Medical Sciences 425:
Medical Examiner-Coroner: Investigating Death (2.0 units)
Emphasizes the team-based approach used by forensic scientists, medical examiners and coroners to investigate the circumstances and determine the cause/manner of death. Prerequisites: BISC 220 or BISC 221 and MEDS 220. Open only to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (BISC 220 or BISC 221) and MEDS 220
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year)
- Note: Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran is the former Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner for Los Angeles County, who has handled many High Profile cases. Learn about the Medico-legal death investigation and determination of the cause and manner of death of decedents falling under the jurisdiction of the coroner including that of Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and regarding his testimony in People versus OJ Simpson and Phil Spector trials. Also learn how he and his staff responded to several air/train disasters, 1992 Los Angeles Riots, and 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41440R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Friday | 18 of 30 | Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran | DMC100 |   |