Bijlage A Standards Forensic Pathology (007.1): educational paths in Europe

Standards Forensic Pathology (007.1)

Postgraduate training Forensic Pathologists Country Forensic Medicine Forensic pathology Belgium Total of 5 years ‘specialist in forensic medicine’ (master after master structure) comprises at least the following items: – 12 months theoretical instruction about medical expertises – 18 months practical instruction in the pathological anatomy – 30 months theoretical and practical instruction in forensic medicine (p. 42) During training: – 75 forensic autopsies as 1st ‘obducent’ – 150 complete external examinations – 150 forensic clinical investigations. (registratie door FOD Volksgezondheid met getuigschrift specialisatieopleiding ‘Specialist in Gerechtelijke Geneeskunde’) Germany At least five years: – 6 months clinical pathology – 6 months psychiatry/forensic psychiatry – 6 months in pathology/public health/pharmacology/toxicology/psychiatry – 3,5 years in forensic medicine Other regulations of the medical councils: – 400 complete external examinations of bodies with detailed description – 25 crime scene investigations – 300 forensic autopsies – 2000 histological investigations – 200 cases oral of written report for court – 10 cases stains have to be analysed – 25 forensic osteological and odontological investigations Examination: local medical council, oral exam on the basis of written reports (Registration as ‘Specialist in Forensic Medicine’, Facharzt für Rechtsmedizin) Postgraduate training Forensic Pathologists Country Forensic Medicine Forensic pathology The Netherlands – 5 years clinical pathology – NFI: 12-18 months on forensic elements including final exam Number of forensic autopsies: – 100 forensic autopsies in 1,5 years (MSCR- registration as ‘Patholoog’) UK Total of 5 years and 6 months – basic clinical pathology: Stage A (1 year) and Stage B (1-1,5 years) – forensic pathology: Stage C (2 ½ years) and Stage D (6 months) Number of forensic autopsies Stage A: 20 Stage B: 20 adult, 2 pediatric Stage C/D: 80 per year (3 ped, 3 neuro) (UK registration in the