Forensic medicine

Department of Forensic Medicine

What is Forensic Medicine?

The American Academy of Forensic Sciences defines Forensic Medicine as a medical specialty that deals with examination and assessment of individuals who have been—or are suspected to have been—injured or killed by external influence such as trauma or intoxication, but also of individuals who are suspected of having injured another person.

About the Department of Forensic Medicine

The mission of the Department of Forensic Medicine is to contribute to the attainment of the university's Vision and Mission to continuously improve the quality of services in various fields of education, research, and treatment. The main goal of our department is to educate medical students to become general practitioners through hands-on training. Patient care is the foundation and the premier obligation of our department and the highest excellence in patient care is our goal. This is achieved by fostering expertise and specialization in all aspects of forensic healthcare among our faculty and support staff devoted to our mission. We aim to be at the forefront of new medical techniques and technology developments that benefit forensic healthcare applications. We continuously and critically review our performance to ensure we provide the highest quality of care.

our courses offer the opportunity to create a highly social learning environment, characterized by participation and interactivity for both students and professors. We advance a strong departmental commitment to forensic medical research, both basic science and clinical. All departmental faculty are expected to contribute to a vigorous research effort necessary to support the highest quality of innovative patient care. Residents and clinical and basic science fellows are expected to participate in the departmental research effort. With the involvement of all in the department, we aim to be a center of forensic medical research excellence.

Our People

The department has one faculty member who works with multiple administrative staff to deliver the highest quality patient care.

Academic Staff (Faculty member)  

Dr. Zahra Khalighi  Assistant Professor of Forensic Medicine Email: zahrakhalighi@yahoo.com  Meeting Request: Schedule a meeting to ask for an appointment Contact No: CV

General information

Department Establishment: In 1995, the Department of Forensic Medicine was established 

Department Coordinator: Assistant Professor Dr. Zahra Khalighi

Location: Shahid Mostafa Khomeini Hospital, Ilam, IR Iran

Address: Shahid Mostafa Khomeini Hospital, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, 6931934833., Ilam, IR Iran

Phone: (+98) 8433330110

Hours: Please contact us from Saturday to Wednesday between 8 am and 1:30 pm

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