin, Hittorfstrasse 18, 14195 Berlin, Germany. bboc@zedat.fu-berlin.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bockholdt
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rothschild
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ehrlich
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maxeiner
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schneider