Future in forensic medicine as an academic discipline--focussing on research.
Based on a short description of the areas of operation and competence of forensic medicine, current problems, structural deficits of the speciality and possible solutions are discussed. To give future to legal medicine as an academic discipline, research must be given priority over routine casework.
Madea
Burkhard
B
Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bonn, Stiftsplatz 12, 53111 Bonn, Germany. b.madea@uni-bonn.de
Saukko
Pekka
P
D044707:Forensic Sciences / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005858:Germany; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D014495:Universities