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The doctor as expert witness
Author(s) -
Awerbuch Mark
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1993.tb137791.x
Subject(s) - expert witness , witness , competence (human resources) , medical education , medical knowledge , psychology , medicine , law , political science , social psychology
The courts are entitled to expect both medical competence and expertise in conveying medical knowledge. Doctors should be familiar with their obligations as competent expert medical witnesses. There is a pressing need for medical schools to train doctors in the skills required of an expert medical witness.