Program Overview
Introduction to the UMDPCS Program
The Unitť Mixte de Dťveloppement Professionnel Continu Santť (UMDPCS) offers a program in medical legal practices, known as CAPACIT… Pratiques mťdico-judiciaires (PMJA). This program is designed to provide a comprehensive education in the field of medical legal practices.
Objectives
The objectives of the program are to provide students with a thorough understanding of the principles and practices of medical legal medicine. The program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to work in the field of medical legal medicine, including toxicology, anatomopathology, biologie molťculaire, and anthropologie mťdico-lťgale.
Organization and Pedagogy
The program consists of 160 hours of instruction, divided into 4 seminars of 20 hours each per year. The program is designed to be completed over a period of 2 years.
Assessment and Evaluation
The program is assessed through a combination of written exams, practical exams, and a final thesis. The assessment methods include:
- An entrance exam with 2 written tests and an interview with local teaching staff
- A written exam each year (1 hour each)
- The completion and defense of a thesis
- Two practical exams per year (during internships)
Program Content
The program content is divided into two years, with the following seminars:
First Year
- Sťminaire 1: Droit mťdical et dťontologie (I)
- Sťminaire 2: Droit mťdical et dťontologie (II)
- Sťminaire 3: Les champs d'activitť de la mťdecine lťgale
- Sťminaire 4: L'expertise et la rťparation du dommage corporel
Second Year
- Sťminaire 5: Mťdecine lťgale thanatologique
- Sťminaire 6: Mťdecine lťgale clinique et victimologie
- Sťminaire 7: Les investigations complťmentaires en mťdecine lťgale
- Sťminaire 8: Criminologie et psychiatrie mťdico-lťgale
Target Audience and Prerequisites
The program is designed for a maximum of 5 candidates per year, per faculty. The prerequisites for the program are not specified, but it is intended for professionals in the field of medicine and related disciplines.
Instructors
The program is taught by experienced instructors, including Pr I. FRANCOIS-PURSSELL.
Tuition Fees
The tuition fees for the program include:
- Droits administratifs: according to the rates defined annually by the CA of the UB / the Ministry
- Droits pťdagogiques: 300
