SUR 4160 Advanced Forensic Anthropology
Non-clinical
Forensic anthropology is the application of human skeletal remains analysis in a legal setting. This course builds on the concepts previously demonstrated in the Forensic Anthropology course (SUR 4150). Students must have completed SUR 4150 prior to taking this course. The purpose of this course is to collect and evaluate human skeletal remains by applying scientific principles and techniques of forensic anthropology to cadaveric specimens. Students will macerate cadavers (tissue removal), develop a biological profile for the skeletal remains, and analyze the remains for all of the following: bone trauma, pathology, taphonomy, and individualizing skeletal characteristics. DNA will also be extracted from the skeletal remains to provide a genetic profile for the cadaver. This will provide a more comprehensive understanding of the skeletal remains and support the findings of the biological profile. Students will conclude the course by creating their own forensic case report on the skeletal remains they have analyzed. This course is offered to fourth-year medical students (20 students max). Students would include those with an interest in pathology, radiology, orthopedics, and/or forensics. This course can be beneficial to military surgeons and medical practitioners who are involved in disaster recovery, IED crime scenes, forensic biometric analysis, and combat-related injuries/fatalities. It will provide students with an advanced application of osteology, human remains preparation and analysis, bone trauma, taphonomy, and pathology.
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