Forensic and Legal Medicine residency program: technical scientific education and professional development

Authors

  • Lyvia Lorena Gandra Chaves Universidade de São Paulo
  • Victor Alexandre Percinio Gianvecchio Santa Casa de São Paulo; Universidade Anhembi Morumbi; Instituto Médico Legal/SP
  • Renata Schwed Razaboni Universidade de São Paulo
  • Ivan Dieb Miziara Universidade de São Paulo
  • Daniel Romero Muñoz Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-2770.v21i2p63-66

Keywords:

Forensic Medicine, Internship and Residency, School, Medical.

Abstract

Legal Medicine aims to assist justice in technical and scientific matters. Thus, for the expert to be able to act in the most appropriate manner in criminal, civil, labor, administrative, social security, and/or medical audits (public and private), a broad and solid training is necessary. The Forensic and Legal Medicine Residency Program is the most complete and safe option for providing academic training of medical experts, who can then achieve specialist recognition in this specialty. The program develops and maintains the highest possible standards of competence and professional integrity, as will be presented in this article. Implemented in 2004, this three-year program, accredited by the National Medical Residency Commission, currently offers five first-year positions. To date it has trained 16 medical experts who work in the various areas of forensic medicine and in the academic environment (in undergraduate and graduate programs).

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Author Biographies

  • Lyvia Lorena Gandra Chaves, Universidade de São Paulo

    Pós-graduada em Medicina Legal e Perícia Médica pela Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP) e Residente em Medicina Legal e Perícia Médica da FMUSP.

  • Victor Alexandre Percinio Gianvecchio, Santa Casa de São Paulo; Universidade Anhembi Morumbi; Instituto Médico Legal/SP

    Professor de Medicina Legal e Bioética da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo; Professor de Medicina Legal e Ética Profissional da Universidade Anhembi Morumbi; Médico Legista do Instituto Médico Legal/SP.

  • Renata Schwed Razaboni, Universidade de São Paulo
    Pós-graduada em Medicina Legal e Perícia Médica pela FMUSP.
  • Ivan Dieb Miziara, Universidade de São Paulo
    Professor Associado do Departamento de Medicina Legal, Ética Médica e Medicina Social e do Trabalho da FMUSP.
  • Daniel Romero Muñoz, Universidade de São Paulo
    Professor Titular de Medicina Legal, Medicina do Trabalho e Bioética da FMUSP.

Published

2016-12-19

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Articles

How to Cite

1.
Chaves LLG, Gianvecchio VAP, Razaboni RS, Miziara ID, Muñoz DR. Forensic and Legal Medicine residency program: technical scientific education and professional development. Saúde ética justiça [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 19 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];21(2):63-6. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/sej/article/view/134004