Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 392-396, October 2009

Principal forensic physicians as educational supervisors

  • Margaret M. Stark, LLM MB BS (Academic Dean, Honorary Senior Lecturer)

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Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of London, St. George’s, University of London, United Kingdom

Forensic Medicine Unit, St. George’s, University of London, United Kingdom

Received 23 October 2008; received in revised form 2 April 2009; accepted 6 April 2009.

Abstract 

This research project was performed to assist the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (FFLM) with the development of a training programme for Principal Forensic Physicians (PFPs) (Since this research was performed the Metropolitan Police Service have dispensed with the services of the Principal Forensic Physicians so currently (as of January 2009) there is no supervision of newly appointed FMEs or the development training of doctors working in London nor any audit or appraisal reviews.) to fulfil their role as educational supervisors.

PFPs working in London were surveyed by questionnaire to identify the extent of their knowledge with regard to their role in the development training of all forensic physicians (FPs) in their group, the induction of assistant FPs and their perceptions of their own training needs with regard to their educational role. A focus group was held at the FFLM annual conference to discuss areas of interest that arose from the preliminary results of the questionnaire.

There is a clear need for the FFLM to set up a training programme for educational supervisors in clinical forensic medicine, especially with regard to appraisal.

Keywords: Forensic physician, Clinical forensic medicine, Educational supervision

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PII: S1752-928X(09)00064-X

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2009.04.011

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 392-396, October 2009

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