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Study on the Improvement of Examinations for Forensic Medical Examiner / Lee Chen-Chou

Based on the segment of the Origin of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Medicine and Criminal Science, the difference of courses provided by the Department and Graduate Institute of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University and Department of Forensic Science, Central Police University are discussed in this article, with the current situation of educating, cultivating, training forensic medical examiners and the examination system being mentioned. It also discusses the reasons for the difficulty in recruiting forensic medical examiners, analyzes related articles concerning the right to take examinations in the Forensic Medical Examiner Law (Draft) drew up by the Ministry of Justice, and finally, it raises practical recommendations on how to improve the system of education, examination and employment of forensic medical examiners. Actually, the insufficiency of forensic medical examiners in Taiwan has been an issue for long time and effective solution of the problem lies in the release of the education system to increase the number of forensic medical examiners, and at the same time, differentiating them from physicians, to avoid brain drain. At the same time, other matching measures such as a raise in the grading of position, increase of treatment, and improvement on working environment etc. should also be promoted. In the future, the section of forensic medical examiners in the special examinations for judicial personnel should also have a group registration and examination, to cooperate with the reformation trend of forensic medical examiners education.

Keywords: Forensic Medicine, Criminal Science, Examination for Forensic Medical Examiners, Stratification of Forensic Medical Examiners and Physicians