title: Future in forensic medicine as an academic discipline--focussing on research.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bonn, Stiftsplatz 12, 53111 Bonn, Germany. b.madea@uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: Burkhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Madea
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saukko
mesh_terms: 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