LEX 286 Medical Evidence Analysis

Lecture: 1 Lab: 2 Clinic: 0 Credits: 2

This course is designed to teach reading and analyzing medical records for legal evaluation of bodily injury and disability claims. Emphasis is placed on terminology, identifying, obtaining and reviewing medical records and study of the major systems of the human body. Upon completion, students will be able to compile, analyze and organize medical documents to support or disprove injury claims.

Pre-requisite(s): LEX 120.
Course is typically offered in Fall and Spring (when offered).
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At the completion of the course, the students should be able to do the following:

Demonstrate the proper method to compile medical documents using a given fact pattern.
Demonstrate the proper method to organize medical documents using a given fact pattern.
Analyze medical documents to support injury claims using various role play scenarios.
Diagram major systems of the human body when given a blank outline of the human body.